Pat LaCivita

Despite tech advancements, bringing a new drug to market remains a decade-long, billion-dollar endeavor. The time and costs of drug development continue to climb, leading to higher drug and healthcare costs, and making treatments less accessible for many. By taking a radically more efficient approach across the drug development lifecycle, we are moving faster than ever before toward bringing treatments to patients.

Rare Disease & Immunologic biologics company focused on developing therapies for the HAE (Hereditary Angioedema) and Dermatologic (Eczema) communities. Led Talent Acquisition efforts in talent attraction, full-cycle recruiting, hiring processes, and total rewards across all functions and levels. Managed all hiring processes including talent sourcing & branding, interview design & preparation, total rewards negotiation, interview scheduling and vendor management. Built a scalable recruiting process including competency-based hiring models, job descriptions, interview guides, intake processes, and debriefs. Partnered closely with functional leaders and executives to scale from 55 to 100 full-time employees in 18 months. Successfully expanded the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), adding an additional 12 members. Consistently delivered critical talent pipelines to support clinical development milestones and organizational timelines. Partnered with functional leaders to forecast staffing needs for next 2-3 years. Collaborated directly with executive leadership on all incoming employee compensation and equity packages, including offer structure and approvals.

Blueprint Medicines is a global precision therapy company that invents life-changing medicines for people with cancer and blood disorders. Applying an approach that is both precise and agile, we create medicines that selectively target genetic drivers, with the goal of staying one step ahead across stages of disease. • Strategic sourcing and recruitment business partner for: Clinical Operations, Pharmacovigilance, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Program Management, Business Development, Strategy, Corporate Affairs, Finance, Facilities, and Information Systems: Associate – VP level roles. • Championed diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) recruiting efforts, ensuring a diverse slate of candidates, and fostering an inclusive work environment • Created talent insights and analytics for hiring managers demonstrating market trends and current market conditions. • Part of the global Greenhouse ATS implementation team partnering cross functionally to establish the candidate experience, interview process, interview competencies, messaging, testing and change management strategic planning/pull through.

Biotechnology organization leveraging cutting-edge science, technology and strategic partnerships with stakeholders from the global healthcare ecosystem with a goal of increasing access for patients. • Global Talent professional partnering with business unit leaders to support the growth of the clinical operations, corporate strategy, biometrics, market access, commercial launch & operations, strategic partnerships, and business development groups while ensuring candidate experience and care was a top priority. • Strategic sourcing and full life-cycle recruitment for Manager – VP level positions, with no agency fees. • Collaborated daily with TA Operations, HR People Partners, and Compensation. Part of team that hired over 100 people in 12 months. • Highly analytical business partner, using Talent Insights to share talent market trends with client groups. • Continuously built global talent pipelines for hard to fill/frequently hired roles. • Led the global background check vendor selection and implementation process working cross functionally with human resources, legal, compliance, finance and leadership. • Created interview guides for hiring leaders, re-building the company interview questions, and scoring criteria. This included frameworks for Technical, Scientific and Business roles that aligned to EQRx competencies-ensuring all candidates were assessed for their skill as well as behavioral capabilities. • Led the creation of a new UK job posting template partnering with regional advisors, human resources, legal, and corporate communications to ensure compliance within the country. • Drove engagement of the monthly talent newsletter to over 250 subscribers, growing the audience and engaging with the talent community. • Part of a small team to assess improving the EQRx immigration process, vetting new partners.

Specialized executive search and consulting recruitment firm servicing the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Healthcare verticals. • Full life cycle recruitment for active/passive candidates for highly specialized positions within the Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical verticals, both consulting and full-time placement of Manager – SVP level searches. • Implemented and provided a seamless candidate experience from initial contact through on-boarding. • Partnered with sales to drive consultant growth from 21 to 55 in 6 months. • Leveraged a network of industry professionals along with LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, sourcing tools and networking events to find and attract top talent.

Responsible for the strategic recruitment for the US Tech Solutions Consulting group focused on initiatives across the Life Sciences and Healthcare domains. Our solution offerings span technology, advanced analytics, strategy and data solutions. IQVIA consultants have the domain expertise and institutional knowledge across technology, diseases, geographies and scientific methods to deliver actionable solutions.

Responsible for the strategic, tactical and project-based hiring & resource delivery for internal projects, competitive augmentation and strategic projects for the organization. HighPoint Solutions is a premier provider of specialized IT services dedicated to the Life Sciences and Healthcare industries. Since 2000, our business consulting and technology solutions have delivered, and continue to deliver, business value and competitive advantage to our clients. With offices in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Boston, Chicago, Tampa, Bridgewater, Irvine, Geneva, Zug, and India our team of 700+ consultants is strategically located to meet your needs through our focus on key industries, partners, and technologies.

Division Director with Robert Half Technology, a leading provider of technology professionals on a project and full-time basis. We represent highly skilled IT professionals with a wide range of technical expertise across a variety of industries. Through relationships with top industry organizations, including our memberships in the Microsoft and Oracle Partner Networks, we also provide extensive professional development opportunities, enabling our consultants to continually improve their skill sets and increase the value they provide to our clients. Managed the IT Infrastructure team and then the Software Development team of recruiters while also acting as an individual contributor. Successfully hired and trained new recruiters to effectively search, screen and place qualified IT professionals on a contract and contract-hire basis in the Greater Boston Area. Conducted performance reviews and created strategies to bolster team performance to exceed individual and team goals. Acted as a key contributor to the Boston office growth of consulting services.

Lead IT Recruiter assisting candidates in the Boston, Providence, Westborough,and Burlington area with the recruiting and placement of IT professionals for contract or contract-to-hire work within the following roles: Technical Support: Help Desk, Desktop Support, PC Deployment, Network Administration, Systems Administration, Virtualization, Server administration/management, VoIP, Network Manager, Security, Encryption. Mentored and lead 4 Technical Recruiters with training and development for resume screening, interviewing and successful placement of IT infrastructure candidates in a variety of industries.

Technical Recruiter specializing in the strategic recruitment of contract and contract-hire technology professionals in the Greater Boston market.