Talent Acquisition Leader: Healthcare & Advertising Expert

Christopher C. Cahill

River Edge, NJ 201-***-**** **********@*****.*** LinkedIn

TALENT ACQUISITION LEADER RECRUITMENT STRATEGY HEALTHCARE & ADVERTISING EXPERT Professional Summary

Dynamic Talent Acquisition Leader with over 20 years of experience recruiting top talent and building high- performing teams in healthcare communications, pharmaceutical marketing, and advertising. Proven expertise in executive recruitment, high-volume hiring, and talent acquisition strategy. Recognized for mentoring recruiters, partnering with senior leadership, and implementing innovative sourcing methods to drive agency and business growth.

Core Skills

Recruitment & Sourcing Full-Cycle Recruiting, Executive Search, High- Volume Hiring, Talent Pipeline Development

Leadership & Strategy Team Management, Workforce Planning, DEI Hiring Initiatives, Employer Branding

Industries & Functions Healthcare Communications, Advertising, Pharmaceutical Marketing, Creative/Strategy

Recruiting

Systems Greenhouse, Workday, SmartRecruiters,

iCIMS, Jobvite, SilkRoad, Taleo, MS Office

Suite

Professional Experience

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist (Contract) Publicis Health (Publicis Groupe) New York, NY 12/2023 – 2/2025

• Served as primary contact for executive-level candidates (SVP/EVP and above) across account management, creative, strategy, and operations.

• Partnered with hiring leaders across Publicis Health agencies to fill high-volume roles in support of historic new business growth.

• Owned multiple searches simultaneously, ensuring timely and high-quality hiring outcomes. Senior Director, Talent Acquisition Evoke Group (an Inizio Company) New York, NY 2020 – 8/2023

• Recruited 100+ professionals across advertising creative, account management, and operations during high- growth phase.

• Promoted to leadership role managing a team of 5 recruiters supporting U.S. agencies within the Evoke platform.

• Partnered with P&L leaders across marketing, PR/communications, market access, and media agencies to align recruitment strategies with business goals.

• Led recruitment for roles including account management, project management, strategy, analytics, PR/comms, and social media.

Director, Talent Acquisition W2O Group (now Real Chemistry) New York, NY 2019 – 2020

• Recruited for medical communications, account services, scientific strategy, editorial, and brand planning roles.

• Served as lead for social media recruiting and sourcing strategy to enhance talent pipelines.

• Provided coaching and guidance to junior recruiters and collaborated with business leaders on workforce planning.

Contract/Freelance Talent Acquisition Manager and Recruiter Healthcare Consultancy Group (Omnicom) & Havas Health & You New York, NY 2017 – 2019

• At HCG, led account/client services recruiting and oversaw development of mid-level recruiter.

• At HH&Y, recruited across disciplines with focus on VP/SVP-level account services, medical strategy, and digital strategy roles.

VP, Talent Acquisition LarsenBrown Inc. New York, NY 2016 – 2017

• Established permanent placement division specializing in pharmaceutical communications recruitment.

• Developed new business opportunities while managing candidate sourcing and client relationships. Senior Director of Recruitment Harrison and Star/Biolumina (Omnicom) New York, NY 2012 – 2016

• Led team of 6 recruiters across 3 U.S. agencies and global office; hired 725+ employees from 2012–2016.

• Reduced cost-per-hire by decreasing reliance on external recruiters, improving efficiency and savings.

• Designed and delivered Behavioral Interview Training; oversaw internship and university outreach programs.

• Managed VP and SVP-level recruiting while mentoring and guiding the recruitment team. Senior Recruiting Manager Sudler & Hennessey New York, NY 2010 – 2012 Director of Human Resources/Recruiting AREA 23 (DraftFCB Healthcare) New York, NY 2007 – 2009 Recruiting Manager Grey Healthcare Group, Inc. New York, NY 2003 – 2007 Education

Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy – Fordham University, Bronx, NY

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