University Of California, Los Angeles

Cuesta College

Texas State University

Principal Talent Discovery Partner at insitro

San Francisco, California, United States

Leading the way to better medicines through predictive models, created by machine learning and biology at scale.

insitro

Principal Talent Discovery Partner

Genentech

Denali Therapeutics

Senior Talent Sourcing/Recruiting Consultant

GRAIL, Inc.

Alector

Senior Recruiting/Sourcing Consultant

Responsibilities include building talent sourcing strategy, market research, sourcing, screening, interviewing, selecting, and referring candidates for full time in house opportunities in Research and Development (Clinical Operations - Clinical Trial Management - All Levels, Learning and Knowledge Management, Clinical Contracts and Records, Biometrics, Regulatory, Systems and Process, and IT.
Sourced and placed Director Clinical Operations & SR Mgr Clinical Research in Japan.
Analyzes client requirements against candidates’ qualifications to ensure the best candidate and client for each party.
Assists all candidates throughout the interview process with each client including: preparing and debriefing for interviews with coaching and/or advice, discussion of counteroffers, and assistance with resignation/job transitions.
Conducts follow up activities with candidates to ensure job satisfaction.

Today, our research and development effort is the largest it has ever been, with more than 75 Phase 2 and 3 clinical studies evaluating compounds with the potential to become the next generation of innovative therapies for HIV, hepatitis, serious respiratory, cardiovascular and metabolic conditions, cancer and inflammation.

Gilead Sciences

Senior Sourcing/Recruiting Consultant

Responsible for hiring, training, mentoring and managing a high functioning team of 10 Talent Sourcing/Recruiting professionals supporting the staffing needs of the PG&E organization to include IT, HR, Finance, Energy Supply, Power Generation, Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Shared Services/Customer Care, Gas Operations, & Electric Operations. Manage performance planning and review as well as individual development plans and goal setting.  Develop and execute against a recruiting plan that includes building effective sourcing strategies, assessment, and closing approaches while effectively setting priorities and managing client expectations.  Deliver remarkable service to our customers (clients, customers, candidates, and team).

Participated and partnered in development of Sourcing Toolkit, resource for Sourcers/Recruiters and Recruiting Managment to share tools, templates, data & analytics, Sourcing Service Level Agreements, Sourcing Process Workflow/Mapping, S2 – 5 year Budget/Workforce planning, Sourcing Strategy template creation, External and Internal Sourcing phone screen templates, Recruiting tools templates & guides, & Job Board FAQ templates.

Sourced candidates and facilitated the hiring process for the following areas: Energy Supply, Land and Environmental Mgmt. - Mgmt./Administrative and Technical positions for Transportation Services and Corporate Real Estate, Safety, Customer Revenue & Supervisors/Supply Chain – Material Handlers and Material Leads, Material Supervisor & Superintendents/Fleet – Drivers, Mechanics & Utility Clerks/Corp Real Estate – Building Maintenance & Building Techs, Supply Chain - Category Leader/Sourcing Specialist/Sourcing Analyst/Sourcing Portfolio Manager/Supply Chain Manager/all levels within sourcing through Manager, Energy Procurement, Power Generation – Management positions, Journey-level Field Metering Operations and Power Gen- Journey-level positions.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Supervisor Recruiting/Sourcing

Supported Roche South Carolina Facility.  Focus on Quality and Manufacturing roles.

Senior Sourcing Consultant

Responsible for strategic sourcing and general recruitment for GT - Genentech's Technical Operations. Areas of focus include; Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Compliance, Operational Excellence, Planning, Contract Manufacturing and Technical Operations and Development for Oceanside, CA, Hillsboro, OR, South San Francisco and Vacaville, CA.  Responsible for pipeline creation and management of the critical skillsets.  Effectively collaborated with Staffing Consultants and hiring managers to drive recruiting process from candidate identification through offer.  Successfully executed several passive sourcing campaigns to identify niche skills/candidates.
Represented Technical Operations on a team that developed a Talent Acquisition Toolkit, which was created as a resource for Sourcers that move from supporting one group to another

Responsible for the strategic sourcing, resume review, phone screens, job postings, and strategic sourcing plans with hiring managers, HR Business Partners and Department Heads for: Sales (CA, TX, TN, OR, GA, NY, IL, FL, WI, MA, CO, AZ, & NC), Director Sales East and West Coast, CPA, Senior Unix System Architect, Director Architecture and Infrastructure, Corporate System Analyst, Senior Scientist, Scientist Tech Transfer, Supervisor Phlebotomy, Senior Director Regulatory Affairs, Engineers, IT Applications Support/Developer, Lab Techs, Senior Financial Analyst, Customer Support, Clinical Lab Scientist, Product Manager, and Executive Assistant.

