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CVS Health
A long-running recruiting partnership supporting analytics and data hiring across a large healthcare organization.
The partnership
HopHR began working with Aetna as the business expanded its analytics hiring. After the CVS-Aetna merger, the partnership continued across a broader range of data and product roles.
The work has included individual contributors and senior leaders, with close coordination between hiring managers and the recruiting team.
The hiring challenge
Specialized skills in a competitive market
The team needed people with strong technical skills and the judgment to apply them in a complex healthcare environment.
Keeping a busy hiring process moving
Internal recruiting capacity was stretched. The partnership expanded to include screening, scheduling, coordination, offer conversations, and close.
How HopHR helped
Recruiters worked closely with CVS Health leaders to understand role requirements, team context, and the qualities that mattered most.
HopHR supported the hiring process from candidate conversations through interview coordination and offer management, keeping communication clear for both sides.
The outcome
The partnership has supported hiring across data science, analytics, data engineering, and product management.
A dedicated recruiting relationship gave hiring teams a consistent partner to help manage candidate experience and bring people together around hiring decisions.
“HopHR has a unique ability to quickly understand the needs of the roles and to provide high-caliber candidates, expertly navigates all stages of the candidate experience, making it easier to engage and to close out offers.”
Olga Matlin
VP of Analytics, CVS Health
Life sciences
AstraZeneca
Recruiting support for a global research and development organization hiring specialist data and machine learning talent.
The partnership
AstraZeneca connected with HopHR through Faisal Khan, who had worked with the team in a previous role.
His group supported global research and development, using data, machine learning, and AI in work connected to drug discovery and development.
The hiring challenge
Hiring across global locations
The team needed to grow in Washington, Cambridge, and Gothenburg while keeping hiring aligned across locations.
Finding specialist research talent
Lead and principal data science roles called for technical depth as well as familiarity with pharmaceutical research.
How HopHR helped
The recruiter brought context from the earlier relationship to understand the role requirements and team expectations.
HopHR coordinated searches across locations and stayed close to hiring managers as they reviewed candidates and shared feedback.
The outcome
HopHR supported the group through a focused search for senior data science talent across its global research organization.
The collaboration brought a familiar recruiting partner into a specialized hiring effort where role context and clear communication mattered.
“In my career, I've worked with a number of recruiters, but HopHR is in a class of its own when it comes to partnering in the process. They just 'get it' and have consistently identified excellent global candidates for my positions at all levels of experience.”
Faisal Khan
VP of AI and Analytics, Novo Nordisk
Healthcare
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Recruiting partnership with Health Care Service Corporation and its Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans.
The partnership
HopHR worked with Health Care Service Corporation across its Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
The organization is focused on making quality healthcare accessible while supporting the communities and members it serves.
The hiring challenge
Finding the right people for specific locations
The team needed data and machine learning candidates who were open to the locations and the work behind the roles.
Connecting candidates to the mission
Candidates had options in many markets. The hiring conversation needed to make the impact, stability, and purpose of the work clear.
How HopHR helped
Recruiters focused on understanding the work and presenting it clearly to candidates whose interests aligned with healthcare.
The team coordinated interviews and feedback with hiring managers to keep the candidate experience considered and responsive.
The outcome
HopHR supported hiring across data science, machine learning, and product roles.
The collaboration centered on matching candidates to both the role and the organization's mission.
“I had the pleasure to work with Allison at HopHR during a recent job transition. The team at HopHR was very professional and introduced me to a great company, where I am now employed as a lead data scientist. I am grateful for her help to find my dream job.”
John Papazian
Lead Data Scientist, Blue Cross Blue Shield