1. SME COMPANIES
INTRODUCTION
About PiR Resourcing
PiR Resourcing is a specialist recruitment company providing senior level permanent
and interim management candidates to the international life science industry.
Because of our exclusive focus on the sector, our solutions are aligned to your
organisation’s individual recruitment needs.
We are particularly skilled at identifying candidates Two-tier Search Model
from established organisations who have the skills and • The standard fee model for executive search is a
cultural values that will enhance and add value to an three-stage fee; this means the client has paid
early stage and investor backed business. two-thirds of the fee without the guarantee of a result
• PiR Resourcing believes in sharing the risk with our
PiR Resourcing services include: clients through our two-stage fee
• Permanent Resourcing Services • We charge a modest deposit at assignment to cover
• Interim Management Services our research costs
• Talent Mapping • The balance of the fee is payable at acceptance of
• Board Evaluation and HR Services offer - when we have delivered a result
• Bioscience Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) • This enables early stage businesses to manage their
cash flow
International network reach
PiR Resourcing’s network across different functional Recent C-suite/Board level projects
segments leads to the solutions we achieve for our
clients. Our combined candidates and client contacts Function Company
are as follows: Medical Director Speciality pharma
Interim Medical Director Devices
Function Network
Medical Affairs Director Speciality pharma
CEO/GM 1,148
CEO Early stage discovery
Chair 508
Part-time CFO Investor backed
NEDs 989 diagnostics
CFO 416
CFO Investor backed
COO 166 woundcare
CSO 235 Executive Chair Early stage devices
Medical/Medical Affairs 4,645 NED Early stage biotech
Regulatory Affairs 3,939 Interim Operations SME Diagnostics
Operations 7,646 Director
Commercial 7,079 R&D Director Investor backed genomics
Group Director PE backed generics
Manufacturing Ops

2. Testimonials
Hans Janssen, Senior Director Human Resources Derek Williams, Vice President and General
Europe, ViroPharma Europe Manager, Vifor Pharma UK
“Viropharma has been through a period of rapid “PiR Resourcing’s challenge; to identify a Medical
growth over the last two years. PiR Resourcing Affairs Director, essential to the UK business
has been a significant recruitment partner to the achieving its business goals. And did PiR Resourcing
European business during this time. They have deliver? They presented a rounded group of
worked on some challenging interim and permanent candidates to time and on budget from whom we
projects where the candidate pool is often small and were more than able to select our new hire.
for which the demand is high.
PiR Resourcing demonstrated that they are well
PiR Resourcing’s success for Viropharma is about networked, deliver on time and communicate
understanding our cultural drivers and promoting effectively. Their ability to assess cultural fit within a
Viropharma very effectively to potential candidates. relatively small company was key to their value-add. I
They push back, communicate well with a smile, are look forward to working with PiR Resourcing again in
tenacious and persistent and ultimately deliver a the future.”
result. And when they can’t are honest about this. I
If you’d like to know more about our approach, do
look forward to our on-going relationship.”
speak to some of the following:
• Kevin Matthews, CEO Isogenica
• Eric Mayes, CEO Endomagnetics
Huw Jones, CEO, Chronos Therapeutics
• Chris Towler, Head of OSEM
• Christian Hoyer-Millar, CEO Chronos and Oxford
“Whilst working with PiR Resourcing recently, I was
BioDynamics
very impressed with the quality of their candidate
• Peter Wrighton-Smith, CEO Oxford Immunotec
service. I found the team to be polite, attentive and
• Mark Kirby, NED Glide, Nigaard, Eykona
proactive in all areas of the recruitment process,
• Mark Treherne, NED Senexis/Xention
particularly in the arrangement and follow up to
• Michael Moore, NED Piramed, Myotec
interviews.
• John Beadle, CEO PsiOxus, PowderMed
• David Blain, CFO Renovo/Reinnervate
Their service was efficient and clear, and they kept
• Darrin Disley, CEO Horizon
me well informed throughout the entire process. In
comparison with other, larger recruitment companies
To discuss a particular Board gap please contact:
I have worked with, I found PiR Resourcing to be a
cut above the rest, and would highly recommend
Carolyn Douthwaite
them to all in my network.”
Founder and Executive Chair
Tel: +44 (0) 1480 499580
Email: resourcing@pir-resourcing.com
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