Krystin Donadio

Promoted to HR Business Partner and appointed member of the Executive Leadership Team, with a strategic mandate to partner with business leaders in achieving corporate and organizational objectives.

• M&A Leadership: Served as a key HR partner to the Executive Leadership Team throughout multiple M&A initiatives—including pre-merger planning, due diligence, and integration strategy. This work culminated in the successful sale of 2seventy bio to Bristol Myers Squibb (deal closed May 13, 2025), and I led the execution of full-scope integration efforts (ongoing).
• Talent Strategy Ownership: Held end-to-end accountability for Talent Acquisition and Talent Management. Acted as a thought leader in organizational design, talent planning, and people strategies through multiple transformation phases—from the 2022 spinout (453 FTEs) to the 2025 BMS acquisition (67 FTEs).
• Right-Sized Talent Strategies: Designed and implemented fit-for-purpose talent initiatives, including succession planning, internal mobility frameworks, and scalable people programs to support evolving business needs.
• Retention & Development Programs: Launched the company’s first Key Talent Cohort program, focused on identifying, engaging, and retaining critical talent.
• Strategic People Partner – Asset Transactions: Partnered closely with the CTO and Head of Quality on the successful asset sale of the R&D portfolio to Regeneron. Co-developed the people strategy for the newly formed ‘New270’ company, aligning talent capabilities with strategic execution.
• Post-Transaction Leadership: Took on additional responsibilities following the Regeneron transaction, including absorbing Total Rewards (as of April 2025), ensuring cultural continuity, and reinforcing an inclusive, patient-first environment.
• Organizational Design & Restructuring: Collaborated with the CTO and Head of Quality on the proactive design and implementation of a 40% Reduction in Force. The initiative preserved core capabilities, streamlined operations, and positioned teams for executional success.
• Leadership Development & Structural Evolution: Mentored and developed the Head of Quality into the Chief Operations Officer role. Redesigned organizational structure to align IT and Facilities under a new Operations umbrella—improving cross-functional collaboration, strengthening leadership cohesion, and ensuring successful TSA delivery.

Lateral move to the Partner team as HRBP & Talent Partner for Quality and CFO organizations (Finance, Corporate Affairs, Commercial Strategy, Legal).

• Talent Strategy: Implemented programs that turned Quality’s engagement from a negative to a positive eNPS score.
• Leadership Partnership: Collaborated with leadership teams to develop talent programs focused on personal growth, succession planning, and aligning with business goals.
• Coaching: Guided business teams and leaders in resolving complex organizational and talent challenges.
• Recruitment Leadership: Led talent acquisition strategies for Quality and G&A, successfully filling all roles for the 2X22 initiative.

Promoted to lead a team of three recruiters and two recruitment coordinators, while maintaining strong partnerships with business leaders across Commercial, Clinical, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, and G&A functions.

• Leadership & Performance Management: Oversaw team performance, ensuring hiring goals, KPIs, and deliverables were consistently met or exceeded. Served as the primary point of escalation for recruitment-related issues.
• Recruitment Strategy & Market Intelligence: Developed and continuously refined market research documentation, used as a key reference for new hires and the broader team to inform sourcing strategies and talent acquisition best practices.
• Business Partnership & Reporting: Led all recruitment update meetings and acted as a strategic partner to functional leaders. Delivered biweekly recruitment reports to senior leadership, driving transparency and alignment across hiring efforts.
• Full-Cycle Recruiting & Execution: Maintained a full requisition load and consistently met quarterly hiring targets—despite a 35% attrition rate—by balancing leadership responsibilities with hands-on recruiting.
• M&A and Org Design Support: Collaborated closely with HRBPs to manage talent-related risks, succession planning, and workforce planning across confidential projects and during the organizational split of bluebird bio into two standalone companies (bluebird bio and NewCo).
• Post-Split Talent Strategy: Played a key role in identifying talent needs and developing proactive hiring strategies for both bluebird and NewCo. Led internal and external recruitment efforts through the transition, culminating in the successful spinout of 2seventy bio in November 2021.
• Culture Stewardship: Successfully recruited for both sides of the business while authentically communicating the distinct value propositions of each entity—ensuring a consistent candidate experience that honored the original bluebird culture.

• Acted as talent advisor and recruiting partner to Chief Commercial Officer and related teams; hired to take over the ownership of global build out of commercial function and scaling efforts to trend with companywide goals and initiatives
• Spearheaded mindset shift from an agency-based sourcing strategy to internal end to end recruitment strategies; engaged with leaders across Talent Acquisition, People Partner team and relevant business partners
• Drove internal mobility process from non-existent to best practice efforts and streamlined the internal candidate process
• Partnered with Total Rewards and People Partner team to smooth out internal equity issues and create a leveling guideline consistent with applicable talent
• Took ownership of Clinical, Regulatory and Medical Affairs function as lead recruiting partner after three months (cost cutting initiative + segue via successful efforts with Commercial team)
• Co-launched new strategy geared towards long range planning + short range planning Talent Advisor & Lead Recruiter to Chief Commercial Officer and Teams
• Hired to lead global buildout of the Commercial function, aligning recruitment with company growth goals.
• Shifted sourcing approach from agency-reliant to a fully internal, end-to-end recruitment model in collaboration with TA, People Partners, and business leaders.
• Established and scaled an internal mobility process, transforming it into a streamlined, best-practice approach.
• Partnered with Total Rewards and People Partners to address internal equity and develop consistent leveling guidelines.
• Took on Clinical, Regulatory, and Medical Affairs recruitment after 3 months, as part of a cost-saving initiative following success with Commercial.
• Co-developed a new hiring strategy that balanced long-term workforce planning with near-term hiring execution across functions.to ensure recruiting met or exceeded hiring needs to all functions

Executive Talent & Market Advisor | Philips

• Advised on executive talent strategy and market intelligence across all business segments and functions.
• Executed ESS projects by identifying and engaging high-quality executive candidates through strategic sourcing, research, branding, and technology.
• Conducted in-depth talent intelligence and competitor research; served as a subject matter expert on executive recruiting strategies.
• Captured and shared industry trends and market insights with executive leadership to inform sourcing strategy.
• Contributed to search strategy, update meetings, and deliverables; represented Executive Search Services with professionalism and impact.
• Delivered executive-level candidates (VP to C-suite) through end-to-end recruitment—sourcing, assessment, and presentation.
• M&A Leadership: Partnered with executive leadership during the confidential Lighting business divestiture (now Signify). Managed executive placement, gap hires, and org design to support both entities post-split.

• Sourced and screened executive level candidates for all functional, business group and global market executive level roles, globally.
• Developed research and talent intelligence focused on candidate identification, segmentation, search strategies, high value target companies and industry insights