Life Science & Pharma
Scientific excellence needs regulatory certainty and entrepreneurial impact.
Life science and pharma combine scientific excellence, regulatory requirements and commercial responsibility. Substantial development spend, long development cycles and demanding approval pathways make leadership and professional competence particularly decisive in this environment.
Whether clinical development, regulatory approval, quality, production, medical technology or market access – what is called for are people who combine technical depth with leadership strength, a sense of responsibility and a clear eye for the given environment.
We find executives and specialists who steer complex requirements reliably, bring quality and innovation together and make decisions that are scientifically well-founded, regulatorily robust and commercially viable.
C-Level & Board
C-level profiles in life science and pharma lead in an environment that closely links scientific excellence, regulatory requirements and commercial responsibility. Substantial development spend, long development cycles, demanding approval pathways and international markets call for people who lead with strategic clarity and bring differing perspectives together.
What distinguishes successful appointments:
Strong leaders understand the logic of research, development, regulatory approval, quality, production and market access. They combine innovative drive with regulatory certainty, build acceptance within scientifically shaped organisations and align teams towards sound results.
That is how decisions emerge that are scientifically well-founded, regulatorily robust and commercially effective.
Which C-level positions do we fill?
- Managing directors, executive management
- Advisory and supervisory board profiles
- Business succession
Management & Leadership
Management and leadership roles in life science and pharma sit at the interface of scientific innovation, regulatory requirements and operational delivery. Executives translate company objectives into concrete measures – connecting teams, processes, quality, production and professional credibility in the process.
What distinguishes successful executives:
Strong executives provide orientation without losing operational proximity. They lead teams through complex development, approval, quality, production or market requirements and build trust through reliability, professional competence and clear communication.
Particularly important are leaders who bring innovation from research, development and scientific leadership effectively into the organisation – while reliably mastering GMP requirements, validation, quality assurance, regulatory specifications and stable production processes.
Which executives do we place?
We fill key roles in research and development, scientific leadership, clinical development, regulatory affairs, quality management, GMP production, validation, laboratory, medical technology, market access, commercial, business development, supply chain, digitalisation and transformation – for example Head of R&D, Scientific Lead, Lab Director, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Quality Lead, Head of Production, GMP Lead, Commercial Lead or Head of Market Access.
- Executive management
- Site management
- Head of production
- Head of research and development
- Scientific Lead
- Head of clinical development
- Head of regulatory affairs
- Quality Lead
- Head of GMP
- Head of validation
- Head of laboratory
- Commercial Lead
- Head of market access
- Head of business development
- Head of supply chain
- Head of digitalisation
Experts & Professionals
In pharma and life science, specialists carry central responsibility for quality, regulatory approval, development, production and market access. Regulatory affairs, QA/QC, GMP, validation, medical science, clinical operations, market access and laboratory management all help determine whether innovations are developed safely, implemented in a regulatorily robust way and brought successfully to market.
What counts:
Successful specialists combine technical depth with pragmatic delivery. They know the requirements of the authorities, quality standards and internal interfaces – and can bring regulatory certainty, scientific excellence and commercial objectives together.
We are not looking for the broadest profile, but the most fitting one: people who have an impact in the specific context of your company – in research, development, quality, production, regulatory approval, market access or commercial.
- Regulatory affairs specialists
- QA/QC specialists
- GMP specialists
- Validation specialists
- Medical science profiles
- Clinical operations specialists
- Laboratory managers
- Market access specialists
- MedTech specialists
- Biotech specialists
- Production specialists
- Quality specialists
- Supply chain specialists
- Commercial profiles
- Business development profiles
Let’s talk about your international key position in life science, pharma or MedTech
Malte Oltmanns brings experience from international industrial organisations, technical products and operational leadership. It is precisely in life science, pharma and MedTech roles at the interface of market, quality, production, regulation and international collaboration that this perspective counts.
