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Cambridge, Ma, Us

Basel, Baselstadt, Ch

• Newly created position responsible for overseeing Novartis Strategic Talent Marketing for Research and Development organization globally, providing support to over 50 Talent Acquisition colleagues responsible for over 2,000 hires annually while interacting directly with R&D associates. Member of extended Novartis People & Organization Leadership Team.• In charge of the omni-channel strategic talent marketing to raise awareness of Novartis including operationalization of a new Employer Value Proposition and Employer Brand by creating video, digital, and print assets including content created specifically for Disability Awareness Month, Hispanic Heritage Month and US Veteran’s Day.• Oversee the R&D section of the career site, including updating all R&D team pages with new content and writing blog posts. Trained the Talent Acquisition team on how to create compelling and on-brand job posts; drive and monitor compliance and correct where there are gaps. Assisted in creating a new Alumni talent site.• Created impactful recruitment marketing campaigns based on hiring priorities and key target audiences, using assets created via LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, and Meta.• Managed effective virtual pipelining events for R&D teams including events for Chemistry and Data Science teams.

Basel, Baselstadt, Ch

• Newly created position responsible for overseeing Novartis North and South America Recruitment Marketing, Staffing Innovation, and Social Media Strategy. First hire to newly created team.• Assisted in creating the first Novartis Employer Value Proposition to elevate the company as an employer of choice, including interviewing internal associates to ensure accuracy in communicating what it’s like to work at Novartis.• Created Videos and Quote Cards to be used externally by coaxing out engaging stories from associates and curated created content on “EVP Hub” a self-service tool for the Talent Acquisition team.• Spearheaded a high-impact hiring campaign for Patient Safety team, creating compelling video assets; also led highly visible and successful hiring campaigns in Regulatory Affairs, Cell & Gene, and the Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism sales launch.• Enhanced Novartis social media presence and engagement rates on LinkedIn by using video, digital and print assets.• Introduced new Job Posting Guidelines and monthly monitoring/education for success.• Managed LinkedIn usage within the Talent Acquisition team, driving & strengthening the usage of the platform and delivering effective training to increase usage.

Basel, Baselstadt, Ch

• Newly created global role managing a team of 12 staffing managers across seven sites in the United States, China, and Europe, providing innovative recruitment and branding support.• Global Lead on Novartis Social Media Recruitment Work Stream - Selected by Global Head of Staffing to optimize staffing use of social media for recruiting and engaging talent. Included overall management of global LinkedIn account, understanding social media legal usage requirements, monitoring trends, and researching emerging social media platforms.• Co-lead of the global Candidate Experience program, creating and implementing unique technology advancements into the candidate experience such as the “NIBR Connection” VIP candidate website, and introducing video emails to provide a personal experience to candidates. Led and driving force of “Simply NIBR Onboarding Program” responsible for getting new hires integrated and more productive, faster.• Coordinated recruitment activities with the China location, collaborating on key initiatives including talent mapping, succession planning, and building a global talent pool for Shanghai, including spending time on the ground in Shanghai with the staffing team.

Basel, Baselstadt, Ch

• United States staffing lead, responsible for reducing KPI time to hire metric from 93 days to 68 days. • Selected to lead “Year of the Candidate” global project, which resulted in creation of mobile job application. Partnered with communication team to develop and implement new content on career website to provide more meaningful information for candidates globally.• Introduced social media as recruiting tool to company, creating and managing LinkedIn and Twitter sites. Global project lead of Novartis LinkedIn User Group.• Core team member of Diversity and Inclusion project team focusing on inclusive hiring and unconscious biases.

Boston, Ma, Us

• Responsible for managing the talent acquisition initiatives and processes for exempt and non-exempt business-side positions within four New York Times Company properties: The Boston Globe, Boston.com, The Worcester Telegram and Gazette and The New York Times Enterprise Services in Boston.• Staffing adviser to Publisher and Senior Management team as well as front line hiring Directors/Managers, providing talent acquisition support to operating departments including: Finance/Accounting, Sales/Advertising, Strategic Planning, Business Development, Marketing, Project Management, Human Resources, Manufacturing, and Digital operations.• Develop partnerships with community groups and professional associations to identify potential candidates for current / future open positions and to positively impact the negative perception of the newspaper / media industry by candidates.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

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