A Philadelphia area CRO had just been acquired by Private Equity at the beginning of 2022. Their new ownership group put a lot of investment into the company and tasked the organization to grow by 50% by the end of 2023.

The company had grown slow and steady over the previous 2 decades and didn’t have an internal talent acquisition department. They needed to hire for 35 positions over 6 months, while staying focused on critical R&D projects supporting their ever-growing clientele.

The team at GTS Scientific had previously supported this Private Equity firm in recruiting for other portfolio companies, so it was a good match to step in here as well.

Roles: 35

Types of positions:

  • Quality Assurance Auditor
  • Project Coordinator
  • Project Manager
  • Analyst Bioanalysis
  • Scientist Bioanalysis
  • Sr. Scientist Bioanalysis
  • Analyst Drug Metabolism/Pharmacokinetics
  • Scientist Drug Metabolism/Pharmacokinetics
  • Sr. Scientist Drug Metabolism/Pharmacokinetics
  • Group Leader Bioanalysis
  • Analyst Biopharmaceutical
  • Scientist Biopharmaceutical
  • Sr. Scientist Biopharmaceutical
  • Manager, Sample Management
  • Sample Management Coordinator
  • Archivist
  • Office Manager
  • Sr. Accountant

Our Solution to High Volume Recruiting

As an experienced RPO, GTS Scientific planned a 6 month roadmap with the Executive team and the hiring managers to be able to hire 35 positions that were open due to new growth. The CRO client was able to maintain their concentration on their core goal of growing their R&D and support divisions while GTS Scientific solved the business challenge of attracting and placing 35 specialized backgrounds.

As a true RPO, GTS Scientific managed the complete requisition process from job qualification, candidate sourcing, screening, and shortlist selection. After decision maker interviews, GTS Scientific was responsible for interview feedback, offer extensions/negotiations. GTS Scientific further supported management by developing and holding KPI meetings to keep hiring managers and executive management informed throughout the process and seeing each candidate through acceptance to their start dates.

Results

In the 6 months following the resignation of the internal recruitment manager, the CRO client was able to maintain their concentration on their core goal of growing their R&D and R&D support divisions while GTS Scientific solved the business challenge of attracting and retaining 35+ new high quality, specialized backgrounds.