JENNIFER MANFREDI
San Diego,CA
Summary
Senior Talent Acquisition leader with 15+ years of experience partnering with founders, executives, and functional leaders to build high-impact teams in FDA-regulated, venture-backed, and fast-scaling organizations. Deep expertise across executive, clinical, data science, regulatory, and technical hiring during FDA clearance, early commercialization, and organizational scale-up. Recognized as a trusted advisor who brings structure to ambiguity, rigor to hiring decisions, and momentum to complex searches. Designs hiring strategies, interview architectures, and decision frameworks that improve selection quality, reduce hiring risk, and strengthen organizational culture under intense regulatory and timeline pressure.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Talent Acquisition Lead
TRUVIAN
07.2021 - Current
- Lead and operate the end-to-end recruiting function for a diagnostics company operating at the intersection of healthcare, consumer technology, and FDA regulation. Partner directly with founders and executive leadership to deliver senior-level talent during FDA clearance, regulatory response cycles, and early commercialization.
- Impact & Results
- Led full-cycle recruiting for Director- and VP-level roles across Clinical Data Management, Data Science, Biostatistics, Regulatory, Quality, and technical functions during critical FDA milestones
- Reduced time-to-fill for highly specialized, regulated roles through disciplined intake processes, calibrated scorecards, and proactive market mapping
- Designed structured interview frameworks and panel scorecards that improved decision consistency, executive confidence, and quality of hire
- Served as a trusted advisor during high-pressure regulatory periods, balancing speed, rigor, and cultural integrity
- Maintained continuous executive-ready pipelines to mitigate hiring risk during hiring pauses and shifting regulatory timelines
- Scope
- Executive and senior IC hiring ownership
- Interview design, panel calibration, and debrief facilitation
- Hiring manager coaching and decision support
- ATS ownership and recruiting analytics (JazzHR)
Senior Global Talent Acquisition Lead
HME
07.2018 - 07.2021
- Owned global recruiting strategy and execution across multiple business units and brands within a regulated healthcare manufacturing environment.
- Partnered with senior leadership to deliver high-impact leadership and technical hires across operations, engineering, and corporate functions
- Led structured interview planning and executive debriefs; coached hiring teams on evidence-based, behavior-driven assessment
- Improved recruiting efficiency and consistency through process refinement, metrics tracking, and ATS optimization (Taleo)
- Delivered a high-quality, brand-consistent candidate experience across domestic and international markets
Thinkabit Lab Lead & Talent Advisor
QUALCOMM
08.2014 - 06.2018
- Progressively expanded scope across sourcing, campus recruiting, early-career strategy, and diversity initiatives at global scale.
- Founding team member of Thinkabit Lab, building early STEM and engineering talent pipelines aligned to long-term workforce strategy
- Designed and executed sourcing strategies for embedded, systems, and software engineering roles supporting Qualcomm Technology (QCT)
- Partnered with engineering and HR leaders to implement innovative sourcing processes, contributing to a patent filing
- Built long-term credibility with technical leaders through market insight, precision execution, and delivery at scale
Education
M.Ed. - Counseling
University of La Verne
B.A. - Philosophy
Saint Mary’s College of California
Skills
- Executive & Board-Level Hiring Advisory
- FDA-Regulated & MedTech Talent Strategy
- Full-Cycle Recruiting (IC to Director through C-Suite)
- Interview Architecture & Selection Frameworks
- Hiring Manager Enablement & Decision Calibration
- Data-Driven Sourcing, Market Mapping & Pipelines
- Candidate Experience & Stakeholder Trust
Certification
- Certified Diversity & Inclusion Recruiter (AIRS / ADP)
- Negotiating & Closing Strategies (AIRS / ADP)
- CITI Program – Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC)
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
EARLIER CAREER
- Senior Staffing Specialist — Pandora Music (startup)
- Account Executive / Senior IT Recruiter — Bayside Solutions
- Senior Technical Recruiter — Kforce
- Director / Teacher / Coach — Archie Williams High School & Saint Mary’s College High School
Timeline
Senior Talent Acquisition Lead
TRUVIAN
07.2021 - Current
Senior Global Talent Acquisition Lead
HME
07.2018 - 07.2021
Thinkabit Lab Lead & Talent Advisor
QUALCOMM
08.2014 - 06.2018
B.A. - Philosophy
Saint Mary’s College of California
M.Ed. - Counseling
University of La Verne