Overcoming Limited Talent Pools in Proteomics

The Brief

After Olink Proteomics went public on the stock exchange, Lexie at CSG Talent reached out to the Chief Financial Officer. Having strong experience within this field, Lexie knew the next step businesses at this stage of development would require was the hire of additional internal resource. Lexie was keen to highlight a candidate she was working with who had a wealth of experience in Investor Relations and could add value.

Following initial engagement, CSG Talent were appointed by Olink Proteomics to facilitate the hire of a VP Investor Relations & Capital Markets. This role was a first of function where previously this area of the business had been outsourced through a consultancy.

Olink Proteomics were keen to appoint someone with Investor Relations experience, to ideally be based in one of the main hubs of New York or Boston. It was also key for the ideal candidate to have a background in genomics or sequencing, which added to the complexity of the brief.

The Process

Lexie was aware the talent pool for this niche role would be quite limited, with investor relations roles being relatively new to the genomics market. She initially carried out a market mapping exercise to establish the talent pool available within sequencing and protein sequencing organisations. With the limited pool, she also identified Financial Advisors with experience in investor relations to build up a pool of candidates with transferable experience for the opportunity.

By utilising her strong network of contacts, with a predominant focus on LinkedIn, Lexie contacted 90 potential candidates which after in-depth screening and conversations, resulted in a strong shortlist of six suitable candidates. All six shortlisted candidates were interviewed by Olink Proteomics, one of which was successful in securing the role of VP Investor Relations & Capital Markets.