Brigham Young Team Member

Trent Hamilton Phone: 805-***-**** (Cell)

Highland, UT

E-mail: **********@*****.***

EXPERIENCE:

Gilead Sciences

****-******* **** ** *&D Talent Acquisition

(Remote)

Lead Talent Acquisition activities for global R&D function (~3500 employees) within ~$25B biopharma company

Lead team of ~30 HR professionals to develop and deliver talent acquisition strategy across all R&D functional groups (including medical doctors, biostatisticians, clinical trial managers, nurses, etc.)

Lead execution of Oncology capability build following acquisition of new Oncology clinical candidate resulting in 1000+ hires

Lead development of Oncology employer branding campaign

Represent R&D on Early Talent and University Relations Council

Developed diversity hiring strategy resulting in 40% improvement YOY in diverse hires

Atara Biotherapeutics

2018-2020 Vice President, Human Resources

Thousand Oaks, CA

Global Head of Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, and Global HRBP for Commercial and G&A groups for publicly held (ATRA) clinical stage biotechnology company

Led all talent and performance programs across enterprise including global cultural transformation initiative, performance management, and overhauled talent review process

Oversaw all recruiting efforts in explosive growth (35% HC growth YOY) start-up environment

Partnered with CHRO on Board of Directors people initiatives presentation materials

Led first ever Global Climate Survey and associated activities as well as follow-up pulse survey (with improved scores in 8 of 9 areas assessed)

Led organizational effectiveness project under direction of CEO to assess org design, leadership, and decision making across the company resulting in substantive changes in governance approach

Led launch of contingent worker Managed Service Provider (MSP) partnership resulting in streamlined processes, cost savings, and risk mitigation

Veritas Technologies

2017-2018 Vice President, Full Talent Pipeline and Global HRBP Leader

Mountain View, CA

Global Head of Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, and Global HRBP Leader for $2B revenue and 7000+ staff member enterprise (1500-2000 annual hires) across 60 countries

Led organization of 90 HR Business Partner, Staffing and Talent Development professionals across Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific

Delivered new staffing model globally and improved service level across all KPIs (number of hires, cost per hire, quality of hire, time to fill, etc.)

Led new talent review and succession planning process

Led roll-out of new performance and talent management system

Improved engagement scores within my organization by 19 points in 9 months

Led all executive coaching engagements (internal and external)

Led development of Employee Value Proposition and career site overhaul

Amgen, Inc.

2014-2017 Global Head, Talent Acquisition

Thousand Oaks, California

Global Head of Amgen Talent Acquisition leading all staffing activities for $22B revenue enterprise (~3500 annual hires)

Led organization of ~100 staffing professionals and provided strategic leadership for global staffing approach

Led employer branding and outreach efforts including leveraging established and emerging platforms to tell our story and engage internal and external talent

Improved LinkedIn Talent Brand Index from 7th to 2nd among industry peer group and drove significant improvement of Glassdoor scores (CEO Approval, Would Recommend, and Overall score) and 2016 Smashfly Dean’s List for Recruitment Marketing (#10 of all Fortune 500 companies)

Core team member and work stream lead for Amgen Best Place for Talent initiative which focused on building our internal talent management processes and internal/external employer brand

Oversaw ~$200M in pass through spend and directly owned $16M departmental budget

Re-engineered University Relations program leading to ~$3M in annual savings and increased yield

Built internal executive search firm and reduced global executive search fees by $2M in first 6 months (40% reduction)

Led implementation of Workday Recruiting applicant tracking system

Staffing work stream lead for all Amgen Full Potential (enterprise transformation) projects

2012-2014 Director, North America, Latin America & Asia Pacific Staffing

Thousand Oaks, California

Staffing lead supporting all North America, Latin America &Asia Pacific, University Relations, and Executive Recruiting activities

Defined new role and built team of 40 staffing professionals filling 1500+ jobs annually

Oversaw multiple sales force expansions adding 300 net positions in 120 day timeframe

Led staffing project for first Amgen manufacturing site in Singapore and new country entries in China, Japan, Colombia, and South Korea

Built and oversee first internal Executive Recruiting team completing ~60 executive hires per year

Transformed University Relations team and program to drive quality and efficiency improvements

2010-2012 Human Resources Director

Research & Development

Thousand Oaks, California

HR lead supporting Translational Sciences (1500+ staff across 6 sites). Led HR team consisting of direct report and site HR leads to drive business strategy

Support Sr. Leadership Team consisting of Sr. Vice President and 5 Vice Presidents in Medical Sciences, Comparative Biology, and Process Development.

