2017 Review of Recruitment Services for Life Sciences

When you need to hire a high-skilled person for your company you may need extra help.

You want to hire a person to fulfill a position. You need someone with specific competence because the job requires technical knowledge, management skills, innovative expertise. Many reasons need a careful recruitment process.

Several recruitment agencies can help you find the perfect person to do the job. Some are specialized in recruitment for R&D purposes. Benefiting from such an agency is often a pain reliever combined to a better result. You will save time and get candidates from a larger network than you could reach alone.

Offers differ from one agency to another. We identified 4 kinds of services the agency may provide.

The staffing services

The standard business of many recruitment agencies is to take care of the recruitment process for you. After discussing with you about your needs, they look in their database of experts. They also search for unreferenced people that meet your needs. Then, the recruitment agency provides is a short-list of candidates to fulfill the position.

The example of Adoc Talent Management

Adoc Talent Management is an agency specialized in Ph.D.’s careers.

They are at the interface between Ph.D. graduates and recruiters. It offers recruitment consulting and training services. Eventually, Adoc TM conducts studies on Ph.D. employability, recruitment tools, and many other related topics.

Adoc TM can work with all kinds of organization for Ph.D. recruitment. They work closely with their client to define the needs and conduct the whole recruitment process.

The team of Adoc TM is made of PhDs in many fields of research including life, cognitive and education sciences. The team benefits also from experts in work psychology and human resources.

Adoc TM is from France. Its action can extend internationally. For instance, they opened an office in Montreal, Canada in 2012.

The functional service provision (FSP) service

The functional service provision service is a compromised solution between CROs and staffing solution. It provides a scalable team of resources for resourcing needs through on-site or remote full-time employees.

FSP models gain recognition and prove to work in several biopharmaceutical organizations. “Well-defined services within the scope of a clinical trial project or program (e.g. data management, biostatistics, or medical writing) are good candidates for FSP outsourcing,” states Dawn Edgerton in the Life Science Leader.

Alternatively, you can also choose to outsource the entire project to contract research organizations (CROs).

The example of Real Staffing

Real provides recruitment services for both companies that hire and people who seek a new position.

It claims that “4 600 pharma specialists found jobs with Real” in 2016. Talent offers FSP. It places its experts in-house for a specific project. Talent also offers traditional staffing services. Talent performs an audit after recruitment to strengthen the relationship with its clients.

The company is dedicated to the life sciences. There are 3 distinct divisions in the company: pharmaceuticals & biotechnology, medical devices, and chemicals & FMCG. They assign a consultant to your need that works on the related sector. The company has several offices all over the globe: in Europe, in Asia, in the US, and even in Australia.

The recruitment of freelance expertise

For a time-limited project you don’t have to hire a new employee. You can benefit from the expertise of a freelance expert. It may not be relevant for every project but this option offers flexibility and less commitment compared to a full-time employee.

Some agencies can find a freelancer for your project and its specific needs. They check for you the reputation and previous experience of the freelance. So, you can be sure of the quality of the delivered job.

The example of Pharma Professionals

Pharma Professional is another recruitment agency. It looks for experts and manages the selection of candidates for its customers.

The team of Pharma Professional is dedicated to finding qualified candidates for its customers. You may contact Pharma Professionals for mid- and high-level roles. For punctual needs, the recruitment of freelance resources is also possible.

Pharma Professional offers its services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and clinical research organizations as well as medical devices and diagnostics companies.

The company is in Poland and in the United Kingdom. It helps companies from all over Europe. It eventually works for organizations based beyond European borders.

Advertising services for a job opening

If you have a clear vision of what the candidate profile should be, you can directly advertise the job offer. Advertising solutions are often suggested by social networks like ResearchGate or learned societies, or by professional media like magazines or journals. Some agency also offers advertising solutions.

The example of Jobs in Pharma

Jobs In Pharma is an online platform where you can either advertise job opportunities and look for a job position.

Jobs in Pharma covers a large spectrum of the pharma-related industry: biotech companies, clinical research organizations medical writing services, data management department, pharma companies, drug safety agencies, etc.

Many jobs offers are published on this platform. It covers all positions from technician to manager, from support activity to scientific positions.