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Insights on life sciences leadership hiring and talent strategy—for executive search firms, early-stage biotech teams, and HR leaders building strong, scalable organizations.


Location, Location, Location - Where to set up your Biopharma or Therapeutics business in Europe?
Choosing where to set up in Europe is just the beginning. The real challenge — and the real competitive advantage — lies in finding, attracting, and retaining the right people in markets where the best talent has choices
sharonshieldsconsu
Jul 1713 min read


For Decades, Collateral Damage Was the Price of Cancer Treatment. That’s Finally Changing.
For generations, treating cancer has relied on a pretty brutal calculus: hit the body hard and hope the cancer dies first. Traditional chemotherapy is essentially a scorched-earth strategy. It works, but at a massive cost—wrecking the heart, gut, and nervous system along with the tumour. . For decades, researchers have chased a deceptively simple question: What if we could send the drug only where it’s actually needed? Antibody-drug conjugates, or ADCs, are the most promising
sharonshieldsconsu
Jul 143 min read


Fractional Roles in Life Sciences: A Smarter Way to Access Senior Talent
Fractional vs Interim in Life Sciences – Not the Same Thing
I’m seeing more life sciences organisations explore fractional senior roles – and they’re often confused with interim roles.
Interim: usually full‑time, time‑limited, covering a defined role for a fixed period.
Fractional: usually part‑time, longer-term, adding senior expertise for a set number of days or hours without owning the whole role.
In a milestone‑driven, resource‑constrained environment, fractional models
sharonshieldsconsu
Jul 112 min read


ESG Is Now a Leadership Competency. Are You Hiring for It?
For executive search firms and VC talent managers operating in life sciences, ESG has become one of the most consequential forces shaping who gets hired, who gets funded, and which organizations attract the leadership talent capable of building enduring companies.
sharonshieldsconsu
Jul 107 min read
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