Life Sciences & Healthcare
The Life Sciences sector encompasses a vibrant and ever-evolving ecosystem, ranging from biotechnology to healthcare and social care, from pharmaceuticals to medical research, and from medtech to digital health.
Moreover, to ensure and improve patients’ quality of life, dedicated men and women work every day across a wide range of care institutions—whether non-profit organizations, private international groups, foundations, or healthcare social services.
Key Industry Challenges
Key Industry Challenges
The healthcare sector, driven by the rise of biotechnology and e-health, faces major challenges related to demographic changes and pressures on the healthcare system, exacerbated by recent crises. Improving accessibility and equity of care requires a strategic approach and strong capacity for innovation.
Advances in genomics, artificial intelligence, and big data analysis are opening new horizons for medical research, as evidenced by the development of mRNA-based vaccines. However, fully leveraging these innovations demands appropriate infrastructure and specialized skills.
Impacts on organisations
Impacts on organisations
The healthcare sector is facing a continuous rise in costs, driven by an aging population, technological advancements, and increasing drug prices. Controlling costs while maintaining quality of care remains a major challenge.
Mergers and acquisitions, along with the development of partnerships between the pharmaceutical industry, startups, and academic institutions, are profoundly reshaping the competitive landscape, demanding great agility from organizations. At the same time, the widespread adoption of digital technologies is disrupting traditional practices, requiring organizations to integrate innovations while training their teams
Major Recruitment Challenges
To meet these transformations, companies are seeking talents with advanced technical skills, particularly in data science, artificial intelligence, and R&D, while also being versatile and able to collaborate in complex environments.
The competition to attract these profiles is intense and requires offering attractive conditions, combining competitive compensation, motivating assignments, and flexibility.
Finally, international recruitment, often necessary in this globalized sector, presents challenges related to managing cultural and regulatory differences but remains crucial for filling strategic positions.
Our Expertise & Approach
Our Expertise & Approach
The Life Sciences sector faces major recruitment challenges, with highly qualified profiles often in short supply. Competition to attract and retain talent continues to intensify.
With nearly 35 years of experience in the Life Sciences sector, we understand the specificities and challenges faced by our clients and candidates. Our team of experts is committed to anticipating industry trends, building trusted relationships, and identifying the leaders who will shape the future of Life Sciences.
Business cases
Chief Financial Officer (M/F)
Biotechnology • Scale Up • France / Paris
Our client is an innovative French R&D company specializing in the Nutrition & Health sector (Consumer Healthcare).
Following a scale-up phase driven by excellent clinical study results and the signing of a global agreement with a renowned partner, we supported our client in a confidential search for a Group CFO, equipped to lead the company’s transformation during its commercialization and internationalization phase, thereby driving this ambitious growth.
Procurement Director (M/F)
Services • Mid Size Company- France / Paris
Recognized as a specialist in oxygen therapy, respiratory support, and artificial nutrition, our client has naturally built its reputation in the healthcare sector through attentive patient care and daily rigor.
Following the retirement of the Purchasing Director and to support the company’s growth, we are searching for his successor to fill this strategic role within the organization.
Marketing Director (M/F)
Medtrech • Large International Company • France / Paris
We are supporting one of the global leaders in biomedical technologies and the largest employer in the medical device sector in France. The group, with an industrial focus, has embarked on a major transformation towards a ‘Customer Focus’ approach and is restructuring its organization.
To align with this strategy, a new role has been created to directly support the Marketing Department and provide customer-oriented expertise
Global Supply-Chain Director (M/F)
Pharmaceuticals • Mid Size Company • France / Paris
Our partner, an international pharmaceutical laboratory and market leader, approached us for the creation of the Group Supply Chain Director position. We combined our industry and sector expertise to attract the best talent capable of structuring the team, building a robust S&OP process, and effectively managing subcontracting and sourcing.
Head of International Pharmacovigilance / EUQPPV (H/f)
Pharmaceuticals • Mid Size Company • France / Paris
Our client, an independent French pharmaceutical and dermo-cosmetics laboratory, entrusted us with the recruitment of their International PV Director / EUQPPV. In the context of strong international growth, the main challenge was to identify candidates who are global pharmacovigilance experts, possess solid managerial skills, and, above all, are drivers of change.
Chief Data Officer (M/F)
Hospitals Services • Non Profit Organisation • France / Paris
As part of a data transformation project for a client in the healthcare sector, our mission was to recruit a Chief Data Officer. The role involved overseeing the virtualization of data warehouses for hospital institutions focused on medical research. The objective was to find a candidate with expertise in healthcare data warehousing, capable of managing complex projects in a decentralized environment, requiring both technical skills, diplomacy, and strategic vision.