Dennis Cahalan
Director of Talent Acquisition · US Eye
Summerville, SC
In My Own Words
Innovative and results driven Talent Acquisition leader with expertise in talent acquisition strategy, strategic sourcing, human capital analytics, leadership hiring, and employer brand development. Successfully built and led global recruiting teams and have executed hundreds of executive/strategic searches with a proven track record of effectively partnering with stakeholders and candidates alike, driving critical business initiatives.
Work Experience
Director of Talent Acquisition
US Eye2021 – Present
12/2021-Present US Eye is a physician-led, patient-centric network of eye care practices providing patients with care in ophthalmology, optometry, dermatology, and facial surgery. With 54 clinics and 5 surgery centers, led by 100+ providers and more than 1,400 team members system wide, we deliver world class care to patients throughout Florida, the Carolinas and Virginia.
Director of Talent Acquisition • Reporting to the Chief Human Resources Officer, leads the Talent Acquisition strategy for US Eye. • Developed recruiting programs and processes enabling the attraction of best-in-class talent driving continuous growth of a 1,000+ employee organization. • Established US Eye's Employer Brand illustrating our Mission, Core Values, and unique Employee Value Proposition (EVP). • Aligned with functional leaders and stakeholders providing strategic support surrounding recruiting strategy, sourcing, selection criteria, offer extension, and onboarding. • Executed multi-channel recruiting communications and developed integrated recruiting marketing campaigns designed to elevate employer brand on social media platforms. • Championing efforts to drive a best-in-class candidate experience in an ever-changing organizational environment.
Owner & Disability Advocate
Coastal Disability2018 – 2021
Summerville, SC 3/2018 - 11/2021 Coastal Disability is a disability advocacy group helping child and adult disability claimants successfully navigate Social Security Administration's (SSA) disability claims process.
Owner & Disability Advocate • Appointed non-attorney representative assisting adult and child disability claimants in navigating the disability claims process helping them to successfully access their benefits • Aiding claimants at every stage of the disability claims process (Initial claim, Reconsideration, Administrative Law Judge hearing, and Appeals Council reviews) to fully develop a claim and ensure that favorable determinations can be reached regarding benefit eligibility
Executive Search Consultant
Slone Partners2017 – 2018
San Francisco, CA 4/2017 - 3/2018 Slone Partners is a premier executive search firm that specializes in recruitment for the life sciences, diagnostics, data & analytics, and laboratory testing services industries.
Executive Search Consultant • Reporting to the CEO, I was charged with supporting clients within the Bioinformatics, Clinical Trials / CRO, Genomics / Molecular Diagnostics, Healthcare Information Technology, and Precision Medicine arenas • Managed and executed multiple retained searches with a focus on providing leadership solutions at the senior - executive level for clients in the Healthcare & Life Sciences space
Director, Talent Acquisition
IKS Health2013 – 2017
New York, NY 6/2013 - 1/2017 IKS Health is a premier partner for healthcare organizations, bringing an integrated set of solutions enabling healthcare organizations to perform more effectively for better clinical, financial, and organizational outcomes. Founded in 2007, IKS is headquartered in New York and has offices in Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Mumbai and Hyderabad, India.
Director, Talent Acquisition • Reporting to VP, Human Resources, led talent acquisition strategy and execution for all US based positions at the Director, VP/SVP/EVP, and CXO level enterprise wide • Managed both onshore and offshore recruiting teams, fostering an environment built on strategic direction, close collaboration, and development of recruiters and sourcers • Partnered with senior leadership on strategic business initiatives, defining mission critical roles, talent strategy, and growth attainment initiatives • Worked closely with business leaders to define and implement talent strategies enabling the business goals to be met for all practice areas (Margin, Care and Practice) • Responsible for driving significant organizational improvement in key areas: Time to Hire, Cost per Hire, and Diversity hiring • Designed current recruitment workflow addressing all bottlenecks and enabling IKS Health's continued growth & rapid scalability • Developed and implemented IKS Health's Diversity & Inclusion strategy in alignment with the existing talent acquisition strategy
Director, Leadership Hiring
EmployVision, Inc2010 – 2013
Princeton, NJ 9/2010 - 5/2013 Boutique Talent Acquisition and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) firm supporting clients such as IBM Global Business Services, Capgemini, HP, Cognizant, and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
Director, Leadership Hiring • Supported the aforementioned organizations in developing and implementing sourcing and recruitment strategies ensuring that short and long-term organizational hiring goals were met • Specialized in full lifecycle recruitment of Senior Management and Executive Level talent across industry verticals but largely within the Healthcare (Payer/Provider), and Life Sciences (Pharmaceutical/Medical Device/Biotechnology) space • Built Talent Acquisition recruiting infrastructure, implemented strategic direction, workforce planning, and managed/mentored large teams in executing and successfully delivering full lifecycle recruiting and sourcing services
• Evaluated sourcing channels for passive talent to determine effectiveness in terms of return on investment, cost per hire and time to fill • Benchmarking of Recruiting Metrics (Time to Fill, Cost per Hire, Diversity) for clients • Streamlined the recruitment process for client organizations by assessing current state bottlenecks/inefficiencies and defining future state processes and workflows • Worked closely with Cognizant Technologies' leadership team in building the origins of their Emerging Business Accelerator (EBA) group. Also directly supported Cognizant's CEO, Francisco D'Souza in building out his Chief of Staff team
Staffing Manager (Oil & Gas and Pharmaceutical Industries)
PEAK Technical Services2007 – 2009
Philadelphia, PA 10/2007 - 6/2009 Technical Staffing firm with a niche focus on providing engineering and drafting / design staff to clients in multiple industries including Energy & Power, Mining & Metals, and Oil & Gas.
Staffing Manager (Oil & Gas and Pharmaceutical Industries) • Partnered with client leadership, human resources and hiring managers to ensure a thorough understanding of organizational hiring needs • Developed sourcing and recruitment strategies to address clients hiring and human capital goals • Identified qualified candidates using a variety of traditional and nontraditional sourcing strategies • Maintained pipeline of passive talent based on market and client forecasts • Built and developed team of recruiting and sourcing specialists
Recruiting Manager - Strategic Accounts, Healthcare & Life Sciences
AEROTEK2003 – 2007
Piscataway, NJ 4/2003 - 10/2007 Largest independently owned recruiting organization in the US, serving every major industry and market, with a recognized strength in outsourced engineering and clinical solutions.
Recruiting Manager - Strategic Accounts, Healthcare & Life Sciences • Client relationship management and direction for recruiting and sourcing teams • Implementation of recruiting strategies and prioritization of client hiring needs to recruitment team • Clients included: LabCorp, ROCHE Diagnostics, Honeywell, and Becton Dickinson • Developed recruiting strategies designed to identify passive candidates and improve client's "Time to Fill" and "Cost per Hire" metrics