Life Science Recruitment Agency & Executive Search
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Contact us today
Send us an enquiry to see if we can help
Hiring in life sciences can be difficult. The right person may need technical knowledge, sector experience and strong commercial judgement. Delve is a specialist Life Science Recruitment Agency. We help businesses hire technical, commercial and senior talent across global markets.
Our consultants work with biotechnology, diagnostics, genomics, pharmaceutical, CRO, medical device and digital health businesses. We support start-ups building new teams and large global firms. Our search-led approach also helps us reach people who may never apply through a job advert.
The best candidate is not always easy to find. Many skilled people are already doing well in another role. They may not be looking for a move.
We begin by learning about the role, your business and your goals. We also look at why the hire matters. The team then maps the market, finds suitable people and approaches them directly.
Typical assignments include:
This approach helps us look beyond job titles. We focus on the skills and experience needed for the role.
Senior hires can shape a business for years. Delve provides confidential executive search for firms that need to reach proven leaders in a discreet way.
As a Life Science Recruitment Agency, we can support the full search. This includes the brief, market mapping, candidate contact, interviews and the offer stage. We also stay in touch after the hire.
The team works on C-suite, VP, director and other senior roles. We also help with niche searches where the talent pool is small.
The right candidate may be based in another country. Delve works across Europe, the US and APAC. This gives clients a wider pool when local options are limited.
We look at talent supply, salary levels and location before shaping the search. This can help firms opening new sites or entering new markets. It can also help when key skills are scarce in one region.
Delve’s Azenta case study shows this in practice. Azenta opened a new site in Leipzig and needed three specialist hires. The roles covered clinical project management, laboratory automation and bioinformatics. Delve used market mapping, direct outreach and detailed checks to support the search.
Hiring is easier when teams understand the market. Delve combines search work with insight into candidate supply, salaries and competitor hiring.
This can answer key questions early. Is the salary right for the market? Is the best talent based elsewhere? Does the brief ask for a rare mix of skills?
A Life Science Recruitment Agency should help with these issues, not just send CVs. Delve uses market data to improve the search and support better hiring decisions.
Delve supports companies working across:
The team hires for technical, commercial and senior roles across these markets. We support firms that are growing, entering new regions or building stronger teams.
Cell Signaling Technology also appointed Delve to find a Key Account Manager in Germany. The role needed both technical knowledge and sales experience. Delve mapped the German market, contacted passive candidates and supported the client through interviews and the offer stage.
Life science case studies
Opened a new facility in Leipzig and needed three hires. Delve successfully completed all executive-level search assignments.
Required a Key Account Manager to support rapid growth. Delve sourced a commercially experienced candidate aligned with their goals.
As a start-up, brand awareness was low. Delve helped them secure founding team hires with the right technical and cultural fit.
Expanding into Europe, Singleron partnered with Delve for urgent headhunting support to meet aggressive hiring targets.
With over
80 years experience
Our team has more than 80 years of combined experience in life sciences executive search. This gives clients access to broad market knowledge and global networks.
We use a headhunting-first approach. This helps us find skilled people who may not be actively job searching.
Our Executive Search Process
We do more than match CVs. We work with your team through each stage:
If you need a technical specialist, commercial leader or senior executive, Delve can help. We can define the search, map the market and approach relevant people.
Contact Delve to discuss your hiring needs with the Life Science Recruitment Agency team. Call +44 (0)1606 212020, email info@delverec.com or send an enquiry through the contact page.
What is life science recruitment?
Life science recruitment is the process of finding and hiring skilled people across the sector. This can include pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, diagnostics, clinical research and healthcare technology. Delve helps firms find people with the right technical knowledge and sector experience.
What roles do life science recruitment agencies fill?
Life science recruitment agencies can support technical, commercial and senior hires. Delve works on roles in science, quality, regulatory affairs, operations, sales and leadership. We also support niche searches where the right people can be hard to find.
How do life science recruiters work?
Life science recruiters use sector knowledge, networks and direct search to find suitable people. Delve does not rely only on job adverts. We map the market, approach candidates and assess them against the role, business and culture. This helps clients reach both active job seekers and experienced passive candidates.
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27-29 May 2024 – Barcelona, Spain
Our experienced life Science team are attending SLAS Europe 2024.
They are excited to reunite with familiar faces and forge new connections. Get in touch to arrange a coffee and a chat.
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