Function · People
Human Resources & People recruiting across the life sciences lifecycle.
Chief People Officers, VP People, talent acquisition leadership at life sciences companies. A small but high-LTV niche where pattern recognition matters.
- Chief People Officers through VP People — full HR leadership stack
- Talent acquisition leadership for scaling biotech and medical device orgs
- Total rewards, org design, and culture leaders with life sciences fluency
- Founder/CEO-aligned hires for first People leader at Series A through C
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Frequently asked
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- Do you place a company's first People leader?
- Yes. First-People-hire searches at Series A–C biotech are a meaningful slice of this practice. Profile differs sharply from a CPO at a 500-person org and we calibrate accordingly.
- Can you find a CPO with biotech-specific experience?
- Yes. The candidate pool is narrow, which is exactly why pattern recognition matters here. We know who's currently placed, who's open, and who's a fit for a specific stage and therapeutic mix.
- How do you handle confidential CPO transitions?
- Default-confidential. People leader successions are sensitive; we run them with explicit CEO and board communication discipline.
Building out people leadership?
We'll scope the role, benchmark comp, and surface a slate within two weeks.