Abel Lara

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ABOUT ABEL LARA

Welcome to Abel 2 Recruit!I partner with biotech leadership teams at critical inflection points to design and build the organizations required to execute innovative science.My passion aligns in Cell & Gene Therapy & Neurology to support scale in growing Research, Clinical Development, and Technical Operations leadership during transitions from discovery through clinical execution.Over the past decade — including a multi-year engagement supporting BlueRock Therapeutics — I have worked directly with executive and scientific leaders to impact leadership, avoid mis-hires, and reduce execution risk during periods of growth and change. I engage exclusively and on a retained basis for senior and executive roles, where accountability, discretion, and outcome matter. This structure allows me to operate as an extension of leadership — not a transactional vendor — and owned accountability of the result.How I Typically Engage: • Organization build support during growth or clinical inflection points • Fractional Org Build & Leadership Sequencing• Retained, exclusive executive and VP-level search My Main Focus Areas: • Cell & Gene Therapy & Neurology• Research & Development • Clinical Development • Technical Operations / CMC • Regulatory & Biometrics What Clients Rely On: • Clear organization design tied to program stage • Disciplined leadership sequencing • High-judgment executive assessment • Accountability through exclusive, retained partnershipsIn select scenarios, I also support teams through 3-6 month, retained org-scale engagements during periods of rapid growth or clinical transition. These engagements focus on organizational design, leadership sequencing, and building Research, Clinical Development, and Technical Operations capability in parallel allowing leadership teams to scale without losing execution discipline.