Our Expertise

Biotechnology & Life Sciences

Recruiting the leaders who drive therapeutic and scientific innovation

Biotechnology and life sciences companies advance the research, technologies, and therapies that shape the future of human health. TalentSwell partners with organizations across drug discovery, clinical development, diagnostics, and life sciences platforms to recruit leaders and key talent who move science forward.

We understand the interconnected nature of modern life sciences work and the unique challenges faced by startup and growth stage companies. By bringing together recruiting expertise across scientific, clinical, and technology driven environments, we help companies build leadership teams that turn early promise into meaningful progress and thrive in the dynamic settings where innovation takes shape.

Where We Add Value

We support companies driving innovation in:

Therapeutic development, emerging modalities

Translational science and biomarker strategy

Clinical development and clinical operations

Regulatory affairs, quality, and compliance

CMC, technical operations, and manufacturing

Diagnostics and genomics-driven innovation

Life sciences platforms and scientific technologies

Commercial strategy and market development

G&A and organizational executive leadership

Talent Acquisition strategy and infrastructure advisory services

Roles We Recruit

We specialize in leadership, functional, and domain-expert roles critical to building and scaling biotechnology and life sciences organizations. Examples include:

Scientific, Discovery & Translational Leadership

  • Director to SVP Translational Science

  • Director to SVP Biology or Preclinical Research

  • Director to Executive Director Toxicology

  • Director to Executive Director Pharmacology

  • Director to Executive Director Medicinal Chemistry

  • Director to SVP Genomics or Bioinformatics

  • Director to Executive Director Assay or Diagnostic Development

Clinical Development &
Medical Leadership

  • Director to SVP Clinical Development

  • Medical Director to Executive Medical Director

  • Director to SVP Clinical Operations

  • Clinical and Scientific Program Leadership

  • Director to VP/SVP Pharmacovigilance

  • Director to VP Clinical or Laboratory Operations (Diagnostics / CLIA)

Regulatory Affairs &
Quality Assurance

  • Director to SVP Regulatory Affairs

  • Regulatory Strategy, Operations, Ad Promo, and Labeling

  • Director to SVP Quality (GCP, GLP, GMP)

  • Director to Executive Director Medical Writing

  • Director to Executive Director IVD/Diagnostics Regulatory

  • GxP Compliance and Inspection Readiness

CMC, Technical Operations & Manufacturing

  • Director to SVP CMC

  • Director to Executive Director Process Development

  • Director to Executive Director Analytical Development

  • Director to VP/SVP Technical Operations

  • Manufacturing, Scale Up, and Tech Transfer Leadership

  • Director to VP/SVP Lab Automation or High-Throughput Systems

Commercial, Market &
Growth Leadership

  • Director to VP/SVP Commercial Strategy

  • Director to VP/SVP Market Access

  • Medical Affairs Leadership

  • Director to VP/SVP Customer Engagement or Sales

  • Commercial Launch and Market Development Leadership

Corporate, General & Administrative Leadership

  • Controller to VP/SVP Finance

  • Director to VP Accounting

  • Director to VP People / HR

  • Corporate Counsel to VP Legal / IP

  • Director to VP/SVP Operations

  • CFO / COO (growth-stage appropriate)

  • Director to VP Communications or Marketing

Targeted Advisory Support

While search is our primary focus, we also provide selective advisory support for biotech and life sciences clients building or evolving their recruiting foundations. This includes guidance on talent acquisition strategy, hiring processes, and scalable recruiting infrastructure, always tailored and always in service of helping you hire more effectively.

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