Executive Search

Executive Search for the appointments that shape what happens next

Our fully retained Executive Search service is designed for senior sales and marketing leadership hires across MedTech, HealthTech and Healthcare.

When the person you hire will influence revenue, market entry, team performance or the next stage of growth, the search needs to go beyond who is actively looking.

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When Executive Search is the right approach

Executive Search may be the right fit when:

You’re making your first senior UK commercial hire and need someone who can build the market, team and strategy

You’re replacing a leader and need the search handled with complete discretion

You’ve secured investment and need the right leadership team in place to deliver the next stage of growth

You’re entering a new market and need someone with experience of establishing commercial operations

You’re preparing for a product launch or expansion and need the right commercial talent in place at the right time

You need someone with a highly specific or niche skill set and the relevant talent pool is limited

You want the strongest available candidates, not just those actively applying

You’re making a business-critical hire where the cost of getting it wrong is high

Typical Executive Search Roles

We support senior commercial and leadership appointments including:

VP SalesSales DirectorCommercial DirectorCountry ManagerGeneral ManagerBusiness Unit DirectorMarketing DirectorSales & Marketing Director

Why senior appointments need a different search approach

A senior appointment is about much more than finding somebody with the right previous job title.

The right person may need to combine sector knowledge, commercial performance, leadership capability and cultural fit, often in a very specific market or business situation.

That is why our Executive Search process looks beyond the visible candidate market.

The aim is not simply to find someone who can do the job. It is to give you confidence that you have properly explored the market before deciding who should do it.

We consider:

Leadership capability

Commercial track record

Strategic thinking

Team-building ability

Execution and delivery

Market and customer understanding

Stakeholder influence

Change and growth leadership

Cultural and organisational fit

Motivation and long-term alignment

What is included?

Executive Search can include:

Detailed recruitment stakeholder consultation

Role, success-profile and competency development

Employee Value Proposition and candidate positioning

Compensation benchmarking and market intelligence

Full market mapping

Direct executive headhunting

Confidential candidate engagement

Competency-based and leadership assessment

Psychometric profiling as part of the assessment process

A dedicated feedback session to interpret candidate profiles

Collaborative shortlist review to agree who progresses to interview

Weekly search updates and full process visibility

Interview process design and coordination

Reference and appropriate vetting checks

Resignation support

Onboarding and early-stage integration support

Nearly three decades specialising in medical sales and marketing recruitment

We have specialised exclusively in medical sales and marketing recruitment since 1997.

That focus gives our Executive Search work a strong starting point: established market relationships, deep sector knowledge and consultants who understand the commercial landscape from the first briefing conversation.

Every search is led by a senior consultant with at least 12 years’ sector experience.

Across our wider recruitment model, 79% of roles are filled by candidates who were not actively job hunting, reinforcing the importance of proactive search when the appointment matters most.

Investment

Fully retained Executive Search

Executive Search is delivered on a fully retained basis.

The structure and fee are agreed at the beginning of the assignment based on the seniority, scope and complexity of the search.

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