Led process to integrate cross-functional analytical groups across Amgen

Led integration of acquired company (Biovex) and performed due diligence on other acquisition targets

Led integration efforts of Process Development groups with deliverable to CEO

Led development of career experience mapping project across Research and Development

2008-2010 Human Resources Director

Research & Development

Thousand Oaks, California

HR lead supporting Global Development Operations (3500+ staff and contract employees across 53 countries). Led HR team consisting of direct report and country HR leads

Member of functional leadership team supporting VP and diffused medical organization

Collaborated with international colleagues to deliver HR support to global workforce and provide direct HR support for Hong Kong, India, Mexico, and Brazil sites

Led successful creation of first Amgen site in Sao Paolo Brazil to manage South American clinical trials

Developed top talent designation and retention tracking process for executives within Global Development

Led outsourcing of functional study management and clinical site management roles to preserve business continuity due to softening revenues

2005-2008 Human Resources Sr. Manager

Global Operations

Thousand Oaks, California

HR lead supporting Process & Clinical Operations (900+ employees across 8 sites and 4 countries)

Designed and delivered manufacturing site talent rotational program resulting in placement of high potential staff into cross-functional roles

Successfully led redeployment of 70 staff following transfer of manufacturing process to other sites

Led restructuring related reduction in force for Operations, including closure of manufacturing plant and redeployment of “key to retain” staff into other organizations

Supported integration of Process Development and Clinical Operations groups (~900 manufacturing and engineering staff)

Co-led team the design of the Facilities Operations function to improve non-manufacturing site facilities and engineering support

Honeywell International

2004-2005 Sr. Human Resources Generalist (Member of Pathways HR Leadership Rotational Program)

Aerospace Electronic Systems, Commercial Electronic Systems Enterprise

Olathe, Kansas

HR Lead supporting Integrated Supply Chain (Manufacturing) and Repair and Overhaul Service Center (630 employees) in $2.2B enterprise ($300M+ site contribution).

Transitioned former union employees to pay-for-performance management system following site decertification

Supported re-design of Repair and Overhaul service center layout to better serve customers, increase operational performance, and improve employee satisfaction

Led site roll-out and manager training of new performance and development process

Designed front-line supervisor training course to develop additional competencies around performance management and employee relations

2003 –2004 Human Resources Generalist (Member of Pathways HR Leadership Rotational Program)

Aerospace Engines Systems & Services, Propulsion Systems Enterprise

Phoenix, Arizona

Supported functional and product line leadership in Propulsion Systems Enterprise with $1.4B in annual sales.

Designed product line leadership talent pipeline staffing, development, and assessment process as part of Six Sigma Greenbelt project

Led succession planning, talent review and performance management process for the enterprise

Participated as HR Metrics core team member (cross-business unit team charged with creating an HR scorecard to measure effectiveness of HR)

Served as enterprise compensation focal point. Led enterprise annual salary planning and salary survey. Created enterprise job analysis and salary recommendation process and tool

Led HR activities relating to the outsourcing of mail services and technical publications to Xerox resulting in annual savings of $5M

Designed New Employee Orientation for all of Phoenix based new hires

Eli Lilly & Company

Summer 2002 Human Resources Intern

Indianapolis, Indiana

Human Resources intern for world class pharmaceutical company with $12B in annual sales Responsible for assessment of knowledge management capabilities, design of new processes, and presentation of new processes to senior leadership.

Involved in design of leadership development, recruitment and talent management planning model

Designed and conducted knowledge management capability assessment and gap analysis

Select Personnel Services

1999-2001 Branch Manager

Lancaster, California

Directed operations, human resource functions, and sales & marketing of branch within a $300M (60 branches) staffing service. Supervised full-time staff of 7 and contingent workforce of 150-230. Clients included Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rite-Aid, and Michael’s Crafts.

Increased branch sales from $900,000 per year to $3M per year in 8 month period

Provided human resources services including staffing, employee relations, and payroll services for a broad employee and client population

Upgraded internal talent to avoid initial threat of branch closure leading to branch receiving award for growth rate

EDUCATION:

Master of Business Administration

Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Track

Brigham Young University

Marriott School of Management

Awarded Eli Lilly Human Resources Scholarship and two Marriott School Scholarships

Served as career liaison between corporate recruiters and students (responsibilities included reviewing other students’ resumes, preparing students for interviews, and attracting new corporate recruiters to our program)

Selected by faculty to serve as member of Organizational Behavior Student Association Executive Committee and OB Advisory Board

Bachelor of Science, Human Development

Brigham Young University

Graduated Cum Laude (Top 10% of Class), 3.85 GPA

Member of Honor Societies of Kappa Omicron Nu and Phi Kappa Phi

INTERNATIONAL/VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:

Italian Instructor, Missionary Training Center, Brigham Young University (1996-1997)

Volunteer Representative, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Rome, Italy (1992-1994)

Board of Directors Member, American Heart Association, Santa Clarita, CA (1999-2000)

TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS:

Six Sigma Green Belt Certified

University of Michigan Ross School of Business, Strategic Human Resource Planning

Thunderbird University/Garvin School of International Management, Honeywell Leaders of the Future Course

ESI/George Washington University, Managing Projects

OTHER:

Fluent Italian (read, write, & speak) and conversational Spanish speaker

Hobbies include all sports, surfing, reading, and fitness

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