SpecialismStrategy & Growth

Corporate & Growth Strategy

Leaders who set the direction for life sciences companies: where to play, how to grow and which opportunities to back. We recruit them in-house and into the consultancies that advise boards and executive teams.

Functions we cover Corporate strategyStrategic & business planningGrowth & new market entryEmerging biotech strategyStrategy office & Chief of StaffStrategy consulting

Our perspective

Strategy talent that can read the science and the market

Pipeline pressure, looming loss of exclusivity and an active deal market have put strategy teams at the centre of how life sciences companies make decisions. Boards want people who can weigh scientific promise against commercial reality, and turn that judgement into a clear plan.

The questions vary with the company. A clinical-stage biotech is deciding how to grow, how to fund it and whether to build its own commercial capability or partner. A global pharma is choosing which markets to enter and where to place its next big bets. Each needs a different kind of strategist.

The strongest candidates rarely apply. Because we recruit on both sides of the market, in-house and in the consultancies that advise them, we know who they are, what motivates them and when they might be open to a conversation.

Where we focus

The areas within strategy we know best

In-house corporate strategy

Teams that set the long-term direction of pharma and biotech companies: where to compete, which therapy areas to prioritise and which bets to back. The best candidates pair consulting rigour with the influence to work alongside the executive committee.

Typical rolesHead of Corporate Strategy · Strategy Director · VP Strategy & Planning

Emerging biotech strategy

Clinical-stage companies choosing a growth route, business model and funding path, and deciding whether to build commercial capability or partner as they approach the market.

Typical rolesHead of Strategy · VP Corporate Development · Chief Strategy Officer

Growth and new market entry

Assessing new geographies and opportunities, making go or no-go calls and planning entry, from access and launch sequencing to the organisation needed on the ground.

Typical rolesHead of Growth Strategy · International Expansion Director · New Markets Lead

Strategic and business planning

Long-range planning, budgeting and performance tracking that turn strategy into numbers the business can run against.

Typical rolesStrategic Planning Director · Business Planning Lead · Long-Range Planning Manager

Strategy office and Chief of Staff

Roles at the centre of the leadership team, running strategic initiatives, governance and the executive agenda.

Typical rolesChief of Staff to the CEO · Head of Strategy Office · Strategic Initiatives Director

Life sciences strategy consulting

Specialist and top-tier consultancies advising pharma, biotech and investors on their biggest decisions. We hire from Consultant up to Partner, including practice builders with client relationships and real sector depth.

Typical rolesConsultant · Engagement Manager · Principal · Partner

Levels we recruit

From rising consultants to the leadership table

Consulting

ConsultantSenior ConsultantEngagement ManagerAssociate PrincipalPrincipalPartner

Pharma & biotech

ManagerAssociate DirectorDirectorSenior DirectorVP / Head of StrategyChief Strategy Officer

Live roles

Corporate & Growth Strategy roles we're working on

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