Building Technical Operations Capability During a Merger
How we helped Arranta Bio build critical Tech Ops teams in Massachusetts to support their merger with Vibalogics and transition into ReciBioPharm.
5
Strategic Tech Ops Hires Placed
3
Candidates Relocated to MA
100
% Exclusive Partnership
Building Strategic Tech Ops Teams Amid Change
Arranta Bio, a specialist CDMO, was in the process of merging with Vibalogics to form ReciBioPharm.
At the time, their internal hiring capacity was limited to one Talent Acquisition professional managing recruitment across the entire business.
With several highly technical roles to fill in their Massachusetts site, they needed a specialist partner with proven experience in Technical Operations to build their team quickly and effectively.
The Challenge
Arranta needed to secure specialist Tech Ops talent quickly during a critical merger period. They faced three main hurdles:
Limited internal hiring capacity to manage complex, niche searches.
Budget constraints compared to the competitive Massachusetts life sciences market.
The need to attract and relocate candidates to an expensive, high-demand region.
They had not engaged other agencies and approached us exclusively, having previously worked with one of their hiring managers in a past company who trusted our expertise to deliver in this space.
Our Approach
We acted as an embedded search partner, tailoring our approach to meet urgent timelines and overcome local market challenges:
Rapid Delivery
We sourced and submitted five qualified profiles within 24 hours to keep hiring momentum high.
Market Eductation
We advised the Arranta team on salary benchmarking to ensure competitiveness and designed a relocation package to broaden their reach beyond local candidates.
Relocation Strategy
We mapped talent in lower-cost states, creating cost-of-living comparisons and relocation guides for candidates to help them make informed decisions and ease the move to Massachusetts.
The Combination
This combination of speed, market insight, and relocation support enabled us to unlock talent pools that were previously out of reach.
The Results
Our partnership delivered direct and measurable impact:
Critical Roles Filled
5 strategic hires placed across Tech Ops, with 3 candidates successfully relocated to Massachusetts.
High Efficiency
Key hires delivered quickly, including one candidate presented and hired in just 9 working days and another in 12 working days.
Trusted Partner
Initially engaged for 4 roles, our performance led to an additional role being created to secure a second candidate we presented.
The Impact
By securing the right Tech Ops talent during a period of significant organisational change, we helped Arranta maintain operational continuity while navigating their merger into ReciBioPharm.
Our ability to act as a trusted specialist partner allowed their lean internal hiring team to focus on other priorities while ensuring their new business was set up for success.
Key Placements Included
Scientist
Nucleic Acids
Principal
Upstream Plasmid
Engineer III/Senior
Continuous Manufacturing
Senior Scientist
Downstream Process Development
Senior Scientist
Downstream Process Development
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