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Krystle Okialda-Chase

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Director, Head of Talent Acquisition at Calico Life Sciences
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Krystle Okialda-Chase is the Director and Head of Talent Acquisition at Calico Life Sciences, specializing in the biotech and pharma industries. Her experience spans startups like ReCode Therapeutics to large companies like AbbVie. With a Masters degree in Pharmaceutics from the University of Washington, people often describe her as organized, efficient, and attentive.

Her background as a graduate researcher, which includes publications on drug-drug interactions and bactericidal hydrogels, gives her a unique scientific foundation. This academic experience in pharmaceutics and molecular biology informs her approach to recruiting top-tier scientific talent. She has also given talks to students about careers in biotechnology.

Unique fact: Krystle transitioned from a hands-on scientific researcher with a Masters thesis on Cytochrome P450 enzymes to a leader in talent acquisition for R&D.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Director, Head of Talent Acquisition
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Biotech Talent Strategy
Leads talent acquisition for Calico Life Sciences and has built recruiting functions from the ground up at multiple biotech startups, including Ambys Medicines and ReCode Therapeutics.
Genetic Medicines
Led talent acquisition for ReCode Therapeutics, a clinical-stage genetic medicines company, and attended the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference to recruit CF researchers.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Director, Head of Talent Acquisition
Calico Life Sciences
8-2024 - 7-2025
Associate Director, Head of Talent Acquisition
Calico Life Sciences
1-2023 - 7-2024
Associate Director, Head of Talent Acquisition
ReCode Therapeutics
3-2021 - 11-2022
Associate Director, Head of Talent Acquisition
Ambys Medicines
12-2019 - 3-2021
Senior Manager, Head of Talent Acquisition
Ambys Medicines
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Education
2009 - 2012
Master's Degree
University of Washington
2004 - 2009
Bachelor's Degree
University of California, Santa Cruz
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