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Nicole Contreras

Commander · DISC type D
Head of Talent Acquisition at Maravai LifeSciences
📍 San Diego Metropolitan Area, United States

Nicole is a strategic Talent Acquisition leader with a decade of experience building high-performing teams, primarily in the life sciences sector. Described by colleagues as reliable, dedicated, and an exceptional listener, she excels at scaling operations, optimizing systems, and using data to shape hiring strategy.

She created and implemented a structured hiring model that successfully reduced time-to-fill by 22% in a previous role.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Head of Talent Acquisition
Location
San Diego Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Nicole shows up

Risk-Taker
Candid & Clear
Decisive

They are very proud of what they do. They respond better to strong and respectful interactions. They like to act fast and expect others to do the same.

Priorities

Topics Nicole cares about

Talent Strategy
Her focus is on transforming recruiting functions into trusted business partners by building data-driven strategies and structured hiring models to support purposeful company growth.
Candidate Experience
A core theme in her career is a deep commitment to delivering an outstanding candidate experience through process optimization, partnership, and clear communication.
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Career

Work history

8-2022 - 10-2025
Head of Talent Acquisition
Maravai LifeSciences
5-2022 - 8-2022
Sr. Talent Acquisition Operations Specialist
Turing.com
9-2021 - 5-2022
Associate Director, Talent Acquisition
Societal™ CDMO (formerly Recro)
7-2020 - 9-2021
Sr. Supervisor, Talent Acquisition
Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services
10-2018 - 7-2020
Talent Acquisition Recruiter
Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services
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Education
2007 - 2010
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
San Diego State University
2005 - 2007
Chicano Studies
California State University, Long Beach
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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