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Lou Palma

Evaluator · DISC type Csd
Head of Talent Acquisition, Janssen Americas Commercial, Global Commercial Strategy, & Supply Chain at Johnson & Johnson
📍 New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Lou Palma leads talent acquisition for Johnson & Johnsons Innovative Medicine Americas Commercial, GCSO, and Global Supply Chain divisions. Educated at Bucknell University and with a Masters in Human Resource Management from Rutgers, he focuses on delivering strategic talent solutions. Colleagues describe him as a caring and dedicated leader.

Outside of his corporate role, Lou has a passion for Italian culinary arts, with a perfectionists approach to making pasta from scratch. He explores and recreates traditional recipes, using precise techniques and high-quality ingredients to achieve authentic results.

In a previous role as a Director of Career Services, he successfully placed over 90% of graduates from multiple classes each year.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Head of Talent Acquisition, Janssen Americas Commercial, Global Commercial Strategy, & Supply Chain
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Personality Overview

How Lou shows up

Fast But Analytical
Hard To Convince
Thorough Evaluator

They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service

Priorities

Topics Lou cares about

Talent Acquisition Strategy
His current role is centered on shaping and delivering the talent acquisition strategy for major divisions at Johnson & Johnson.
Candidate Experience
He previously served as Global Experience Lead for Hiring & Onboarding, showing a dedicated focus on the candidate journey.
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Career

Work history

11-2022
Head of Talent Acquisition, Janssen Americas Commercial, Global Commercial Strategy, & Supply Chain
Johnson & Johnson
5-2020 - 12-2022
Global Experience Lead, Hiring & Onboarding
Johnson & Johnson
9-2018 - 5-2020
Senior HR Leader, Talent Acquisition - North American Commercial
Johnson & Johnson
4-2005 - 6-2007
Recruiter
Aerotek
8-2003 - 4-2005
Director of Career Services
Lincoln Educational Services- LTI Union Campus
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1999 - 2003
BS
Bucknell University
2010 - 2013
Master of Human Resource Management
Rutgers University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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