Fractional Life Sciences / Healthcare Clients
Pharmaceuticals
LEO Pharma
- A Danish-founded dermatology company with a newly established US subsidiary
- Led the project of expanding the United States subsidiary from 5 employees to 295 over a 3-year period
- Hired corporate staff at these levels – VP, Senior Director, Director, Manager, etc.
- Hired the entire Medical Science Liaison team
- Managed two national expansion projects of 75 and 95 sales representatives while concurrently filling 10-20 open corporate requisitions at a time
- Won an award for an outstanding contribution to Project Pride
Intra-Cellular Therapies
- Managed 4 outsourced recruiters and their recruiting teams for a nationwide expansion project, hiring 256 employees for a Major Depressive Disorder product launch
- Managed expansions for Clinical Operations, Medical Science Liaisons and Market Access Regional Managers without using staffing agencies
- Oversaw the entire recruiting process with 10-20 open requisitions at all times
Alpharma Pharmaceuticals
- Managed a nationwide sales expansion project for a pain management product launch, effectively doubling the size of the division from 300 to 600; selected and managed outsourced vendors
- Developed and implemented open houses around the country
- Managed 70-85 requisitions per month for the generics team with 5 direct reports
Radius Health
- Reporting to the Head of Talent Acquisition, co-led a national expansion of 30 sales reps and 3 Medical Science Liaisons for osteoporosis, saving the company over $300,000
Renaissance Pharmaceuticals
- Reporting to the Head of Human Resources, recruited 88 employees with one agency fee for this Contract Development Manufacturing Organization
Hospitals
Continuum Health Partners – Beth Israel / St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospitals
- As Interim Director of Recruiting, managed a 20-person Recruiting Team with 1500 open requisitions across three New York City hospitals
- Designed, implemented and managed open houses for nursing, administration, IT, and the laboratories
Fractional Start-Up Clients
Pharmaceuticals
TardiMed Sciences
- Start-up venture capital firm that owns an expansive portfolio of high potential companies in life sciences
- Recruited a CEO for their ophthalmic portfolio company
Prothena Biosciences
- Clinical-stage biotech developing novel antibody-based therapeutics targeting protein dysregulation for amyloidosis, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s. Assisted Head of Talent Acquisition with recruiting until trial failed.
PaxMedica
- Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental conditions. Assisted President in recruiting his first few employees.
Timber Pharmaceuticals
- Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing treatments for rare and orphan dermatologic diseases. Assisted President with recruiting his first few employees.
Edge Therapeutics
- Clinical-stage biotech focused on revolutionizing treatment for brain hemorrhages. Assisted Head of Talent Acquisition with recruiting staff and provided career coaching for staff affected by the closure when the program was discontinued.
Laboratory
Advanced Biomedical Laboratory
- Responsible for nationwide sales expansion reporting to National Sales Director
Medical Supplies
J2 Medical Supply
- Created a recruiting model to hire 150 PPE sales reps to meet tight deadlines during COVID
Other Industries
Education
Kaplan Test Prep (Senior Director of Recruiting)
- Hired 900 teachers in 4 months
- Hired 50 customer service reps for NYC call center in 2 months
- Hired 75 sales reps in 1 month
- Developed an internal transfer policy to promote career development
- Wrote “Kaplan Careers”, a career services division business plan for Kaplan
Dental
Suburban Periodontics and Implants
- Assisting owner with hiring Dental Assistants and Marketing Coordinators
Cosmetic Dental NY
- Assisting owner with hiring Front Desk Associates, Billing Coordinators, Dental Assistants and Receptionists
Technology
Cheyenne Software
- Sole recruiter – hired 525 technical & operations employees, effectively doubling company size.
- Developed and implemented the open house concept for Cheyenne
Custom Computer Specialists
- Developed their first recruiting position and filled technical and sales positions
Media
The Economist
- Responsible for nationwide field sales expansion reporting to HR Business Partner
- Redesigned and centralized the recruiting function for 3 Economist Group divisions
- Mentored 3 Human Resources Managers and trained them on a best-practices recruiting model
Smaller Projects
Manufacturing
Sabert Corporation – Recruiting Consultant assisted owner with recruiting
Simplex Grinnell – Recruiting Consultant assisted Head of Operations with recruiting
Renaissance CDMO – Recruiting Consultant assisted with recruiting
Publishing
Scholastic – Recruiting Consultant assisted Head of Human Resources with recruiting
Economist Magazine – Recruiting Consultant assisted Head of Human Resources with recruiting
Television
CBS TV (Viacom) – Recruiting Consultant assisted Head of Human Resources with recruiting
Legal
Klapper & Klapper Law Firm – Recruiting Consultant assisted owner with recruiting
Non-Profit
City Harvest – Recruiting Consultant assisted Acting Head of Human Resources with recruiting
PDK International – Recruiting Consultant assisted Head of Operations with recruiting
Maritime
Mid Atlantic Maritime Academy – Recruiting Consultant assisted Head of Human Resources with recruiting
Maritime Institute – Recruiting Consultant assisted with recruiting
Training
Effective School Solutions – Recruiting Consultant assisted Head of Human Resources with recruiting
Technology
Charles River Computers – Assisted Head of Human Resources with recruiting
Interesting Personal Tidbits
- Drove around the USA for 3 years in an RV in an effort to educate one million job seekers
- Published 2 books: “Absolutely Abby’s 101 Job Search Secrets” and “Top 12 Interview Questions Exposed”
- Interviewed over 50 times on radio and TV including Sirius XM, CNBC, Bloomberg and Fox News Live
- Winner of The Society of Human Resources Pinnacle Award for a presentation delivered to veterans
- Named by CNBC as a Top Recruiter
- Rated by Fast Company Magazine as one of the top 100 influential people online
- Selected to write an “Ask Abby” column on LinkedIn about job search best practices
- Delivered over 300 presentations on HR & career-related topics
- Whine & Dine – Assisting owner with building this HR networking company; project managed website V1.0
- Athletics – Long Island Women’s Table Tennis Champion
- Volunteer – Former licensed foster care parent
