Executive Search Solutions.
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We are launch experts with a strong track in new market entry.
Global pharma leaders and emerging biotech innovators turn to our senior executive search consultants when it matters most.
Whether you’re building new organizations for a critical product launch or expanding into new markets, we connect you with and coach the right leaders to drive impact and innovation.
Securing top-tier leaders & senior experts.
You only launch once.
We partner with you to build new high-impact leadership teams. We support you in:
- Designing and calculating the initial leadership structure to meet launch timelines.
- Defining the profiles of leaders and experts, providing local benchmarks, identifying and attracting them.
- Prioritizing the cultural fit of candidates and effective contribution dependent on your business context and objectives.
- Providing advanced leadership assessment and coaching solutions to support successful onboarding and mobilizing new leadership teams.
We move with speed, agility and precision to find, assess and place the leaders you need.
As part of Inizio, we are the only executive search and leadership consultancy fully embedded within the health and life sciences industry’s largest commercialization partner.
With 30+ years heritage in pharma and biotech, we understand your therapeutic areas, geographical markets, product launches, and scientific innovation.
No other search firm has access to this expertise, knowledge and candidate reach.
What sets us apart in Pharma & Biotech Executive Search?
Unrivalled Leadership Connections
Tap into our unparalleled leader network, powered by Inizio, ensuring you have access to the best candidates for your business.
Expert Market Insights
Leverage our deep understanding of therapeutic areas, geographic markets, and commercialization strategies to launch successfully.
Agility and Scalability
We combine our global reach and local market expertise to quickly find and place the right leaders and senior experts.
Beyond Search: Leadership Assessment & Coaching
We don’t just place leaders. We enable their success with leadership assessment and coaching tailored to your needs.
A proven track record in supporting product launch and new market entry.
Client challenges we address:
Executive search, assessment & placement at scale
Build a start-up organization for a CVD brand of 52 medical leaders, commercial leaders and expert roles in EU10 from scratch.
Searching sensitively for a new General Manager
Find the right General Manager amidst a management restructure to help an established US-Biotech rebuild the organization in the DACH region.
Building a Dedicated EU5 Unit for an Emerging Biopharma
Find, assess and recruit a Head of Medical Affairs Europe and MSL team, and guide through onboarding process.
Attracting and Assessing HR Leader Talent
Provide strategic recruitment support to find a new HR Director in the UK in a competitive market.
Director of Medical Affairs in Ultra Rare Disease Space
Urgently find a Director of Medical Affairs Europe to establish a Key Opinion Leader (KOL) network, ensure Market Access, and lead the Medical Affairs department.
Strategic Executive Hire to Launch in a New Market
Provide local insight to recruit a UK General Manager with extensive experience within the biosimilars market as well as an excellent knowledge of the NHS tendering process
Meet our leadership team.
Lothar Helger
Head of Executive Search
Benjamin Rapp
President, Inizio Engage International
Jim Sage
Global President, Inizio Engage
Learn more about
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Leadership Assessment
Choosing the right senior leader isn’t just about filling a role. It’s about securing the expertise, vision, and cultural alignment that will drive long-term success for your company.
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Leadership Coaching
Coaching focuses on self-discovery and skill-building, while mentoring provides guidance from experienced industry leaders.