Cindy Monroe Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Providing full service talent acquisition consulting to start up and small biotechnology companies.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Talent Acquisition LeaderHead of Executive Recruitment8/2019 – 5/2021● Assigned special project of executive recruitment to hire over 25 executives into Spark in 2020 ● Work exclusively with corporate management team including the CEO on all executive hires; handledextremely complex roles, relationships and communication● Design an executive recruitment playbook ● Responsible for designing, leading, and implementing for future scaling of executive team● Complete additional special projects in DE&I and Vendor SelectionTalent Acquisition LeaderHead of Recruitment1/2017-8/2019● Built the recruiting department including recruitment process, philosophy,programs, and recruitment team● Built and drove the overall talent acquisition strategy and employment brand message● Played a critical role in building, promoting and aligning Spark’s values and culture ● Managed a team of recruiters, sourcing partners, coordinators and talent operations lead (9)Responsible for mobility, immigration, diversity and inclusion (including AAP reporting) and talentacquisition analytics● Designed values based interview guides and assessments● Worked exclusively with the corporate management team on all executive rolesTalent Acquisition Lead3/2015-1/2017● Responsible for the execution of proactive recruitment strategies to attract key talent.● Developed strong partnerships with internal and external customers, and built pipelines of qualifiedcandidates to meet both existing and forecasted talent needs.● Managed resources to ensure excellent client and candidate experience● Managed one recruiter and one coordinatorSenior Recruiter (contract)11/2014-3/2015● Second member of the HR team to be responsible for the execution of proactive recruitmentstrategies ● Recruited across all areas of the company acting as recruiter and business partner to all levels of hiringmanagers● Hired first 75 people into the company while we were a startup with no marketed products

Partner/VP, Clinical Recruiting● Co-Founder of company; managed and mentored 6 recruiters● Sourced candidates through various lists, sites, referrals. Recruited and placed candidates in all levels of positions in large, medium and small pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies● Responsible for advertising strategies, website, ATS system and diversity recruitment strategies● Completed thorough interview process with candidates including interview preparation; negotiated and closed offers● Client interaction/Business Development; main point of contact with all clients of the company

Senior Recruiting Consultant● Executed high-volume recruitment programs to meet clients’ staffing objectives in various industries.Representative projects include:● Executed all phases of R&D recruitment for pharmaceutical companies including full life cyclerecruitment supporting various areas; managed relationships with hiring managers, human resourcemanagement team and other leadership positions.● Member of recruiting effort to source, interview and hire 53 candidates in 12 weeks for a national salesexpansion for a generic pharmaceutical company, which resulted in 100% goal attainment● Demonstrated successful staffing in high-volume settings with tight time-to-fill deadlines; providedrecruitment services for two pharmaceutical expansions to assist in filling 60 positions in a 6-week timeframe.● Talent intelligence projects: research and database build for pharmaceuticals and CPG company in thespecialty area of Medical Scientific Liaisons, Medical Directors