Rapid Biotech Buildout

Case Study: Building Casebia Therapeutics from the Ground Up

Client Overview

When Casebia Therapeutics—a joint venture between CRISPR Therapeutics and Bayer’s venture arm—launched with a lean team and bold scientific goals, they needed to scale fast across both U.S. coasts. Recruitomics became their trusted talent acquisition partner, helping grow the company from a small founding team to over 150 employees, enabling a successful reintegration with CRISPR Therapeutics.

The Challenge

With a core team consisting of a CEO, administrative support, and a single scientist, Casebia Therapeutics faced a massive growth mandate. The company needed to:

Build out teams on both coasts
Hire across three complex therapeutic indications
Establish hiring processes from scratch
And do it all while preserving scientific rigor, cultural fit, and budgetary control

They had no internal talent acquisition infrastructure—and no time to waste.

The Solution

Recruitomics stepped in as Casebia’s full-service talent acquisition partner. Over a two-year engagement, we:

Developed and executed a strategic hiring roadmap aligned with Casebia’s scientific and operational milestones
Hired across scientific, operational, and executive roles
Ensured continuity and consistency across multiple locations and functional areas
And recruited a Head of HR and Head of Talent Acquisition to support the company’s long-term hiring autonomy

The Execution

We worked alongside Casebia leadership to scale the company thoughtfully and efficiently:

Grew the team from 4 to 150+ employees across East and West Coast sites
Enabled hiring for three parallel gene therapy programs
Maintained cultural and operational cohesion during rapid expansion
Supported the transition to internal hiring leadership near the end of our engagement

The Results

150+ team members hired over 2+ years
Two-site talent strategy executed across therapeutic programs
Successfully positioned for reintegration with CRISPR Therapeutics
Long-term client relationships built with Casebia alumni in new ventures

Today, we continue to work with former Casebia leaders—including CEO Jim Burns—at their new companies. The relationships we built and the outcomes we delivered have stood the test of time.

Key Takeaway for Fast-Growing Biotechs

Recruitomics enables biotech startups to scale without sacrificing speed, science, or culture. Whether you're launching a spinout or building a company from scratch, we partner with you from first hire to strategic exit—and beyond.