Jen Acosta
Palm Harbor,FL
Summary
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner with 10+ of experience in recruiting and leadership for Sales, Biotech & ClInical & Healthcare. Developing and leading strategic initiatives to recruit and select high caliber, professional and diverse workforce that identifies with business culture.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
Guidehouse Consulting (recruiting for the NIH)
01.2023 - Current
- Recruit a wide variety of technical professionals such as software developers/engineers, security architects, designers, web developers, biomedical data analytics, and full stack/DevOps cloud engineers
- Lead the team on Workday best practices, training, and implementations
- Set up training calls, create reports and assist leadership with Workday related issues
- SME for the NIH Contract, training new recruiters, providing guidance to program managers on NIH hiring process, developed a transition presentation for incumbent capture, and support human capital meetings
- Recruitment of PhD, MD and MS level clinical researchers, laboratory technicians, AI engineers, bioinformatics analysts, accounting & finance, clinical research coordinators, and all levels of scientist for the National Institutes of Health
- Trained and supported new team members, maintaining culture of collaboration
- Mentored junior associates, fostering professional growth and helping them reach their full potential
- Boosted overall team morale by creating a positive work environment and encouraging open communication channels among colleagues
- Proactively identified potential risks, developing mitigation plans to minimize impact on project timelines or outcomes
- Research and determine the best resources for targeting uniquely qualified candidates and niche sites for posting openings
- Streamlined operational efficiency by identifying areas for improvement and proposing actionable solutions
- Effectively managed multiple competing priorities while maintaining focus on delivering exceptional results for clients and the organization
- Trained and supported new team members, maintaining culture of collaboration
- Identified and created recruitment and administrative performance metrics and data to analyze trends, drive change, and assess progress.
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (Commercial)
Sarepta Therapeutics
10.2021 - 08.2022
- Serve as a trusted Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to leadership and execute the corporate recruitment strategy within Commercial Sales, R&D, Clinical, Tech Ops & G&A
- Lead and mentor a team of junior coordinators and recruiters
- Successfully filled over 17+ positions (Manager to Executive Director)
- Responsible for managing requisition load & offer negotiations & throughout the full-lifecycle recruitment process
- Partner with internal clients to qualify needs of department and develop sourcing and recruitment strategies
- Conduct searches for talent using internal database, external job board databases, Boolean strings/search engines, social/business networking media, referral generation and marketing
- Work ad-hoc projects as needed.
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (Commercial)
Mirati Therapeutics
04.2021 - 10.2021
- Lead Talent Acquisition Partner for Mirati's first ever launch for MRTX1133 (Adagrasib) an investigational KRASG12D inhibitor, and other oncology discovery programs
- Partner with Senior VP of Commercial to help build Mirati's Commercial Marketing & Market Access Team (Manager to VP roles)
- Conduct panel interviews, debrief calls & offer negotiations
- Successfully filled over 25+ positions for Commercial Marketing, Commercial Market Access & G&A
- Served as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on matters pertaining to strategic workforce planning and talent management
- Managed full-cycle recruiting process, ensuring a positive candidate experience from initial contact through onboarding.
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
CVS Health
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Recruit for Management Consultants PBM Product & Process Innovation Team, UX Designers, IT Extreme Programming Developers, Sales & Product Development and Pharma
- Analyzed recruiting metrics to share reports and recommendations with stakeholders
- Identified and created recruitment and administrative performance metrics and data to analyze trends, drive change, and assess progress
- Create and execute best sourcing strategies to identify top talent for the PBM & Retail and UX Designers team
- Partner with hiring managers to identify current and future needs, including job boards, careers pages and social networks.
Education
Business Management -
St. Petersburg College
Skills
- GTM Recruiting
- Training and mentoring
- Strategic Sourcing Strategies
- Workday Certification
- Data-driven decision-making
- Workday Certified
- Organizational Development
- Offer Negotiation
- Candidate Sourcing
Certification
Workday Certified
Locations
- Florida
- Clearwater
- Tampa Remote
Timeline
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
Guidehouse Consulting (recruiting for the NIH)
01.2023 - Current
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (Commercial)
Sarepta Therapeutics
10.2021 - 08.2022
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (Commercial)
Mirati Therapeutics
04.2021 - 10.2021
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
CVS Health
01.2017 - 01.2018
Business Management -
St. Petersburg College
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