BIOTECH · SPECIALTY

Biotech recruiting for R&D, RA/QA & executive search

We recruit for biotech companies from discovery through cell and gene therapy — placing R&D, RA/QA, scientific, commercial, and executive talent at biotech firms.

From discovery and preclinical through clinical development and commercialization, we recruit across the full arc of a biotech company's growth.

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We recruit for biotech companies in

DiscoveryTherapeuticsCell & Gene TherapyPlatform BiotechBiologicsPreclinicalClinical-stageCommercial-stageR&D LeadershipRA/QAC-suite

Why biotech recruiting requires a specialist

Biotech companies are operationally different in ways most recruiting firms don't see. You're hiring people who can run discovery science, take a program through the clinic, stand up RA/QA, or sit in the C-suite of a cell and gene therapy company — often while the organization is still pre-revenue. The candidates who move the needle in each of those seats are different people with different backgrounds, and finding them takes a recruiter who knows the difference.

We've been recruiting in this space for over two decades. Our network reaches R&D leaders, RA/QA, scientific and commercial talent, and the executives who run biotech companies. Whatever seat you're trying to fill, it's likely one we've placed before.

Who we recruit

Every functional area for biotech companies, from the bench to the C-suite.

Commercial & Sales

VP of Sales · Chief Commercial Officer · Regional Sales Directors · Territory Reps · Clinical Sales Specialists · National Accounts · Business Development

Selling from a biotech company requires scientific credibility alongside commercial skill. Reps need to hold a technical conversation with scientists and executives, not just position a product. We screen for that combination.

SIGNATURE ROLE

Technical & Scientific Commercial

Field Application Scientists (FAS) · Applications Specialists · Technical Sales Specialists · Medical Science Liaisons · Scientific Sales

These candidates sit between science and commercial — they need deep familiarity with the modality, the science, and the customer's workflow. We've placed hundreds of these hybrid roles at biotech companies.

Research & Development

Research Scientists · Principal Scientists · R&D Directors · Molecular & Cell Biology Scientists · Process Development Scientists · Platform & Assay Development

From discovery scientists to process development and platform engineers, we recruit the specialized scientific talent that moves a biotech's pipeline and technology forward.

Regulatory & Clinical Affairs

Regulatory Affairs Directors · RAC-Certified Specialists · Clinical Affairs · Clinical Operations · IND / BLA Specialists · Clinical Development

Regulatory and clinical experience is stage- and modality-specific — an IND for a cell therapy is not a BLA for a biologic. We screen for the specific framework and phase your program actually requires.

Quality Assurance & Compliance

QA Directors · Quality Managers · QC Analysts · Validation Engineers · CAPA · GMP / GLP · 21 CFR Part 210/211 Specialists

Quality in a regulated biotech and biomanufacturing environment is a consistently hard-to-fill category. We've built dedicated network depth in GMP and GLP talent.

Executive Leadership

Chief Executive Officer · President · Chief Scientific Officer · Chief Medical Officer · Chief Operating Officer · Chief Business Officer · Chief Commercial Officer · VP-Level Across All Functions

We've placed executive leadership at preclinical startups raising their next round, clinical-stage companies building out the organization, and commercial-stage and PE/VC-backed biotech portfolio companies.

Types of companies we serve

  • Discovery-stage biotech companies
  • Therapeutics companies
  • Cell and gene therapy companies
  • Platform biotech companies
  • Biologics companies
  • Preclinical biotech companies
  • Clinical-stage biotech companies
  • Commercial-stage biotech companies
  • Venture-backed biotech companies
  • PE-backed biotech portfolio companies

Recent placements

Cell & Gene Therapy

VP of Sales

A commercial-stage cell therapy company needed a sales leader to build a team selling into academic medical centers and health systems.

Clinical-Stage Biotech

Director of Regulatory Affairs

A clinical-stage biotech preparing an IND needed a regulatory director with phase-appropriate submission experience.

Cell Therapy Biotech

Process Development Scientist

A cell therapy biotech scaling in-house production needed a senior process development scientist with upstream and downstream experience.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. First commercial and operational hires at pre-revenue biotech need to build, not inherit. We look for candidates who've built functions from scratch — the profile that succeeds at that stage.

Do you recruit for early-stage or pre-revenue biotech?

Yes. Modality experience isn't interchangeable — a biologics background is different from cell and gene therapy. We screen for the specific modality and platform your work requires.

Can you find candidates with specific modality experience (cell/gene therapy, biologics, mRNA)?

Yes. We recruit regulatory affairs, clinical affairs, and clinical operations talent, screened for the specific phase and submission type (IND, BLA, and others) your program is at.

Do you place regulatory and clinical talent for biotech programs?

Yes, for in-house process development and MSAT at biotech companies. Upstream, downstream, and GMP quality searches at CDMOs belong on our life sciences hub.

Do you recruit process development talent at biotech companies?

Both. Routine searches often run contingency; senior leadership and hard-to-fill executive searches typically run retained. We'll tell you upfront which fits and why.

Do you work on a retained or contingency basis?

Whether you need a commercial leader, a regulatory specialist, or a senior scientist — tell us what you're looking for.

Have a biotech search that's stalled?

Whether you need an R&D leader, a RA/QA hire, or a C-suite search — tell us what you're looking for.

Specialized executive search for the diagnostics, pathology, and life science industries since 2001.

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