Ruba Asmussen

About Ruba Asmussen

If hiring feels harder than it “should” right now, it’s rarely “just recruiting.” It’s often the first loud signal that something upstream needs work: fuzzy roles, slow decisions, clunky processes, or a team being asked to scale on vibes and heroics.Who I amI’m Ruba, founder of RTA Consulting. I work with CEOs, COOs, CHROs, Heads of People, and leadership teams to solve the organizational issues behind the hiring pain, so you get better business outcomes (faster execution, stronger teams, less churn). Sometimes that means building infrastructure; other times it’s augmenting a great in-house team with senior recruiting and people expertise. I work with companies from early-stage through full commercialization.I spent 12 years at Aerotek leading high-performance recruiting teams (Top Producing Recruiter in the Northwest for four straight years), then went in-house at Zymergen and scaled from startup to 850+ employees in under four years. I know the tension between speed, quality, experience, and burnout, because I’ve owned those outcomes.RTA plugs in where you need us most:Strategy + execution for hard roles (biotech, biopharma, clean tech, engineering, advanced manufacturing)Senior capacity for hiring waves, backfills, and “we need this yesterday” rolesProcess + tooling fixes (intake to offer, automation and reporting that leaders actually use)Employer brand, candidate experience, onboarding, retentionResultMore signal, less scramble: faster hiring without chaos, stronger quality and consistency, less agency spend, and teams that can keep up with growth.If you’re a company leader feeling pressure from hiring volume, tough roles, or bandwidth, let’s compare notes. DM me what you’re tackling, and I’ll share a few options I’ve seen work. Learn more at of RTA, I’m on lead guitar in tribute bands, hanging with my two kids, and being entertained by a growing brood of cats. Follow me for hiring + leadership takes, plus rock n’ roll and cat memes.

Experience

1. CEO and Founder

   Rta Consulting

   May 2020 — Present

   RTA Consulting delivers comprehensive embedded recruitment solutions for the biotech, biopharma, clean tech, deep tech, engineering, advanced manufacturing, and healthcare sectors. With a team grounded in science and engineering, we speak the language of both clients and candidates. Our data-driven approach and agile methodology ensure efficient and high-quality placements across functions, significantly reducing time-to-fill rates and turnover. As a strategic partner, we adapt to your specific HR and recruiting needs, leveraging industry expertise and cutting-edge knowledge of technology and trends to drive successful outcomes. As a woman- and immigrant-owned business, we promote inclusive hiring practices, meeting the diverse needs of small to mid-sized organizations.

Education

• Stanford University Graduate School of Business

  Stanford LEAD Professional Certificate, Executive Education

• University of California, Berkeley

  Bachelor’s Degree, Molecular & Cellular Biology

Skills

• Behavioral Interviewing
• Full-Life Cycle Recruiting
• Onboarding
• Employee Benefits
• Recruiting
• Life Sciences
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Staffing Services
• Clinical Operations
• Human Resources
• Sales Process
• Regulatory Affairs
• Lifesciences
• R&D
• Contract Recruitment
• Interviewing
• Talent Acquisition
• Ctms
• Temporary Placement
• Medical Devices
• Internet Recruiting
• Clinical Research
• Biotechnology
• Advanced Internet Recruiting
• Employment-Based Immigration
• Customer Service
• Data Analysis
• Sas
• Training
• Cold Calling
• Management
• Data Management
• Interviews
• Technical Recruiting
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Leadership
• Account Management
• Time Management
• Quality Assurance
• Screening Resumes