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Boston, Ma, Us

Waltham, Ma, Us

Manage People and Business Operations functions, defining company policies, procedures, systems, metrics, and other processes, aligning compliance with all applicable Federal and State financial and labor compliance.Manage payroll of ~$250,000 for 26 employees and 1099 Independent ContractorsDesign and manage implementation of Rippling as the 1st generation unified company platform for Payroll, HRIS, ATS, and Accounting functions, providing a foundational system to support organizational growth.Lead marketing efforts including Website, LinkedIn, and Branding projects to define company mission, value proposition, and increase visibility among industry peers.

London, Gb

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Executed Talent Acquisition recruiting cycle and provided leadership for the Broad’s Early Career Researchers (ECR) program, including Research Associates and Computational Associates across the Broad’s Centers and Labs.Screened 1K+ inbound applicants in Workday ATS for 80+ requisitions/170+ positions, reviewing application materials, interview recordings, and Codility test results to submit to individual PIs, Labs, and research Centers.Developed and led training sessions with hiring managers on the ECR program process, timeline, and application requirements to capture a diverse pool of candidates.Partnered with the Office of Stem Engagement and Inclusion to identify best hiring practices in support of the Broad’s strategic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion mission.Developed strategies for campus recruiting best practices, and training materials for the Broad Campus Ambassadors program.

Novato, California, Us

Novato, California, Us

Provided Global Talent Acquisition program leadership through design of Emerging Talent Program and strategic university & diversity partnerships.Defined, developed, and delivered programs including Internship, Co-op, Apprenticeship, and Fellows programs across business units aligned to business objectives, DEIB initiatives, and early talent pipelining strategies.Led full cycle recruiting and partnered with hiring managers to define 13 summer internship positions and job descriptions across G&A, R&D, and Commercial Operations groups.Screened 1K+ inbound applicants in Lever ATS while managing full-scope applicant journey for 40+ Zoom interviews, reducing the average gap between individual candidate interviews from 8 to 3 days.Leveraged critical rapport development and relationship management skills to drive partnerships with trade, vocational training, military, and other programs to facilitate diversity growth in student talent candidate pools.Streamline passive candidate experiences by optimizing application process for 200+ prospective applicants through targeted corporate communications in keeping with high standards and stakeholder expectations.Created and implemented instruction content supporting recruiting efforts that incorporated team training to improve ATS and HRIS administration.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

This role provided me the opportunity to partner with Sage Therapeutics’ Talent Acquisition team to produce their first-generation Contingent Workforce program, targeting highly competitive complex talent to support biopharmaceutical therapies for debilitating brain disorders. Program aspects included $20M in spend to drive data analyses, KPI development, rate benchmarking, defining working norms, Workday reporting, business process improvements, and managing vendor relations to ensure top-performing teams and long-term talent retention. To drive engagement and optimize individual and team growth, I contributed to the design, creation, and launch of the Summer Internship and Co-Op program that ultimately integrated the promising young contributors into the organization. I was instrumental in improving the early candidate experience by developing and onboarding sessions that integrated individuals into the Sage Therapeutics family while maximizing team cohesion through ongoing learning, networking, team building initiatives, and management training. My focus for management training included developing and effectively communicating personal career growth opportunities through seminars that identified career path development and projected corporate requirements. I also worked closely with hiring managers to define job positions and descriptions while driving full-cycle recruiting. Our collaborations resulted in successfully screening 1K+ inbound applicants while managing the full applicant journey for 40+ in-person and Zoom interviews. Finally, my value-add contributions included training and onboarding 2 Talent Acquisition Coordinators, ensuring their short- and long-term success with mentorship, training on best practices, and thorough training on established policies and procedures.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

As part of Sage's Administrative Operations team, I served as a general office information resource that served to project Sage’s superior corporate image from check-in to check-out. To consistently and reliably deliver on the corporate vision, I developed a comprehensive understanding of Sage’s history and mission to coordinate events with guests, clients, vendors, interview candidates, and VIPs. In my role as the primary point of contact and first-line resource, I facilitated catering, venue preparation and clean-up, package and information distribution, and parking coordination as needed.

Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, Jp

Because of my conversational proficiency in Japanese, I earned the opportunity to serve students across two Japanese senior high schools by creating and delivering short- and long-term English language lesson plans that served 450 students with reading, writing, listening, speaking, and comprehension skills. To foster the rapport needed to meet the learning needs of students, I collaborated with 6 Japanese teachers to reinforce my developed conversation and immersion activities. I also worked closely with students, staff, and parents to establish a community presence that maximized program success and fostered individual student growth.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

This role provided the opportunity to learn clear and effective communication strategies, as I was required to gather preferences and specific requirements from customers requesting shopping assistance. Through a remote-based operation, I engaged customers to understand their WHY in addition to their WHAT. I attribute that need for in-depth understanding to improving my communication abilities and for improving my rapport-building capabilities because of the necessity for accuracy and ensuring a positive customer experience.

Boston, Ma, Us

During my introduction to real-world business, I worked closely with account teams to develop insights from data secured through private, online consumer communities for client campaigns. To develop timely and accurate information, I engaged with the community through discussions, answering their questions, resolving issues, and tracking community overviews on both a weekly and monthly basis. I also drafted and tested research activities to form qualitative and quantitative reports across the Technology, Software, Home Improvement, and CPG industries for report development and delivery to Fortune 500 clients.

Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts, Us

To best serve our customers and grow the business, I consistently and reliably delivered friendly service and maintained my product expertise to deliver timely customer advice and support. I served as the primary point of contact for customer inquiries, meeting customer needs for rentals, sales, repairs, and account management.My analyses and strategy skills also enabled me to fine-tune company correspondence by capturing “small data” to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement in customer communications. Reporting that information to management and to the owner permitted Johnson String Instrument to improve their customer management and further drive their reputation as a trustworthy and knowledgeable business.

Syracuse, New York, Us

Launching my experiences in talent development, I supported Syracuse University’s community by guiding participants through lab conditions that simulated professional interview settings. I then recorded and evaluated their personality traits based on their interview responses and entered, coded, and indexed physiological data for use by the Research Director.

Syracuse, New York, Us

In support of the Department of African American Studies students, I researched extensively to locate and leverage relevant resources to support various research assignments, providing extra help and peer editing written assignments for two to three students weekly. I worked one-on-one with each student, resulting in raising each student’s average grade by at least one letter.

As the initial point of contact for a very busy, dynamic restaurant, I leveraged my rapport-building and communication skills to make each customer feel welcome and excited to dine with us. I promoted new and returning business through a constant focus on superior customer engagement and service that included efficient logistics for delivery schedules during peak hours and ensuring accuracy of phone orders during high volume periods.Because of my proven commitment to the team and operation's success, I earned the opportunity to contribute to standardizing operational procedures and methods for training new recruits with the development of our standard operations procedure (SOP) manual that impacted everything from customer relations to order taking, cleanliness, opening and closing operations, and employee management.

Wakefield, Massachusetts, Us

Leveraged my administrative and technology skills to improve operations by streamlining the customer database, resulting in quicker information access and improved accuracy of domestic and international client records. I also maintained records and executed tasks for shipping high volumes of information products.

B.A., Psychology; Music Performance (Minor)

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