A family-owned company dedicated to providing high-quality research tools planned to create a new Antibody Engineering Division and needed to recruit a Senior Scientist as the division’s first hire in the US. The company had struggled to recruit for the role both directly and through working with other recruitment partners.
For International Women’s Day, we spoke to three of our female senior managers to find out what it is like being a woman in recruitment, how male-dominated the field really is and what we can do to support women to achieve the most senior roles. Our second interview is with Christine Sands who heads up our global pharma team.
In this article, we take a look at the state of investment in the market, the size of the talent pool and how this is impacting the job market in the US across the pharma, biotech and medical device industries.
A world leading supplier of laboratory equipment, was struggling to hire an Account Manager to grow their bioproduction team. We immediately identified a candidate who was already in our bioprocess network that would be suitable for this particular role.
Alvogen was looking to hire a Senior Director/Vice President - Business Development to focus on the US generics market. After one day, we presented a shortlist of 4 candidates to Alvogen and in less than 4 weeks, an offer was accepted by a candidate.
Your values support your vision, shape the culture of the business and importantly help you make the best hiring decisions. 33% of people surveyed said the startup they worked for does not have clear values, so, what are the key benefits of formalizing your values early on and where do you start?
A growing life science company was looking to hire several field service engineer positions across Belgium and France. Due to the company hiring numerous positions, they were struggling to manage the process internally and needed to partner with a recruitment company that could help them to prequalify candidates on a technical basis.
One of the worst mistakes you can make when hiring is to employ somebody who’s just like you. Subconsciously, it’s easy to hire your double without even realising it. This is a common trait amongst employers, and it’s actually quite natural to do so.
A fast-growing European proteomics company was looking to hire two Business Development Manager roles as part of their major expansion plans across Europe. The company offers a niche product and finding a candidate with specific industry knowledge and experience proved difficult.
A startup aligner manufacturer was looking to launch in the US and as part of its ambitious growth plans, the company needed to establish a field sales team. These roles have been critical to the US growth of the startup and one of our candidates is the top performing sales representative in the business.
Before Brexit, the UK could hire QPs from any location within the EU, but now we can only hire QPs based in the UK – resulting in a lack of supply and a rise in day-rates and salaries. We spoke to the Vice President of Quality at a global biotechnology organisation about the challenges of hiring QPs within the UK, and how these might be overcome.
Are you a life science company looking to expand into the US? To find out more about what you should consider, we interviewed Joanne Farquharson, President & Chief Executive Officer at Foothold America, a company that helps businesses around the world to expand into the US market.
In the US, we are beginning to see the start of the predicted ‘turnover tsunami’ and it might not be long until we see something similar across Europe and the UK. But why is this happening and what can employers do to not only retain existing employees but to also attract those individuals looking for a change of career?
An established pharmaceutical company in Europe that develops, manufactures and markets generic medications planned to continue its growth strategy by opening a new subsidiary to target the US generics market. To develop and commercialise a portfolio of generic drugs to market, the company needed a US General Manager.
The lack of female representation in senior management is evident across the industries we recruit in. Whilst International Women’s Day takes place on 8th March, we wanted to highlight the positive stories of successful women from different countries across the full month of March to help inspire the next generation of female leaders.
