Headhunting for Pharma, Healthcare & Life Science

Developing a new drug takes years, billions in investment and the work of hundreds of specialists. A single Quality Assurance mistake can cost an entire development cycle. A regulatory misstep can block the approval of a therapy that could change – or save – thousands of lives.

In Pharma, you don’t just work with products. You work with people’s health. That’s why our headhunters for the Pharma, Healthcare & Life Science sector look for professionals who genuinely understand this responsibility: Quality Assurance Managers who guarantee uncompromising standards, Regulatory Affairs Managers who navigate complex approval frameworks, Medical Directors and Clinical Research Managers who lead the development of new treatments.

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Recruiting and hiring in the pharmaceutical and medical sectors: when different worlds need to align

A pharmaceutical project brings together people who “speak different languages”: chemists who design molecules, physicians who structure clinical trials, regulatory experts interpreting FDA and EMA guidelines, data scientists analysing results, and commercial teams planning the launch strategy. Every role in this sector requires the ability to connect those worlds.Recruiting in the pharmaceutical, medical and diagnostic industries means finding professionals who can build bridges: people with solid scientific expertise who can translate complexity, manage competing expectations, and hold together multidisciplinary teams over projects that last years.

To respond to this need, our headhunters rely on the Engage&Hire method and, as a result, on Collaborative Recruiting®. A specialised Pharma Scout evaluates the scientific side: technical skills, regulatory knowledge, understanding of approval pathways. The headhunter, on the other hand, focuses on the human side: transformational leadership, coaching ability, experience in managing cross-functional teams. In Pharma recruitment, technical expertise is essential — but it’s no longer enough on its own.

Case Study

Reverse & Zeta Farmaceutici

Technical candidate assessment and the right balance: the strategy that supported the growth of a pharmaceutical company in Veneto.

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Case studies

Successful partners share their experience with the Reverse Group.

ICT / Digital

Reverse & Total Specific Solutions

Building a finance team in 12 months: how Reverse supported the expansion of an international software group.

Retail

Reverse & Champion Europe by Orbico SportStyle

Trust, Speed, and Cultural Understanding: How to build a strategic partnership with a leading company in the sportswear sector.

Manufacturing & Industrial

Reverse & Mapei

Searching for complex technical profiles for a leading company in the chemical sector for construction: the role of technology and industry knowledge.

Engineering & Telco

Reverse & Visori Prévention

Reactivity and deep understanding of the sector as success factors in the collaboration with a French technical control company.

Energy / Oil & Gas

Reverse & Chimec

Cultural mediation and calibrating offerings: the lever that allowed an oil & gas company to conduct international research without losing internal alignment.

Pharma, Healthcare & Life Science

Reverse & Zeta Farmaceutici

Technical candidate assessment and the right balance: the strategy that supported the growth of a pharmaceutical company in Veneto.

Food

Reverse & Solina Group

How urgency and rare skills turned into an opportunity for a company in the German food industry.

Food

Reverse & Cereal Docks

Growth of a Venetian agro-industrial group that combines family identity and structured ambitions.

ICT & Digital

Reverse & Ridemovi

How technology and intercultural consulting enabled the European expansion of a sustainable mobility scale-up.

Logistics

Reverse & Arcese

Transforming a logistics company through the strategic acquisition of tech talent.