Estela Villanueva Villanueva As the Head of Talent Attraction and Acquisition at the Vall Hebron Institute of Research, I bring over a decade of expertise in recruitment, with a specialized focus on the healthcare and biomedical research sectors for the past four years. Institutions of which they are part Head of unit Talent Attraction and Acquisition Unit Human Resources Directorate Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca Email Estela Villanueva Villanueva Email Institutions of which they are part Head of unit Talent Attraction and Acquisition Unit Human Resources Directorate Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca As the Head of Talent Attraction and Acquisition at the Vall Hebron Institute of Research, I bring over a decade of expertise in recruitment, with a specialized focus on the healthcare and biomedical research sectors for the past four years.
While completing a higher vocational training course in Business Administration, I obtained my first job in the Human Resources field. This experience increased my interest in the discipline, leading me to pursue a degree in Labor Relations and Human Resources at the University of the Basque Country, which I completed in 2017. Subsequently, I moved to London to undertake a postgraduate degree in People Management. During this period, I worked in various Human Resources positions within the UK’s public health system (NHS), focusing on personnel selection. During my years at the NHS, I managed the recruitment process for the COVID-19 vaccination program, progressively taking on new responsibilities in other recruitment teams. In early 2023, I was appointed Head of Recruitment at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, leading a multicultural team of 40 people. In February 2024, I moved to Barcelona to join VHIR as Head of Talent Attraction & Acquisition, with the challenge of standardizing and implementing systems and processes to facilitate talent attraction, improve candidate satisfaction, and enhance the continuous development of the talent attraction and acquisition team.
