MELANIE REGAN
Executive Recruiter
linkedin.com/in/melanieregan
603-***-**** - Cell
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EXPERIENCE
Intera Oncology Inc. Wellesley, MA - Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition and Human Resources
March 2023 - Present
● Coordinating all efforts across Talent Acquisition and Human Resources
● Hired positions including; Strategic Sales Managers, Senior Medical Liaison, Patient Liaison Patient Marketing Manager, VP Commercial Sales, R&D Director, Device Engineer and more
● Implement and train team on new ATS, Payroll and Time Management Systems
● Develop onboarding variables, 30-60-90 and beyond guide for each department
● Implemented a streamlined set of parameters for interviewing, a metric system, and job description template
Myovant Sciences, CA - Senior Managing Partner, Talent Acquisition May 2022 - November 2022
● Develop and implement new organizational recruiting strategies, including interview processes, hiring leader consultation, offer consultation/negotiation and pre-boarding for business units
● Facilitate end to end selection process to include overseeing candidate interview processes, hiring leader consultation, offer consultation/negotiation and pre-boarding for assigned business units
● Represent talent acquisition and serve as project manager on identified projects and initiatives as needed
● Manager of RPO and Contingent talent; focus on training, time to fill %, partnering with business partners and skill assessments
● Focus on continuous improvement, recommendations designed to improve the talent acquisition processes, policies and strategy
Biogen-Weston, MA - Senior Managing Talent Advisor October 2021 - May 2022
● Manage multiple clients and competing priorities while executing on strategies designed to attract qualified talent and fill open positions while positioning the organization as an
“employer of choice”
● Partnering with other Talent Acquisition partners to assess and align qualified talent with appropriate positions and guide them through “5 Elements “hiring process
● Foster and cultivate relationships with key potential candidates and large-scale talent pools to deliver upon both immediate short-term hiring needs and strategic long-term networks to be leveraged up to one to three years downstream
● Coach hiring leaders and coordinate selection process to ensure optimal selection of top talent for open roles
● Develop and implement organizational recruiting strategies to attract the best qualified talent
● Facilitate end to end selection process to include overseeing candidate interview processes, hiring leader consultation, offer consultation/negotiation and pre-boarding for assigned business units
● Represent talent acquisition and serve as project manager on identified projects and initiatives as needed
● Focus on continuous improvement and make recommendations designed to improve the talent acquisition processes, policies and strategy
● Contribute to the development of new concepts, techniques and standards
● Develop, influence, execute and track sourcing strategies for passive and active candidates using all available tools (Success Factors, social networking, competitive intelligence, attending industry conferences, referrals and external relationship building) Verizon, Inc. Basking Ridge, NJ - Executive Corporate Recruiting Consultant January 2021 - June 2021
● Part of the Executive Corporate search team helping to lead a new way of thinking when it comes to corporate in-house executive recruitment.
● Introduce top talent from top companies (in all industries) to the new Verizon, growing business in all areas including but not limited to: VP Corporate Security, VP Corporate Telecommunications, VP Legislative Affairs and Policy.
