Amanda Lopez

Vice President, Talent Management

Framingham, Massachusetts, United States

About

Amanda is a strategic Talent Executive with 15+ years of strategic HR leadership experience from companies like Entrada, CRISPR Therapeutics, Intarcia, Immunogen, and Biogen—where she helped prepare for five product launches in five years and has hired over 1,000 people throughout her career. As a Talent Management leader, she designs and delivers integrated talent strategies that enhance the employee experience—strengthening recruitment, developing leaders, driving performance, and expanding learning and career opportunities for an organization’s greatest asset: its people. Before moving in-house, Amanda served as a Principal in Executive Search at J. Robert Scott, and started her career as a management consultant at IBM and The Corporate Executive Board (now part of Gartner). She’s known for her approachable, upbeat style—and during her free time, she loves exploring energy and mindfulness practices that boost performance and promote well-being.

Experience

  • Vice President, Talent Management at Ardelyx, Inc.
    Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    Talent Management leader designing strategies that strengthen recruitment, grow leaders, drive performance, and expand career opportunities.

  • Entrada Therapeutics (Full-time · 3 yrs 6 mos)
    • Executive Director, Talent Management and HRBP
      Jul 2022 - Nov 2024 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      Managed a team of up to four, driving hiring, leadership development and fostering a high-performance culture. - Enhanced performance management systems - Drove a feedback-rich culture - Led bi-annual performance and promotion cycles - Addressed engagement survey themes - Designed and implemented career frameworks - Launched IDP process and managed a formal coaching program - Redesigned onboarding programs - Developed and executed a company-wide recruiting strategy - Optimized workforce planning

    • Head of Talent Acquisition
      Jun 2021 - Oct 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Led a team to recruit and develop bright, collaborative, and kind professionals.

  • Talent Acquisition Strategy Consultant at mix talent
    Oct 2019 - Jun 2020 · 9 mos

    Supported the TA Team at Intarcia Therapeutics and Entrada Therapeutics filling strategic roles and creating TA processes and infrastructure

  • Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition at CRISPR Therapeutics
    Oct 2018 - Aug 2019 · 11 mos

    Optimized recruitment infrastructure to meet the development of first commercialized gene editing therapy. - Developed and executed a company-wide recruiting strategy - Optimized the end-to-end hiring process - Created and operationalized a company-wide recruiting dashboard

  • Sr. Director, Talent Acqusition at Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc.
    May 2017 - Oct 2018 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Built out teams across three geographies to commercialize a novel drug-device combo for Type II Diabetes. - Designed and execute a scalable Talent Acquisition strategy - Successfully built the company's first sales team - Partnered with the CEO to co-develop custom assessment tools