BIOPHARMACEUTICALS

Biotech & Pharmaceutical Recruitment

Specialist Life Sciences Talent Partners Since 2006

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With founders who come directly from careers in Pharma, Biotech, MedTech, and Consultancy, being truly embedded in our sectors has always been at the heart of what we do.

Our deep industry knowledge allows us to stay ahead of the curve, connecting top life sciences talent with leading organisations.

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Our business was formed in 2006 by professionals from within the Life Sciences industry. They remain at the forefront of the business today, meaning that we can fully appreciate the commercial importance of getting key hires right first time.

It also means that we possess a unique fluency spanning the full product lifecycle, enabling a clear understanding of the technical requirements of each role from clinical to commercial. In turn, this depth of understanding allows us to have more meaningful and productive conversations with both hiring clients and top talent alike.

Our team of highly experienced Search Consultants are each focused entirely on a specific practice area, to ensure we retain a strong depth and breadth of talent networks combined with impressive technical knowledge.

We support Pharma & Biotech organisation across the North America and Europe, from emerging and scaling Biotech’s through to established global Pharmaceutical companies, helping them identify and secure the specialist and senior talent needed to achieve their ambitions.

CLIENT Case Study

National Sales Manager at SpaMedica

SpaMedica faced a unique challenge when they needed to fill a senior position. The role demanded not only discretion but also required an experienced National Sales Manager from the pharmaceutical sector. Their internal recruitment team was unable to leverage traditional channels due to the confidential nature of the role.

A former client, familiar with Carrot’s reputation and expertise in pharma, recommended them for this sensitive assignment. The stakes were high and the need for a targeted, confidential approach was paramount.

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Senior Director Compound Operational Lead at Merck

MERCK KGaA internal hiring teams were facing significant challenges securing candidates with the necessary skills and experience required for their Senior Director vacancy. Despite their efforts, they had struggled to find candidates possessing leadership, project management abilities, specific therapeutic area knowledge, and the professional energy required to make a meaningful impact within their matrix team.

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Clinical Research team build for UK CRO for an advanced project

Carrot Life Sciences supported a UK-based CRO who specialise in Human Challenge Trials by building out their Nursing Studies teams (at Entry, Senior and Lead level) over a twelve month period.

As part of their Human Challenge Trials, the CRO specialised in conducting clinical trials for vaccinations to treat respiratory diseases– ranging from RSV, COVID-19, and asthma. As a result, there was a frequent need for a recruitment partner who could identify appropriate Clinical Research Nurses at all levels.

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Associate Director at a Global Pharmaceutical company

Carrot Life Sciences were mandated, by one of the most revered global pharmaceutical organisations, to support the hire of an Associate Director. The client’s aim is to discover, develop and commercialise innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need.

The Data & Biometrics team had built up a rapport with the client’s talent acquisition team to provide support with expanding the client’s headcount in Ireland. This allowed Carrot to really understand the client’s requirements and demonstrate their expertise, knowledge and Experience.

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“Thanks so much for the flexibility and patience. We were consistently impressed by the support and service Carrot Life Sciences provided through the process, so from one client service professional to another, thank you!”

Jessica Somauroo

Co-Founder, Somx Health

“The candidates that Carrot provide are always up to the certain caliber that we require and service is prompt with communication etc without being pushy or chasing too hard for feedback knowing we are an incredibly busy team. They provided us with some really strong candidates and one that we have now offered! Really happy with the great service from Carrot as always and they would be our first port of call for any future recruitment needs.”

Jennifer Thorne

Pharmacosmos UK

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“Carrot Life Sciences came into the picture after we performed an initial screening of the market on our own. We could not find the right caliber of candidates with the relevant experience and leadership levels. They helped us identify in a short time strong profiles from the talent market which we probably wouldn’t have had access to without their support. We managed to secure our final candidate meeting the leadership expectations of the role. It was a successful collaboration and would recommend their service moving forward.”

Jerome Henle

Merck

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“The team at Carrot came up with some highly creative and value added ways to secure high calibre talent in a notoriously difficult region of the UK to recruit technical specialists. Carrot really stands out above competitors in the recruitment services marketplace because of their expert knowledge and excellent customer service focus. They deliver consistently – even when given the most challenging job brief to fulfil!”

Director

Reckitt

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“Carrot Life Sciences were very attentive and understanding of what we required and the capabilities we were looking for.  They were at all times contactable and responsive, and we were able to move very quickly on – even over the festive period.  We took 3 candidates to Assessment Centre and somewhat unusually all of them would have been great additions to our organisation but alas we could only take one! I think that would count as a very successful recruitment process for us.”

Martin Ellgood

Chugai