Jeff Kagy

Jeff Kagy Cell: 781-820 - South Main Street, Sherborn, MA- HR & Corporate Administration Human Resources, IT, & Facility Management An extremely strategic, resourceful, and results driven global Human Resources and Corporate Administration executive with over twenty (20) years of experience providing turnkey corporate business services, strategies, and solutions to organizations in multiple industries. Core Qualifications Motivated, driven, & energetic Strong scientific acumen Strong business acumen Strategic Planning & Analysis Established International HR BoD & Committee interaction Documented track record of success Merger & Acquisition experience Operational Productivity Excellent communicator Operates with integrity Professional Experience Senior HR Business ConsultantMarch 2019 – Present HR Consultant to clients who have ongoing HR project work Standard responsibilities & services provided include, but are not limited to: Partner with all levels of the organization (including BoD & executive “C” level) to design & develop both short term tactical and long term strategic HR & Corporate Administration plans. Manage and direct day-to-day HR & Corporate Administration operations and/or projects at the client site. Assess, design, communicate, execute, train, and manage the following functional HR areas: Employment, Recruitment & Staffing Services Training & Organizational Development. HR Process Management Performance Review Systems Design. Benefit & Compensation Plan Design. Employee Communications Current client list: CEEK Enterprises PEAR Therapeutics September 2017 – March 2019 Pear Therapeutics discovers, develops, and delivers clinically validated software based therapeutics. Vice President of Human Resources Hired as the inaugural Head of HR, having started as a consultant in September '17 when PEAR was a Series A/ 20 person company and have led growth & expansion efforts to our current status - a Series C/ 100+ employee company. Responsible for 6 direct reports and the day-to-day HR & Facility operations at both our Boston and San Francisco offices. Senior HR Business Partner to Executive (“C”) and Leadership (VP) Teams Implemented new systems to replace PEO model (including complete overhaul of compensation & benefits and implementation of new payroll and HRIS) Manage the Compensation Committee and attend the regularly scheduled Board meetings Focus on “pay for performance”, total rewards, and company branding for explosive growth success Developed Talent Acquisition strategy to equip the organization for hyper-growth. Voted by my 12 peer VP’s to be the inaugural Leadership Team Committee Chairperson. Senior HR Business ConsultantJuly 2016 – September 2017 HR Consultant to multiple clients who have ongoing HR project work Standard responsibilities & services provided include, but are not limited to: Led & facilitated HR business strategies to align HR function with core business objectives. Partner with all levels of the organization (including BoD & executive “C” level) to design & develop both short term tactical and long term strategic HR & Corporate Administration plans. Manage and direct day-to-day HR & Corporate Administration operations and/or projects at the client site. Assess, design, communicate, execute, train, and manage the following functional HR areas: Employment, Recruitment & Staffing Services Training & Organizational Development. HR process management Performance Review systems design. Benefit & Compensation plan design. Employee communications Client List: Arena Pharmaceuticals Cytrellis Bio Vedanta Bio Pear Therapeutics EPIRUS Biopharmaceuticals May 2014 – July 2016 EPIRUS was a global public biopharmaceutical company focused on the global development and commercialization of biosimilar monoclonal antibodies. Global Vice President; Human Resources & Corporate Administration Responsible for 4 direct reports and the day-to-day global Human Resources, IT, Facilities, and Corporate Administration of three(3) multi-national offices ( US, CH, NL ) Worked closely with CEO and other “C” level executives on strategic business planning, M&A efforts, “go-public” /public company readiness, and BoD & Compensation Committee prep. Provide strategic business partnership to the Senior Leadership Team ( acquiring & developing talent, annual performance management, compensation & rewards, company branding & performance based culture initiatives, and organizational development projects. ) Synageva Biopharma April 2013 – May 2014 Synageva BioPharma Corp. was a global public biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to deliver breakthrough medicines globally for patients suffering from rare, devastating diseases. Senior Director; Global Human Resources Responsible for 6 direct reports and the day-to-day global human resources & staffing operations: Oversaw/directly responsible for opening Global Regional Commercial offices in LATAM ( Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, & Mexico ), and Europe (UK, France, Germany, Benelux, Italy, Spain, & Turkey) Oversaw/directly responsible for recruiting, hiring, & on-boarding efforts across all Global Regional Commercial offices ( recruited, hired, & on-boarded over 50 new employees globally from 4/2013 - 4/2014 . This included setting up and managing 3rd party vendors ( law firms, recruiting firms, payroll service providers, etc..) Oversaw/directly responsible for recruiting, hiring, & on-boarding efforts for US operations ( including multi-site Manufacturing facilities + global headquarters facility ( recruited, hired, & on-boarded over 100 new employees from 4/2013 – 4/2014 Oversaw/directly responsible for Global Human Resource functional areas including benefits administration, compensation administration, performance management, employee relations, organization development, and training & learning development. Senior HR Business ConsultantAugust 2012 – April 2013 HR Consultant to Epirus Bio Hired by the former CEO of Percivia to project manage the start-up of this VC backed “Newco” Worked to secure temporary startup office space & project managed the buildout of new corporate office space Implemented standard corporate “Newco” infrastructure ( payroll, employee benefits, new employee HR forms library, corporate insurance, IT setup, etc..) Led all recruiting & staffing initiatives to build a senior leadership executive team and 15 individual contributors Managed all day-to-day corporate administration operations ( HR, IT, Facilities ) Percivia LLC, Cambridge, MAJanuary 2009 – August 2012 PERCIVIA was a joint venture formed by Crucell N.V. and Royal DSM N.V., to develop recombinant therapeutic proteins using the PER.C6® human cell line, with a focus on bio-similar monoclonal antibodies globally.. **Percivia was acquired by J&J in April ’12 and closed on August 1, 2012** Vice President; Human Resources & Corporate Administration Hired in January 2009 as a consultant, I was asked to join Percivia FT later in the year to provide executive guidance /oversight for a large strategic reorganizational development plan. (morphing from CRO business to Product Dev business) Managed all corporate operational responsibilities for HR, Legal, IT, & Facilities ( to include P&L responsibility and five direct reports ) Oversaw strategic organizational development through the design, communication, and implementation of HR programs & systems. Selected Achievements: Led executive recruiting efforts to attract a new CEO to Percivia. Promoted by the Board of Directors in December 2010 to manage the day-to-day operations of Percivia until the new CEO started in mid-April 2011. Reduced turnover and negative attrition from 30% in 2010 to 5% in 2011 by implementing multiple new employee programs, reporting structures, and sponsoring retention programs for key staff. Led reorganizational & right-sizing efforts throughout 2011. Results reflect operational costs savings (HR, IT, & Facility expenses), more efficient work-flows/work-streams and better service levels to internal staff. Bay Colony Resources, Inc Sept 1991 – May 2009 Bay Colony Resources was a Human Resources & Corporate Administrative services & strategy company designed to help corporate clients establish, re-build, and/or re-organize their HR & Corporate Administration functions. Bay Colony Resources worked with small start-ups, as well as, medium & large organizations. Principal & Managing Director Education University of Arkansas -) B.A Studies Major: Business Management ADDENDUM Commercial Human Resources Experience: 1) Serono - Senior HR Project Manager on launch of Rebif -) Biogen – Senior HR Project Manager on launch of Tysabri -) Sepracor - Senior HR Project Manager on launch of Lunesta -) Cytyc - Senior HR Project Manager on launch of multiple med devices, surgical instruments, Medical Capital Equipment -) Synageva - Sr Director HR – focused on global commercial build-out for pre-launch activities of Kanuma - )