M P Santosh Kumar

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner @ Moderna | Human Resource Management

United States

About

With over a decade of experience in talent acquisition, I specialize in life sciences recruitment and strategic workforce planning. At Moderna, I collaborated with senior leadership to design and implement targeted recruitment strategies spanning research, clinical development, and corporate functions. My mission is to align talent strategies with organizational goals, fostering innovation and building diverse, high-performing teams in the competitive biotechnology sector. At Moderna, I led recruitment initiatives across critical functions, leveraging my expertise in clinical operations hiring and biotech recruitment to attract top-tier candidates. Working in partnership with senior leaders, I contributed to the development of strategic workforce plans and implemented initiatives to enhance talent pipelines, ensuring our teams were equipped to excel in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment.

Experience

  • Senior Talent Acquisition Partner at Moderna
    Jan 2025 - Feb 2026 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Led recruitment initiatives across research, clinical development, regulatory affairs, medical affairs, and corporate functions at Moderna. • Collaborated with senior leaders to create strategic workforce plans that align with organizational goals. • Developed and implemented talent acquisition initiatives to attract top-tier candidates in a competitive biotech landscape.

  • Talent Acquisition Manager at Gilead Sciences
    Apr 2021 - Dec 2024 · 3 yrs 9 mos

    • Managed full-cycle recruitment for pharmaceutical development, manufacturing, quality, and commercial operations teams at Gilead Sciences. • Collaborated with hiring managers and HR leadership to enhance talent acquisition processes. • Developed strong relationships with stakeholders to understand hiring needs and align recruitment strategies.

  • Senior Human Resources Recruiter at Amgen
    Jun 2016 - Mar 2021 · 4 yrs 10 mos

    • Recruited top-tier professionals in research, clinical operations, quality assurance, regulatory affairs, and manufacturing. • Developed strong talent pipelines for both scientific and leadership roles. • Collaborated with business leaders to assess future workforce needs and succession planning.

  • Recruiter at Thermo Fisher Scientific
    Aug 2011 - May 2016 · 4 yrs 10 mos

    Supported recruitment efforts for laboratory operations, manufacturing, engineering, quality, and corporate functions. * Conducted candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer negotiations.