Case Study: UC Davis GMP achieves 3x faster time-to-hire with Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom

UC Davis GMP cuts time-to-hire to 30 days with Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom

The University of California, Davis GMP facility, along with USC and Stanford, faced a challenge in staffing its new cell and gene therapy manufacturing center. As state universities, their mandated hiring processes were slow, taking over 90 days to fill roles, and they lacked access to the specialized industry-level talent required for manufacturing and process development. They partnered with Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom for specialized life sciences recruiting support.

Kelly Science implemented a solution using contract-to-hire and direct-hire placements to work around the lengthy university protocols. This strategy allowed them to engage top industry candidates quickly. As a result, Kelly improved the time-to-hire to approximately 30 days, which was three times faster than the standard process, enabling all three university GMP facilities to ramp up their operations on schedule.

UC Davis GMP (University of California, Davis)