Carly Pirro

About Carly Pirro

People Partner with expertise in benefits, HRIS, compliance, and people operations across biotech and healthcare. Proven track record leading restructuring, onboarding 100+ employees, and implementing culture and recognition programs. Accredited Insights Practitioner with a unique social work background that strengthens employee relations, collaboration, and adaptability in fast-paced environments.

Experience

1. People Operations Partner

   Editas Medicine

   Jan 2025 — Present · Cambridge, MA, US

   Dynamic People Operations Partner and wearer of many hats, from behind the scenes responsibilities (benefits & systems management, payroll support) to face-to-face employee & company partnership. •Manage employee health & fringe benefits (healthcare, employee recognition, 401k, etc.) including but not limited to vendor management, annual renewal, open enrollment, year-round benefit auditing, enrollments and terminations, QLEs, COBRA, and more. Implemented Employee Wellbeing Program to promote employee education & drive benefits usage.•Manage employee onboarding program including program design, partnering with hiring managers, benefits orientation, document management (e.g. I-9s), systems set up, and more.•Supported company through two large-scale reductions in force lifecycle, from announcement through beyond date of separation, including distribution and collection of separation agreements, payroll partnership, employee education, unemployment claims management, COBRA management, and more. •Leave of absence manager, LOA vendor relationship manager. •Create and distribute company-wide communications for email & intranet•Partner with finance team to run bi-weekly payroll cycle and benefit-related payroll audits •Maintain employee files and relevant documentation•Implemented new company recognition program, Motivosity. •Provide inter-department support including including event planning, leading Editas\'s Co-Op program, ad-hoc people analytics reporting, and more. •Accredited Insights Discovery Practitioner

Education

• Columbia University

  Master of Social Work - MSW, Clinical Social Work: Health, Mental Health & Disability

• The University of Western Australia

  Study Abroad

  2014 — 2014

• University of Vermont

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

  2011 — 2015

Skills

• Early Childhood Education
• Sibelius
• Teamwork
• Customer Service
• Retail Sales
• Music Theory
• Communication
• Psychology
• Teaching
• Clinical Research
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Word
• Leadership
• Microsoft Excel
• Childcare