Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, LATAMSantiago, Chile
Finding talent.Building teams.Opening opportunities.
Specialist in talent attraction
SolangeGaray Aravena
- Pharmaceutical
- Healthcare
- Consumer goods
- Medical Affairs
- Market Access
- Commercial
- Centers of Excellence
- Medical Devices
- Finance
- Human Resources
Iconnecttherightpeoplewiththerightopportunities,bringingtogetherapsychologist'sinsight,abusinesspartner'sstrategyandtheprecisionofdata.
Strategic partner to business and HR leaders, experienced in working with regional and global stakeholders in matrix environments.
Numbers that tell the story
years in talent attraction and selection
Since 2010
Latin American countries supported
From Mexico to Chile
requisitions managed simultaneously
From Analysts to Senior Managers
businesses supported in the South Cluster
Medical Devices, Pharma and Consumer
Time to fill
against a global target of 48 days
Profile
Experience across pharmaceutical, healthcare and consumer businesses, leading end-to-end processes, talent intelligence, market insights and data-driven decision-making.
Partner to business and HR leaders.
Areas of expertise
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End-to-end processes for strategic and specialized roles, from profile intake to offer extension.
Psychology applied to hiring.
Latin America, country by country
Based in Santiago, ChileEducation
Psychologist
Gabriela Mistral University
Professional degree
Languages
Spanish
Native
English
Upper-intermediate / Advanced
Beyond recruiting
- Total Rewards Champion
- DE&I in Chile and LATAM South
- TA North Star
- Talent Scout & Strategic Pipeline
- Data Integrity
- Early in Career
- We Belong
- Disability inclusion
- Intern and trainee programs
The talent journey
A hiring process where every stage has a purpose.
01
Discover
Understand the business, define the profile and read the market before the search begins.
02
Attract
Sourcing strategies, talent scouting and pipelines for key roles, including at specialty conferences.
03
Connect
Real conversations with candidates and hiring managers, across several countries at once.
04
Assess
Competency-based interviews, psychological assessment and reference checks.
05
Hire
Shortlists, data-backed recommendations and offers prepared to close.
06
Grow
Employee value proposition, engagement and intern and trainee programs.
Behind every opening there is a person. And behind every person, a story worth listening to.
Experience
More than fifteen years in hiring, nine of them at Johnson & Johnson.
Johnson & Johnson
Jan 2017 – Oct 2026
2022 – October 2026
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Innovative Medicine LATAM
End-to-end processes for strategic and specialized roles in the pharmaceutical business across Latin America, as Talent Acquisition point of contact for Innovative Medicine in Latin America South.
- Recommendations on sourcing strategy, talent availability, market competitiveness and hiring decisions.
- Presented market insights, trends and data analysis for the Southern Cluster in Quarterly Business Reviews with regional leadership.
- 15 to 20 simultaneous requisitions across countries and seniority levels, from Analysts to Senior Managers.
- Functions: Commercial (Sales and Marketing), Medical Affairs, Market Access, Centers of Excellence, among others.
- 42-day time to fill against a global target of 48 days.
- Total Rewards Champion for the Talent team and point of contact for Latin America South.
- Global TA North Star project during the localization and system transition from Taleo to Workday.
- Led Talent Scout and Strategic Pipeline initiatives for key LATAM roles.
Nov 2018 – 2022
Talent Acquisition Senior Specialist
Recruitment and selection for Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals and Consumer in Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Peru and Ecuador.
Jan 2017 – Oct 2018
Talent Acquisition Specialist
End-to-end talent attraction and selection for the company's three businesses in the South Cluster.
Trabajando.com, HR Consulting
Nov 2010 – Jan 2017
Nov 2012 – Jan 2017
Recruitment Consultant
Recruitment processes for clients across industries: profile intake, competency-based interviews, psychological assessments, reference checks, shortlists and employment assessment reports.
Nov 2010 – Oct 2012
Recruitment Analyst
Comprehensive support for recruitment processes: job postings, resume screening, phone interviews, employment assessment reports and reference checks.
Strategic and global assignments
Talent Sourcing Partner, Global Team
Specialized searches for Director-level Medical Affairs roles in LATAM and talent attraction strategies linked to specialty conferences in the United States.
- Psych Congress
- ASH (American Society of Hematology)
Global Services BUHR
Contributed to the Employee Value Proposition (EVP) agenda and to leadership, culture and engagement initiatives, with broad exposure to the overall HR strategy.
- EVP
- Culture
- Engagement
Interim leadership in Chile
Led the Talent Acquisition team in Chile, keeping operations, the team and business needs running smoothly.
Senior Public Management
Accredited professional for selection processes for public-sector leadership roles in Chile.
A connected universe
How the pieces of her work relate to each other. Hover or tap a concept to see its connections.
How I work
- 01
Listen
Understand people and the business before defining the profile.
- 02
Search
Find talent beyond the obvious, with data and market knowledge.
- 03
Connect
Build honest conversations between candidates and leaders.
- 04
Match
Recommend with evidence to create a fit that lasts.
Tools and platforms
- Workday
- Taleo
- GPS
- HiredScore
- HireVue
- Local job boards
Let's talk talent
If you are looking for someone to find, attract and connect talent across Latin America, write to me.