New York –
February 6, 2017 – Deerfield announced Vicki Gaddy will be joining as the Head
of Human Resource Strategy and Talent Acquisition. In this role, Ms. Gaddy will lead Deerfield’s efforts to
identify and attract outstanding leaders to companies in which Deerfield has
invested.
Over the next decade, Deerfield expects to
form and operate dozens of new healthcare enterprises across the fields of
biotherapeutics, medical devices and healthcare services. These companies will
have the potential to greatly improve treatment and healthcare delivery
paradigms and require strong operational leadership. By leveraging Deerfield’s extensive
healthcare industry networks and creating a formal recruiting infrastructure,
Ms. Gaddy will provide invaluable strategic and tactical support to our
founding scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs.
Ms.
Gaddy joins Deerfield from BioNJ, a leading biotechnology industry trade association,
where she has been the Vice President of Talent Services for the past seven
years. In this role, Vicki has led the
growth of the industry human resource community in New Jersey, organizing
conferences and networking opportunities, as well as co-chairing BioNJ’s annual
Inspiring Women in STEM Conference. She
has been a frequent speaker to professional organizations and has participated
on an assortment of university and industry advisory boards, contributing perspective
on workforce issues and policies. Ms. Gaddy’s career has also included human
resource leadership roles at biotechnology and high technology companies, including
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, MannKind Biopharmaceuticals, International
Pharmaceutical Research, and Virgin Mobile USA.
“Helping our
partner companies identify and encourage the right talent and management
expertise is a key element of Deerfield’s role in ensuring valuable new
healthcare technologies and delivery systems reach the people who need them,”
stated James Flynn, Managing Partner at Deerfield. “Not only does Vicki
understand the needs of early stage companies, but she has shown herself to be
successful executive across many dimensions of human resource management. We are delighted to have her experience and
expertise available to our partners.”
Vicki
holds a BA in Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resource
Management and was awarded lifetime certification as a Senior Professional in
Human Resource Management from HRCI.
About Deerfield
Deerfield is an investment management firm committed to advancing
healthcare through investment, information and philanthropy.
For more information, please visit www.deerfield.com
Contacts
Deerfield Management
Company
Karen Heidelberger, 212-692-7140
karenh@deerfield.com