Celera Corporation

Responsible for strategic sourcing, resume review, pipeline building, phone screens and general recruitment for: Director Third Party manufacturing, SAP SOA, SAP CRM, Quality Engineers, Mgr Clinical Data Mgmt, Manager Biostatistics, Scientific Director Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Clinical Pharmacology Project Manager, Biology Professionals and Specialist Risk Management.

Allergan

PT Senior Sourcing Consultant

PT Consultant for well known global medical technology company that develops and manufactures innovative noninvasive patient monitoring technologies, including medical devices and a wide array of sensors.  Responsible for strategic sourcing and general recruitment for:  Hospital Account Executives-FL, TX, SC, WA, CA, NY, NJ, DC, TN, OR and GA, VP Clinical Research, VP Product Marketing, Director Clinical Research, VP Regulatory Affairs, Sales Support, Senior Supplier Quality Engineers, OEM Technology Product Manager, Alternate Care Territory Sales Manager, Regulatory Specialist, COO and CTO.

Masimo Corporation

Responsible for the strategic sourcing and general recruitment for: Product Operations (PROP), Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Collaborations, External Quality, QA, QC, Validation Engineers, Quality Engineers, Process Engineers, Regulatory Affairs, Senior Technical Managers, Project Managers, Operational Excellence Managers and Principals, Environmental Health and Safety, HR, IT and Finance.

Sourcing, Internet Recruiting, Candidate Development for Fortune 500 & 1000 clients.

S. Benjamins & Company

Responsible for aggressively building a pipeline of VP & Senior Manager Sales candidates through passive recruitment techniques for Tephia's Internal Competitive Intelligence Unit.
Telephia is now Nielsen Mobile, a service of The Nielsen Company and the world's largest provider of syndicated consumer research to the telecom and mobile media markets.
Currently on retainer.

Nielsen Mobile

Responsible for aggressively building a pipeline of candidates through passive recruitment techniques for Amylin's Internal Competitive Intelligence Unit.   Amylin is dedicated to improving lives through the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative medicines for the treatment of diabetes and obesity.  Responsible for the strategic sourcing and general recruitment for: Clinical Research, Analytical Research & Development, PD, Bioanalytical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nonclinical Drug Safety, In Vivo Pharmacology, Research Chemistry, & Discovery Biology.  Examples of recruited positions:  Associate Scientist, Scientist, Principal Scientist, RA, SRA, Technicians, Research Fellow, Development Scientist, Associate Directors, Directors, Executive Directors, Project Managers, IT, Legal,  HR Managers, & Business Development & Strategic Relationship candidates.

Amylin Pharmaceuticals

Contingency Recruiter
- Sourced for S/W, H/W, QA, Business Development, IT, Marketing and Sales positions for Wireless/Telecom/Defense industries.
- Targeted emerging companies and technologies for sales leads.

PeritoEleven

Senior Recruiter

Responsible for the strategic sourcing and general recruitment of Research & Development, Process and Clinical Operations, Process Development, Operations, Quality, Facilities and Engineering candidates for Amgen, the world's largest Biotechnology Company. Responsible for aggressively building a pipeline of candidates through passive recruitment techniques for Amgen's Internal Competitive Intelligence Unit.

Amgen, Inc.

Work onsite with Nurse Managers and CNO to prioritize req. load and develop strategic plans to meet company & unit hiring milestones.

Tenet Healthcare/Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center

Nurse Recruiter

Full cycle recruiter that develops and implements numerous sourcing strategies including referral generation, ad placement, position postings, direct sourcing/cold calling and networking to develop qualified pool of candidates. Focus on Online Marketing Analyst, Marketing Analyst-Search Engine Marketing, Account Manager-Keyword Marketing, VP Media/DRTV, VP of Online Marketing/Advertising, and VP of Direct Mail.

E-Loan, Inc

Contract Recruiter

Brought aboard by President to work as Presidents Liaison to implement company directives.
Scheduled meetings and managed calendars, answer phones, prepared reports, managed databases, and research information using HRIS systems.
Provided administrative and technical support in all HR areas such as Compensation, Labor Relations, AA/EEO, Staffing, and Workforce Planning.
Facilitated changes in personnel roles, established departmental policies and procedures, developed Customer Service training program and training manuals, Hired Customer Service Director and worked hand in hand to develop CS department, designed and developed new sales programs, implemented employee handbook, facilitated promotions, and handled all organizational development.
Fulfilled responsibilities of VP of Operations to include: financial projections, departmental goals, promotions, and budgets.
Managed 18 direct reports.

