Biotech Recruiters

Our Approach to Biotech Executive Search

At Keller, we aim to understand your business and requirements in depth, in order to provide you with the very best fit for your business culture. During our rigorous search process, we also commit ourselves to inclusion, to bring you a list of qualified and diverse candidates that can skyrocket the success of your organization.

At the start of each partnership, our biotech recruiters meet with our clients, their human resource team, and relevant stakeholders to gain a deep understanding of the organization’s goals, culture, and specific hiring needs. This approach ensures our search strategy is aligned with the company’s priorities and long-term goals. It could also help us create a candidate profile and define the ideal talent, including their technical qualifications and leadership competencies.

Once our parameters are defined, we will begin sourcing for the best talent available. Our rigorous search is backed by our passion for recruitment and a thorough understanding of the biotech industry. This allows us to match candidates not only by their technical qualifications but also by intricate factors such as the candidate’s work ethic, personality, leadership style, and ability to integrate into the company culture.

All talents we find in the initial search undergo extensive assessments, including:

• Background checks
• Criminal checks
• Reference checks
• Skill-based competency testing
• Behavioral and personality assessments
• Industry-specific knowledge evaluations

Candidates who pass our assessments will be shortlisted and presented to our clients for final interviews and hiring.

Behind Our Process

Keller has a long-standing reputation for quality and reliability. This is made possible by our commitment and passion for recruitment and our investment in developing our tailored approach to headhunting.

In our early days, however, we followed a generic approach, which did not take into account intricate factors like work ethics and cultural fit. While we successfully filled lower-level roles, it became clear to us that we lacked the insights needed to place talents in more critical positions when using the generic approach. In one case, a candidate we recommended to our client had the skills and technical knowledge needed, but they failed to integrate into the company culture and meet expectations.

This setback led us to invest in developing our tailored approach, ensuring the new methodology involves a comprehensive assessment of organizational dynamics and factors that affect the success of the placement and the business. Our evaluation techniques also now focus on uncovering key nuances in the industry as well as the attributes of all candidates.

This shift in our headhunting approach has led to higher retention rates, improved team dynamics, and stronger performance outcomes for our clients. It has also solidified our commitment to identifying leadership who could deliver exceptional results and drive sustainable growth.

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Our Fields of Expertise

As a leading biotech headhunting firm, our recruiters possess a combination of professional experience and academic qualifications that enable us to identify and attract top leaders for critical roles effectively.

Our biotech recruiters have strong academic backgrounds in biology, chemistry, and related scientific fields, providing us with the necessary understanding of the industry’s nuances and technical aspects. Our biotech recruiters also have extensive prior experience working in scientific fields, life sciences or healthcare sectors, and the biotech industry itself. This firsthand knowledge is invaluable for understanding the various roles and company cultures in the sector.

Keller, as a whole, has extensive experience finding top candidates for life sciences, biotech, and pharmaceutical companies. Some of the practice areas we find placements for in the biotech industry include:

• Agricultural Biotechnology
• Bioinformatics
• Bioprocessing
• Cell and Gene Therapies
• Environmental Biotechnology
• Genetic Engineering
• Industrial and Microbial Biotechnology
• Nanobiotechnology
• Personalized Medicine
• Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
• Protein Engineering
• Regenerative Medicine
• Synthetic Biology
• Vaccine Development
• Biotech Marketing and Sales

Positions We Fill

The biotech industry faces several significant recruitment challenges in its workforce, largely due to the sector’s rapid growth and specialized nature. The industry demands high-caliber talents with expertise in areas such as molecular biology, bioinformatics, and genetic engineering—which are often scarce in the job market. In addition, the introduction of new technologies is also leading to an increased need for candidates with mathematical and computing skills.

Keller’s deep insights and access to a global network of connections allow us to find placements for a wide range of difficult-to-fill or specialty jobs in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry. Our commitment to ethical recruitment practices and diversity also ensures we are bringing together talented professionals with varied backgrounds and perspectives that could contribute to innovation and groundbreaking discoveries.

Roles we fill include (but are not limited to):

• Biochemist
• Biofuels Production Manager
• Bioinformatics Specialist
• Biomedical Engineer
• Biostatistician
• Cell Culture Technician
• Chief Scientific Officer (CSO)
• Clinical Research Associate
• Director of Research and Development
• Genetic Counselor
• Immunologist
• Lab Technician
• Microbiologist
• Patent Agent/Attorney
• Pharmacologist
• Project Manager
• Quality Assurance and Control Analyst
• Regulatory Affairs Specialist
• Research Assistant
• Senior Manager of Regulatory Affairs

Why Choose Keller as your Biotech Recruitment Partner?

Keller’s recruitment method goes beyond standard industry practices. Unlike firms using traditional approaches to headhunting, our team employs a refined strategy that combines in-depth market analysis, behavioral assessments, and an extensive global network to provide clients with superior results consistently.

Our long-standing reputation for reliability is also marked by our commitment to continuous learning. We invest heavily in ensuring we stay at the forefront of industry developments and emerging trends in the biotech sector, attending conferences and participating in professional networks to remain informed about regulatory changes and market dynamics.

Our insights allow us to identify and engage top-tier talent with the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in the industry. Our dedication also allows us to provide clients with candidates equipped with up-to-date knowledge to thrive in the sector.

Moreover, we invest in fostering long-standing relationships with our clients by cultivating trust and collaboration.

Our Promise - The Right Hire

Our data protection and privacy policies are robust, ensuring all sensitive client and candidate information is handled with the utmost care, confidentiality, and professionalism. To further keep user data safe, we adhere to stringent ethical standards and comply with global data protection regulations such as GDPR and CCPA. Moreover, our communication channels are secured, and all data storage systems are encrypted to maintain your confidence and security.

In line with our commitment to delivering unparalleled recruitment services, Keller offers a 90-day guarantee on all placements. If a candidate leaves or fails to meet performance expectations within the first 90 days of hiring, we will reassess the role and perform a replacement search at no additional cost.

Choose us as your trusted biotech partners, and let Keller exceed all your executive search needs. Contact Keller today to talk to one of our expert consultants.