Filling a bioinformatics rolethrough scientific publication tracking.
How we sourced a highly specialised phosphoproteomics expert for Kinomica, a fastscaling, UK-based cancer diagnostics firm.
25
days
Total time to hire from initial engagement.
4
days
To source and present successful candidate.
100
%
Shortlist-to-interview success rate.
“It was an absolute pleasure to work with Joe, who has been instrumental in recruiting the newest member of my team. Highly recommended!”
“It was an absolute pleasure to work with Joe, who has been instrumental in recruiting the newest member of my team. Highly recommended!”
Weronika Borek
Bioinformatics Lead
Kinomica
Kinomica is the UK’s only company focused exclusively on phosphoproteomics, a specialised branch of proteomics that is critical to their work in cancer diagnostics and precision medicine.
Industry
Industrial Intelligence, BioAI
Discipline(s)
Data Science, Machine Learning
Company Size
11-50 Employees
Growth Stage
Series A
Brief
With one of their team members relocating to the US and a growing workload, Kinomica needed to backfill a senior bioinformatician role.
Challenges
The position required extensive experience in proteomics, as well as specific knowledge of phosphoproteomic data, making it an especially hard role to fill.
Conventional sourcing methods were ineffective, as most candidates don’t specifically list phosphoproteomics on their CVs or LinkedIn profiles. This meant keyword searches and traditional sourcing strategies had failed to uncover relevant talent.
Approach
- We began to identify and enagage individuals with published work in phosphoproteomics, bypassing traditional sourcing routes.
- Maintained a high-touch candidate experience, ensuring we maintained engagement, minimised drop-outs between stages and continously sold the opportunity at Kinomica.
- Within a week we identified 3 candidates through academic publication tracking, adding one further from network referrals.
- Collaborated closely with the hiring manager on evaluation criteria to assess technical fit and research alignment.
- Kept momentum through to offer, which was extended and accepted within 25 days from the search commencing.
Kinomica is the UK’s only company focused exclusively on phosphoproteomics, a specialised branch of proteomics that is critical to their work in cancer diagnostics and precision medicine.
Industry
Industrial Intelligence, BioAI
Discipline(s)
Data Science, Machine Learning
Company Size
11-50 Employees
Growth Stage
Series A
Brief
With one of their team members relocating to the US and a growing workload, Kinomica needed to backfill a senior bioinformatician role.
Challenges
The position required extensive experience in proteomics, as well as specific knowledge of phosphoproteomic data, making it an especially hard role to fill.
Conventional sourcing methods were ineffective, as most candidates don’t specifically list phosphoproteomics on their CVs or LinkedIn profiles. This meant keyword searches and traditional sourcing strategies had failed to uncover relevant talent.
Approach
- We began to identify and enagage individuals with published work in phosphoproteomics, bypassing traditional sourcing routes.
- Maintained a high-touch candidate experience, ensuring we maintained engagement, minimised drop-outs between stages and continously sold the opportunity at Kinomica.
- Within a week we identified 3 candidates through academic publication tracking, adding one further from network referrals.
- Collaborated closely with the hiring manager on evaluation criteria to assess technical fit and research alignment.
- Kept momentum through to offer, which was extended and accepted within 25 days from the search commencing.
Results and impact.
The successful hire was secured in just 25 days, from brief to offer acceptance.
Successful candidate sourced and submitted within 4 days of kickoff.
Shortlist feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with the final decision coming down to small margins.
The firm is positioned strongly as they continue to scale, and we've been engaged for additional hiring projects.