Universal-Nationwide, Inc

Recruiter

- Operated a one-person HR department serving approximately 600+ members for state of California.
- Hired 40 FT Employees
- Handled benefits, recruitment, employee relations and member development.
- Scheduled meetings and managed calendars, answer phones, prepared reports, managed databases and research information using HRIS systems.
- Provided administrative and technical support in all HR areas such as Compensation, Labor Relations, AA/EEO, Staffing, and Workforce Planning.
- Assisted employees with questions about benefits, paychecks, new hire processing, agency programs, employee relations, and recruiting.
- Maintained applicant files and reports.
- Assisted regional staff and managers in routine matters concerning completion of forms or questions about procedure and policy.

Dollar Financial Group

Contract In House Recruiter/HR Generalist

- Recruited administrative, LI, non-technical, exempt, and non-exempt positions.
- Designed, developed, and executed a recruitment plan aimed at filling all hard to fill positions.
- Carried a requisition load of 20-50 open positions a week. Filled 99%
- Maintained employee database, administered testing, maintained employee records and personnel files
- Trained new staff.
- Other duties included employee relations, reduced attrition, and ensured compliance with California Labor Law, conducted and participated in wage/salary surveys and title consolidation.

Accustaff, Inc.

Contract Recruitment Consultant

- Full cycle recruiter that develops and implements numerous sourcing strategies including referral generation, ad placement, position postings, direct sourcing/cold calling and networking to develop qualified pool of candidates.
- Negotiated salaries and compensation packages for various types of exempt level positions. Packages often including a combination of sign-on bonuses, relocation, and visa processing (new H1 visas, H1-transfers, TN and F1), and stock options.
- Focus on Sales and Marketing positions. Hired 7 out of 7 positions.
- Worked onsite with hiring managers to prioritize req load and develop strategic plans to meet company & department hiring milestones. Educated new managers and expatriates of hiring processes and procedures.

Front Porch Communications PreIPO

Contract In House Corporate Recruiter

Wheelhouse is a marketing infrastructure services provider that designs, implements and manages strategic Internet Marketing systems.
- Full cycle recruiter that develops and implements numerous sourcing strategies including referral generation, ad placement, position postings, direct sourcing/cold calling and networking to develop qualified pool of candidates.
- Focus on Sales, Marketing, Unix System Administrators, Java Developer, Technical Writer, Technical support, VP level positions and all other administrative positions for San Francisco office. Hired 20 out of 21 positions.
- Negotiate salary, bonus and stock option requirements between client and candidate.
- Worked onsite with hiring managers to prioritize req load and develop strategic plans to meet company & department hiring milestones.
- Educated new managers and expatriates of hiring processes and procedures.

Wheelhouse Corporation PreIPO

- Full cycle recruiter that directly sources via cold calling, Internet and networking.
- Placed candidates directly within the Technical and Commercial Consulting/Staffing Industry throughout the US and Canada & generated all my own clients via networking and cold calling.

Corporate Alliances Career Agents

- Recruited for Start-up operation in Sacramento.
- Generated new candidates via Internet, advertisements, job fairs, and networking.
- Responsible for recruiting non-technical, exempt, and non-exempt positions
- Recruited for Smud Utilities call center, Raley’s corporate offices, Task Technologies call center, The Gap call center, County of Sacramento, various State offices and numerous other clients.
- Performed personnel counseling, implemented disciplinary procedures, conducted grievance and complaint counseling, performance reviews and promotional recommendation.
- Investigated, documented, and analyzed complex issues dealing with harassment, discrimination, and employee selection while maintaining full confidentiality.

Ultimate Staffing

Senior Recruitment Manager

- Managed 8 direct reports in house and own desk (7 recruiters and 1 administrative assistant) and over 1500 temporary and contract employees.
- Full cycle recruiter for technical and non-technical contract and perm positions for Smud Utilities (over 50 candidates placed) and Citizens Communications (over 75 candidates placed) as recruiter and point of contact.
- Met with HR and hiring Managers in person and over the phone on a consistent basis to discuss employee retention, training, and open reqs.
- Directly responsible for investigating, documenting complex issues dealing with harassment, discrimination, and employee selection while maintaining full confidentiality.
- Trained personnel, performed counseling, implemented disciplinary procedures, conducted grievance and complaint counseling, performance reviews and promotional recommendations and tracked success of an advanced system of recruiting, screening, reference checking and orienting.

Michelle Gonzales

Michelle Gonzales