● Part of team restructuring the full Talent Advisor workbook including Talent Advisor Kick Off structure, GPS of job families and restructuring leveling, KPI’s associated with job leveling, and onboarding best practices
Perkin Elmer, UniQure, Shire Pharmaceuticals, Smith & Nephew, Thermo Fisher, Tetra Science, Instrumentation Labs, Lonza, and Korn Ferry - Talent Acquisition Consultant June 2014 - December 2020
● Recruited for all level positions in the Rare Disease Gene Therapy, R&D and Global Commercial Division
● Developed Strategy for streamline recruiting and tactical plan for high Volume Case Management Hire. Expanded Patient Access Management team by 50%, adding newly created Director roles in conjunction with Market Access Director of Excellence and Regional Market Access Managers
● Partnered and Recruited for the newly created National Sales Team for FDA approved therapy drug for Binge Eating Disorder
● Hired over 75 Sales Executives within 2 months' time across US
● Sourced and recruited for: Dir of Med Affairs, Director Clinical Ops, Case Managers, Clinical Trial Managers, VP R&D, Data Business Analysts, Optical and Business Development, Head of Pharmacovigilance, Dir of Supply Chain, QA Director, etc
● Full Responsibly for Advanced Surgical Devices division; including R&D, Engineering, Technical Project Managers, IT, Manufacturing, Sales and Marketing
● Direct lead with RPO for IT project to ramp up 150 new hires in 3 months
● Manager of Talent Acquisition, with 5 direct reports, for a rare Therapeutics company focusing on life threatening diseases including but not limited to: Oncology, Respiratory, Neuroscience and Cardiovascular
● Opened staff communications to include but not exclusive to; Breakfast Bar Biweekly, a meeting where all engineers come and learn the newest technology, greet new employees and speak on a topic of the interest
● Territories covered include: All of North America, Pacific Rim and EMEA Monster Worldwide- Weston, MA - Talent Acquisition Manager 2013 - 2014, and 2015 - 2016
● Talent Acquisition Manager responsible for all North America Field Sales, highest grossing income division
● Verticals include: Enterprise Sales, Staffing, Healthcare and Monster Government Solutions
● Hired over AE’s totaling $52M in revenue within first 3 months, all direct sourced through referrals and network
● Led strategic planning of comprehensive recruitment strategy for all functional areas, geographies and business entities
● Developed recruiting model based on business goals, talent requirements, forecasting and operating budget to align function for maximum impact
● Developed and refined all talent acquisition processes including applicant tracking candidate generation, creative sourcing, pre-interview paperwork, interview process, offer process and on-boarding
● Reduced retention rate by 23%
● High Visibility and support from CEO and SVP of North American Sales Raytheon Company, MA - Principal Recruiter
2012 - 2013
● Execute comprehensive recruiting strategies, all aspects of recruiting including: strategy discussions with hiring managers; improving quality of job descriptions; sourcing from channels including reverse networking to develop a pipeline of qualified diverse candidates; interviewing; developing compensation packages and closing candidates
● Add value beyond transactional tasks by pursuing opportunities to refine and improve processes, identifying potential trends/issues and pushing back on partners as appropriate
● Act as an internal consultant for hiring managers to facilitate discussion on market trends, compensation, and sourcing strategies
Goodrich ISR-UTC Aerospace Systems – Westford, MA - Senior Recruiting Specialist Consultant
2010 - 2012
● Responsible for full Sr /Executive level lifecycle recruiting for the following areas of focus: technical, IT, quality, supply chain, engineering, executive and management positions
● Manage interview process, assess candidate qualifications and provide feedback and consultation to hiring managers
● Partner with the Hiring Managers to identify job hiring requirements, process and top talent
● Assist in developing strategic and creative sourcing and hiring strategies. Maintain knowledge of current employment recruiting markets and trends.
● Utilize existing and new networks to contact passive candidates and build pipelines for Cleared Community positions
The Search Solution– Executive Search, Pelham, NH - President April 2001 - January 2012
An independent Executive Search Firm providing customized employment solutions with each client we partner with. We employ effective and affordable techniques to implement tailored programs meeting talent acquisition objectives.
Services:
● Retained, Cleared Community and
Contingent Solutions
● Top Secret/ Cleared roles
● Training and development initiatives
● Executive coaching, and new
business development
● Establishing effective university
relations programs
Clients include:
● FLIR
● Raymarine
● Alphatec
● Pitney Bowes
● Mercury Computer
● BAE
Roles filled:
● Engineers including: Optical, Mechanical, Software, Hardware and Multispectral
● Sales, Marketing Business Development, Pre and Post Sales Customer Support Professionals, Information Systems Technologists
● ERP Specialists, SaaS Enterprise
● Lean Manufacturing, Materials, Purchasing, and Contract Professionals High-level consultants to C level management,
● BioPharma positions include: VP R&D, Clinical Directors, Scientists, Data Analytics, Bus Dev Directors, VP Pharmacovigilance, Dir. Of Manufacturing, VP Operations, QE, QA, CI specialists
EDUCATION
Keene State College - NH
Bachelor of Science: Education, Management
SKILLS
Sourcing, Pre-screening and Behavioral
Interviewing
LinkedIn Recruiter
Microsoft Suite
Compensation and Job Leveling
Onboarding
Predictive Analytics
Program and Project Management
DEI Management
Employee Relations
Training Seminars
ATS Systems; Workday, BrassRing, Taleo,
Jobvite, Greenhouse, Paychex, ICIMS