Brittany Wright

Leading Talent Acquisition at Kiniksa through TAPPS

As Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition at Editas Medicine, I served as a strategic talent partner responsible for end-to-end recruitment across critical functions, including commercial, medical, clinical, CMC, and research. I drove process optimization and innovation to enhance talent acquisition, resulting in reduced time-to-fill, improved employer branding, enhanced candidate experience, and increased quality referrals. I collaborated on strategic workforce planning, policy and program development, provided comprehensive talent management, and served as a culture champion.

As a Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner (Consultant) at Kymera Therapeutics, I served as a talent partner for pre-clinical, CMC, legal, and medical development, successfully filling 100% of all critical roles, including VP-level positions. I developed branding materials for the referral program and EVP initiatives, and built the foundation for Kymera's first intern & co-op program. I partnered with the talent acquisition team to improve applicant tracking system utilization, sourcing, pipeline, and employer brand strategies, resulting in significant improvements to key recruiting metrics, including a 180% increase in candidates per role, a 73-day reduction in time-to-fill, and a $300K reduction in agency spend. I actively engaged in redefining leveling guidelines and partnered with HRBPs for workforce and scale-up planning. I oversaw the end-to-end recruitment process, improving candidate engagement, coaching, creating solutions for difficult-to-fill roles, enhancing interview panels, managing vendors, and strategically pipelining for future roles.

As a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (Consultant) at Cogent Biosciences, I supported clinical, research, medical affairs, and other departments as needed. I created talent branding templates for LinkedIn job posts and career fair materials. My projects included developing new interview templates, updating referral initiatives, improving LinkedIn integration, and increasing Cogent brand awareness. I also managed and vetted vendors, working with finance and legal to support company needs and evaluate recruitment MSAs.

As a Talent Acquisition Business Partner at Forma Therapeutics, I served as a talent partner for Commercial, Medical Affairs, G&A, Quality, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and other departments. I partnered with ELT members and HR leaders to create recruitment strategies and provide talent advisement. I led the full recruitment process, including vendor management, hiring team coaching, candidate experience management, and offer negotiations. I collaborated with cross-functional teams to promote the Forma brand, job openings, and process improvements. Projects included Workday implementation, LinkedIn training and talent branding, intranet page updates, offer process and interview guide improvements, and pipelining for future commercial teams. I was a member of the Light the Night fundraiser project and a committee partner for social events. I received the Catalyst Award in Spring 2022. The company was acquired by Novo Nordisk.

RPO Consultant for Forma Therapeutics - Starting Jan. 2021 - March 2022

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