Max Minowitz

Max Minowitz

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Head of Talent @ Orca Bio | Building Teams in Breakthrough Oncology Cell Therapies
San Francisco, California, United States

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  • Orca Bio
    Head of Talent
    Orca Bio
    Sep 2023 - Current (3 years)
    Joined Orca Bio as the first recruiting hire (Director) and built the function during a major stage of company growth, partnering closely with the CEO and executive team. Scaled the company from ~110 to 400+ employees, leading hiring across functions from executive roles (C Suite & VP) to manufacturing, including a new site and the buildout of commercial and other teams ahead of launch. Also supported headcount planning, compensation, equity modeling, and broader HR org support tied to scale. Orca Bio is a private, fast-paced, late-stage biotechnology company developing high-precision cell therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. Our investigational allogeneic T-cell immunotherapies harness the power of regulatory T c
  • Santen
    Head of Talent Acquisition
    Santen
    Mar 2020 - Jun 2023 (3 years 4 months)
    Head of TA for Santen North America, supporting 4 sites across pharma and medical device business units. Led a team responsible for 200+ hires across a range of functions, including R&D, clinical development, commercial, medical affairs, and corporate, and personally led executive hiring, including 5 VP and 15+ Director hires. Oversaw growth from ~200 to 350 regional employees, including expansion tied to the company’s first US product launches. Also helped stand up global TA function and drove improvements across recruiting infrastructure and process, including ATS and onboarding implementation, M&A integration, employer brand, interview frameworks, and reduced reliance on agencies. Headquartered in Japan, with its 130-year heritage and
  • Abbott
    Talent Acquisition Manager
    Abbott
    Nov 2018 - Mar 2020 (1 year 5 months)
    Promoted to serve as the US talent acquisition lead for Abbott's $2B Diabetes Care division (FreeStyle Libre digital health products). Managed team of 6 recruiters/coordinators responsible for over 200 hires in 2019, spanning across commercial, sales, engineering (R&D, clinical, manufacturing, software development, electrical), medical affairs, research science, regulatory affairs, supply chain/operations, quality assurance, and project/product management.
  • Abbott
    Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
    Abbott
    Jul 2017 - Nov 2018 (1 year 5 months)
    In 2018, as an individual contributor, personally made 121 full-time hires for Abbott's medical device businesses (Vascular, Structural Heart, Diabetes), and achieved 100% hiring manager and candidate satisfaction scores. Full-cycle recruiting for openings in Regulatory Affairs, R&D and Electrical Engineering, Scientific Research, Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Clinical, Project Management, and Software development (mobile iOS, Android, cloud, and testing).
  • Real Staffing
    Recruitment Manager
    Real Staffing
    Dec 2015 - Jul 2017 (1 year 8 months)
    At Real Staffing, the Life Sciences division of SThree, I was quickly promoted to manage a team of 6 specialized recruiters focused on direct-hire placements within the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device industry. Our specialties included regulatory affairs, quality assurance, clinical development, scientific research, CMC and engineering (software, R&D, manufacturing).
  • Real Staffing
    Sourcer, Recruiter, Senior Recruiter
    Real Staffing
    Jul 2013 - Nov 2015 (2 years 5 months)
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  • Imperial College London
    International Study Program
    Imperial College London
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    Henry M. Gunn High School
    Henry M Gunn High School
    Palo Alto, CA
  • Santa Clara University
    Bachelor of Science (B.S, Political Science
    Santa Clara University
    Jan 2009 - Jan 2013 (4 years 1 month)
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