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Shelley Calhoun

Wake Forest,NC

Summary

Expert in developing strategic HR initiatives that drive organizational success and align with business goals. Extensive experience in optimizing talent acquisition, employee development, and retention through data-driven decision-making. Committed to fostering a positive workplace culture and enhancing employee engagement through effective communication and collaboration.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

GLOBAL HR BUSINESS PARTNER (HR Director)

Thermo Fisher Scientific
Raleigh-Durham, NC
04.2022 - Current
  • Spearhead organizational design and transformation initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and scalability.
  • Collaborate with Clinical Research Operations Senior Leaders overseeing global business units generating over $300M revenue.
  • Act as strategic partner to integrate talent strategies with overarching business goals.
  • Direct leadership development and succession planning efforts to cultivate future leaders.
  • Proactively identify global talent implications stemming from key business decisions.
  • Facilitate HR services to establish cohesive talent strategy and clear employee value proposition.
  • Engage closely with HR centers of expertise to adapt support based on business needs.

Global HR Business Partner (AD And Sr Mgr)

PPD, A Thermo Fisher Scientific Company
Raleigh-Durham, NC
04.2020 - 04.2022
  • Advised senior leadership on best practices for managing human capital assets within budget constraints.
  • Analyzed workforce data to identify trends in turnover rates, absenteeism and other areas impacting productivity.
  • Developed and implemented comprehensive HR strategies to ensure organizational objectives were met.
  • Provided guidance on organizational design and change initiatives, ensuring successful implementation of new structures.
  • Conducted workforce planning activities, such as analyzing headcount trends, forecasting talent needs, and identifying potential gaps.

Talent Acquisition Senior Manager

PPD, A Thermo Fisher Scientific Company
Raleigh-Durham, NC
04.2018 - 04.2020
  • Global talent acquisition partner for commercial team leadership.
  • Managed a team of 12 TA coordinators/recruiters focused on global clinical staffing needs.
  • Analyzed current hiring trends to identify areas of improvement within the recruitment process.
  • Implemented innovative sourcing techniques such as employee referral programs to attract qualified professionals.
  • Provided guidance to hiring managers throughout the selection process by offering best practices advice in interviewing techniques and assessment tools.
  • Developed metrics to measure the effectiveness of recruitment efforts in terms of time-to-fill, cost per hire and quality of hire rate.

Talent Acquisition Manager

IQVIA
Raleigh-Durham, NC
04.2016 - 03.2018
  • Directed a team of 7 TA professionals providing support to clinical and corporate business units where the team successfully filled 400+ requisitions annually.
  • Global Project Lead for Go-To-Market plan to hire 350 new Business Development roles. Bi-weekly meetings with CHRO and BD executives to delivery metrics.
  • Operated as global lead for clinical project leadership hiring across all therapeutic areas; created global dashboard to track metrics; implemented TA strategies to deliver 177 global hires in first year with company.
  • Proposed talent acquisition re-alignment for North America recruiting team to provide better service to internal client teams.

Senior Contract Recruiter

Lenovo
Raleigh, NC
07.2015 - 04.2016
  • Consulted as Project Manager for the Lenovo Global IT Sales Team Expansion to hire 25 new headcount.
  • Sourced, attracted and provided quality targeted candidates through proactive recruiting efforts; generated pipeline of active and passive candidates with heavy emphasis on utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter.
  • Utilized behavioral interviewing techniques to assess the competencies of potential hires.

Global Campus Relations And Intern Program Manager

Red Hat
Raleigh, NC
07.2014 - 04.2015
  • Defined and implemented recruitment strategy to enhance Red Hat's brand on campus.
  • Partnered with 14 Tier 1 Universities throughout North America to establish relationships in support of Red Hat's college hire and intern program.
  • Orchestrated an overhaul of the organization's college recruitment program.
  • Utilized advanced problem-solving techniques to resolve conflicts between stakeholders or other issues that could impede progress on projects.
  • Developed a system for tracking vendor contracts and invoices related to global programs initiatives.

Leadership Development Director

YMCA Of The Triangle
Raleigh, NC
12.2003 - 07.2014
  • Provided vision, direction and management to the planning and coordination of statewide youth civic education conferences and events for over 2000 teens annually in North Carolina.
  • Achieved 100% program growth in 10 years.
  • Developed partnerships with government officials, corporations, school administrators and program alumni to implement and enhance programs.
  • Delivered presentations on topics including change management, conflict resolution, decision making skills.
  • Created an alumni advisory board to strategize future growth.
  • Managed annual budget of $800K and consistently maintained surplus due to fundraising efforts.

Education

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) - History

University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC, US

Skills

  • Employee Retention
  • HR Metrics
  • Training Development
  • Strategic Planning
  • Recruiting and Hiring Oversight
  • Leadership Training
  • Workforce Trends and Analysis
  • Adaptable to Changing Conditions
  • Networking and Partnership Development
  • Organizational design
  • Data analysis
  • Workforce planning
  • Talent acquisition
  • Performance management

Timeline

GLOBAL HR BUSINESS PARTNER (HR Director)

Thermo Fisher Scientific
04.2022 - Current

Global HR Business Partner (AD And Sr Mgr)

PPD, A Thermo Fisher Scientific Company
04.2020 - 04.2022

Talent Acquisition Senior Manager

PPD, A Thermo Fisher Scientific Company
04.2018 - 04.2020

Talent Acquisition Manager

IQVIA
04.2016 - 03.2018

Senior Contract Recruiter

Lenovo
07.2015 - 04.2016

Global Campus Relations And Intern Program Manager

Red Hat
07.2014 - 04.2015

Leadership Development Director

YMCA Of The Triangle
12.2003 - 07.2014

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) - History

University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill

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