Gretchen Gunn

Wonder is a fast-growing food-tech Startup that is raising the bar on the role food plays in peoples' lives

• Redesigned Field Talent Acquisition team responsible for establishing COR (Chef on Road) field division.
• Prioritize and allocate valuable resources to meet business targets resulting in 800% increase in monthly hiring.
• Reengineered employee referral program now accounting for 30% of hires.
• Lead development of business operation processes and policies for fast growth division averaging 1800 hires in year one.

Clinical Trial Media is a global healthcare agency focused on recruiting patients for clinical research studies to advance new treatment and medication options

• Developed and implemented diverse and inclusive recruitment strategies
• Hiring included roles in HR, Finance, Marketing, IT, and Clinical Trials

US Head of Novartis Commercial Talent Acquisition September 2016 – December 2020

Global TAS Head, AAA a Novartis Division July 2018 – December 2020

Director of Talent Acquisition, Sandoz a Novartis Division April 2015 – September 2016

Led a scalable recruitment team, ranging in size from 25-50, supporting activities for national Oncology, Specialty Medicines, Generics and Biosimilars businesses.

• Developed workforce plan and recruitment strategies for multiple annual block buster launch expansion projects designed to meet novel business needs and maximize return on staffing investment in areas of Solid tumor, Breast, Lung, Sickle Cell, Cardio, Renal and Metabolic, Neuroscience, Immunology, Hepatology and Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Respiratory, Biosimilars, Generics and Nuclear Medicines.
• Accountable for establishing and scaling a global talent acquisition team, strategy, structure, and integration for a new Novartis organization, AAA. Manage recruitment efforts across 18 countries in first 18 months.
• Developed D&I strategies to build and enhance global employer brand. Institute recruiting innovations and technology to ensure that recruitment, selection, on-boarding, sourcing, and pre-screening technologies supports the company's competitiveness in the market for top talent and is following policy and initiatives which meet all Federal and State legal requirements.
• Accountable for annual budget of approximately 6 million.
• Change champion and educator of transformation model in which staffing activities transitioned from Human Resources Business Partners to Talent Acquisition teams primarily based in one of five strategic Centers of Excellence around the Globe.
• Mentored newly formed global manufacturing teams Talent Acquisition teams in three countries.

Notable Novartis projects & work streams

• 2019 – 2020: TAS Lead for US Novartis Business Services (NBS) Launch Squad, a team comprised of Recruitment/HR, IT, Procurement, and Project Management Leaders responsible for evangelizing and providing best in class product launch related partnerships for Franchise Leaders across Pharma, Oncology, and Sandoz.
• 2019 – 2020: US TAS Lead for operational design and rollout of global Culture and Integrity interview assessment process.
• 2018 -2019: Part of core global HR team responsible for designing an interactive online Launch Excellence Playbook currently deployed globally.
• 2016 -2017: Participated in and championed Novartis global Talent Acquisition transformation to a Shared Services Model. Developed operational Talent Acquisition work streams to align across all Novartis Divisions. Responsible for Sandoz TAS financial carve out and budget shift. Saved 2 million in external agency fees in first year of transition.
• 2015: Led recruitment for leadership rotational program. Engaged to identify, recruit, and hire exceptional early career individuals who showcased strong leadership skills. Converted to full time employee as Director of Talent Acquisition.

LexisNexis April 2008 – July 2012

Co-Founder of innovative certified woman owned (WBENC) technology recruitment agency with niche focus on software compliance

• Established foundational processes for business operations
• Responsible for 2 -3 million annual budgets
• Partnered with executive leaders to identify project staffing needs for multiple organizations across diverse industries including pharmaceutical, publishing, and manufacturing
• Led talent acquisition staff tasked to identify, engage, and present top industry talent thus providing clients solutions to their hiring needs and reduced time-to-hire opportunities

Notable projects & assignments

MediaMath

March 2014 – April 2015

Executive Talent Acquisition Consultant

Retained by MediaMath as the primary Talent Acquisition Advisor for Adroit Digital, a MediaMath subsidiary, to identify, recruit, and hire exceptional employees including General Manager and senior level leadership team, sales, analytics, and digital product marketing professionals throughout the United States.

Executive Talent Acquisition Consultant

Retained by LexisNexis in their Recruitment Center of Excellence, to identify and recruit full time employees in the Information Technology, Sales, and Marketing departments.

• Partnered with hiring managers and executives and providing expert consulting when examining selection of candidates for hire and determining how business units could best achieve and maintain success through strategic hiring.
• Developed and managed Out-Placement Support Project which included identifying and researching new career strategies with transitioning employees

Additional Notable MGD Projects

• Won GSA contract to design Documentum email file archiving system for CDC
• Provided contingent project teams for Schering Plough to support:
• Developed Oracle Clinical Trials protocol/patient data tracking system
• Developed Documentum clinical trials data archiving system

• Coordinated with IT team leaders to forecast hiring needs and department goals.
• Used Boolean searches to develop applicant portfolios for expected openings.
• Performed concentrated recruiting via a variety of sources for temporary Information Technology professionals such as IT managers, web developers, database administrators, network engineers, and Quality Assurance Specialists.

• Sourcing, screening and qualifying prospective information technology professionals
• Participating in training seminars on the state of the art technologies
• Networking with sister branches and current consultant bases
• Consistently exceeding placement quotas

• Spearheaded field communications, including operational, HR, and promotional information, for over 500 locations nationwide.
• Contributed expertise to multiple committees to enhance outreach and branding strategies.
• Continually maintained and improved company's reputation and positive image in markets served.
• Oversaw preparation of marketing copy, images, videos, emails and other collateral.