Taconic

Scientific Program Manager

Taconic Biosciences has been a leading provider of research models for over 60 years.

OUR CLIENT'S NEED: Due to an internal promotion, Taconic had an opening for a Scientific Program Manager who would manage the relationship between the customer and Taconic’s contract breeding solutions.  

THEIR SEARCH CHALLENGES: This was an office based position and we needed to find someone either local to Rensselaer, NY, or willing to relocate there. Someone with a PhD (or at least a Master’s) who had breeding experience and could work under pressure in a fast-paced, high volume environment. This person also needed to be comfortable in a customer-facing role and be able to leave their research work behind, which is not something all scientists wish to do.   

OUR TALENT DELIVERY SOLUTION: Because we had already filled two very similar positions for this client within the last 12 months, we were ready to get going on this search immediately. We called all of the candidates that we sourced the first time around and were given several referrals along the way.  We also published the job to various online networks (websites, job boards, social media). The placed candidate ended up being someone who we had identified in late 2016- but had never spoken with before. Although several candidates were phone interviewed, the hire candidate was the first person we submitted to the client, and the only one brought in for a face-to-face interview. From job order to close, this was a 6 week process. ( the new hire ended up relocating to Rensselaer, NY from Salt Lake City! )

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