Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare

Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Medical Technology, Devices & Diagnostics and Life Sciences

Pharmaceutical and life sciences is a highly complex industry that represents the fastest growing segment of healthcare.

We serve a broad range of clients, including the major global pharmaceutical companies; public biotechnology and speciality pharmaceutical companies; research, development and services-orientated firms that participate in the life sciences space; and smaller, highly entrepreneurial venture-backed life sciences organisations.

Our specialist consultant, Clive Sexton, combines experience in both executive search and interim management as well as relevant industry expertise in a broad range of functions. These include research, clinical development, regulatory affairs, finance, business development, marketing and sales, human resources and information technology.

Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceutical companies are walking a tightrope between the need to develop new blockbuster drugs, and demand from investors for double-digit returns.

To complicate matters, soaring R&D and marketing costs are eroding profit margins. Pharmaceutical companies are having to find new ways to plug product gaps and maintain growth rates if they are to maintain long term revenue streams.

Given these challenges, today's pharmaceutical companies need leaders with broad experience, including a background in drug development, commercialisation and deal-making.

Biotechnology

Converging disciplines and technologies are opening new frontiers in areas such as nanotechnology, genomics, proteomics, bio-defence and RNA research. A resurgence in venture capital investment, industry consolidation and the drive to fortify pharmaceutical pipelines is fuelling industry growth and the demand for experienced leaders.

Life Sciences

Along with this increasing interconnectivity comes new challenges. Life sciences companies must innovate and reach new markets, whilst ensuring operational efficiency amid pricing pressure, decreasing reimbursement levels, and soaring R&D and marketing costs.

Medical Technology, Devices and Diagnostics

Companies in the medical devices and diagnostics industry are continuously working to develop products and technologies that can better diagnose and treat disease, whilst enabling less invasive and less costly procedures - all while upholding stringent industry standards for quality.

War for talent

Each of these business sectors are intellectually property-intensive. The new millennium finds the life sciences industry facing a host of new challenges:

Unprecedented merger and alliance activity in the supply (pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical supplies/devices) and healthcare delivery sectors.
New paradigms in the R&D arena where breakthroughs in drug discovery and the use of information technologies impact on traditional organisations.
Trends in marketing, consumer advertising and population health management, require constant replenishment of new product pipelines to retain a competitive edge.
Changes in healthcare financing coupled with an ageing population and new healthcare consumerism require increasing productivity, cost efficiencies and flexibility by healthcare suppliers and providers alike.
E-health is a new and exciting trend with dramatic implications across all sectors of the industry.

We aim to work in partnership with our clients acting as a trusted advisor, providing sound advice, clear communication, rigorous research and referencing to provide you with the assurance that you will have the right interim executive for your needs.

Some recent projects we have worked on include:

Interim HR Manager- Healthcare, France
Interim Managing Director - High Street Pharmacy, UK
Interim Comp and Benefits/Reward Manager - Global Pharmaceutical Company , Switzerland
Interim HR Outsourcing Manager - Global Pharmaceutical Company , Switzerland
Interim Programme Director - Global Pharmaceutical Company , Norway
Interim Project Manager - Pharmaceutical Company, UK
Interim Finance Director - Biotech Company, UK
Programme Manager - Medical Device Company, UK
Interim Bid Manager - Healthcare Provider, UK
Interim Programme Director - International Health Insurance Company
Interim Integration Manager - International Healthcare Provider
Interim Contact Manager - Health Outsourcer, UK
Interim Business Systems Director - International Health Company, UK
Interim Project Office Manager (SAP) - International Health Company, UK
Interim Head of Engineering - Medical Advice Company (Robotics)
Interim Operations Director - Diagnostic Medical Centre
Interim COO - Nursing Care Homes