Understand the assignment.
Scientific priorities, business milestones, reporting relationships and the contribution you need from day one.
For companies
The people to moveyour mission forward.
Life sciences recruitment shaped around your science, your stage, and the impact of the appointment.
The search starts hereA clear brief.
A clear brief.
A considered search.
A role specification is only the beginning. The real brief is the challenge ahead, the expertise missing from the team, and the outcomes the right person will own.
Bring that context into the search from the start. It gives every conversation a sharper purpose and every decision a stronger foundation.
How we think about searchFrom business need
From business need
to human alignment.
Look beyond the obvious.
Relevant experience matters. So do problem-solving, judgment, motivation and the ability to grow with the organization.
Create clarity on both sides.
Set expectations, surface the important questions, and help the opportunity and the individual come into focus.
Engagement modelsThe right model
The right model
for the hire in front of you.
01
Executive Search
A dedicated partner, a full market map and a rigorous assessment for the appointments that shape the company.
Retained · C-suite, VP & boardExplore 02Hybrid Search
The commitment of a retained search with the speed and economics of contingency. Built for critical director-level hires.
Committed · Director & senior specialistExplore 03Contract & Interim
Experienced interim leaders and contract specialists, ready when a filing, readout or gap cannot wait.
Flexible · Interim leaders & specialistsExplore 04Team Build
A dedicated search program for building an entire function, from the first hire ahead of an IND to a full launch team.
Programmatic · Multiple hiresExplore 05Leadership Advisory
Assessment, succession, organization design and compensation insight for boards and leadership teams.
Advisory · Boards & leadership teamsExploreOur standards
Promises we keep.
24hours
A partner responds to every new brief within one business day.
10days
To a calibrated shortlist on Hybrid Search mandates.
100%
Of candidates we speak with hear back from us. Nobody is left wondering.
12months
Replacement commitment on every Executive Search appointment.
An Executive Search, step by step
Ten weeks, one standard.
Every executive search follows the same disciplined arc, led by a senior partner from first brief to the leader's first ninety days.
01
Discovery & brief
Week 1We meet the founders, board and team. We define what success looks like in year one and year three, and agree the scorecard together.
02
Market map
Weeks 1–3We map every credible candidate, including those who are not looking, across direct competitors, adjacent modalities and unexpected sources.
03
Approach & assess
Weeks 2–5Structured conversations against the scorecard, with depth on judgment, motivation and how the person leads under pressure.
04
Shortlist & interviews
Weeks 4–7A calibrated shortlist with written assessments. We prepare both sides for every interview and gather feedback within a day.
05
References & offer
Weeks 7–10Deep, on and off-list referencing. We benchmark compensation and manage the offer so it lands well and lasts.
06
Onboarding
First 90 daysCheck-ins at thirty, sixty and ninety days with the leader and the board, so small issues stay small.
Where we focusScientific depth.
Scientific depth.
Leadership perspective.
From research and clinical development to regulatory, technical, commercial and executive functions.
01Executive leadershipLeadership for consequential decisions and the next stage of the organization.02Research & discoveryScientific talent for the questions at the beginning of a breakthrough.03Clinical developmentPeople who move scientific potential into rigorous clinical evaluation.04Regulatory affairsExpertise that brings clarity, rigor and judgment to the path ahead.05Quality assuranceThe leaders who make quality a culture, not a department.06Medical affairsPeople who connect scientific value with the clinicians and patients it needs to reach.07Biometrics & dataThe analysts who turn trial data into decisions.08Technical operationsThe specialists who connect a promising product with reliable supply.09CommercializationThe people who turn approval into access.10Device & diagnosticsEngineering, clinical and regulatory talent for products patients can hold.
Before we begin
A few useful questions.
Whatever you have. A draft job description helps, but the most useful things are the milestones ahead, the team already in place and what has or has not worked in past hires.
Yes, and we encourage it. Many of our best searches begin with a conversation about the problem, not the title.
Codenamed briefs, a limited circle of people who know, and candidate approaches that do not name the company until there is mutual interest. We sign NDAs as standard.
Yes. We work with companies from seed through commercial stage, and we tailor the engagement model to the stage and the budget.
Executive Search suits C-suite, VP and board roles. Hybrid Search suits director and senior specialist hires. Contract & Interim covers gaps and peaks. Team Build suits five or more hires in a program. We will recommend one honestly in the first call.
Fees depend on the model and the role. Executive Search is retained and invoiced in stages. Hybrid Search combines a modest engagement fee with a success fee. We confirm everything in writing before any work begins.
Your next defining hire
starts here.
Tell us about the role, the stage and the people already in the room.