SEC Life Sciences

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 Today, we want to extend our gratitude to our clients, partners, and colleagues across the US for their continued trust and collaboration. Working alongside such dedicated and passionate people is something we’re truly thankful for. Wishing you all a wonderful Thanksgiving and a well-deserved break with family and friends!

The real cost of a mis-hire goes far beyond salary. One wrong appointment can slow trials, delay commercial milestones, or even risk compliance - especially in roles where precision and timing are everything. The impact isn’t just immediate; it’s cumulative. Lost momentum, reduced team morale, and missed opportunities can take months to recover. At SEC, we help organisations minimise this risk through structure, insight, and partnership. We go beyond job descriptions - understanding the nuances of every role, aligning expectations, and accessing passive and hidden talent through decades-built networks. With 40 years supporting global life sciences companies through pivotal stages, from launch to IPO, we help you hire right, the first time. To discuss how we can support your next critical hire, contact us at: 📩 info@seclifesciences.com

When a critical vacancy emerges, it’s easy for hiring to become reactive. In life sciences, that can mean focusing on filling a gap rather than achieving a goal. When recruitment only begins after a resignation or project shift, the impact can be significant - rushed decisions, limited candidate pools, and delayed delivery. Every week without the right expertise can slow a trial, disrupt compliance readiness, or push commercial timelines off course. Our team help organisations plan ahead. By aligning hiring timelines with business objectives, we ensure the right people are in place when they’re most needed. Through market insight, structured workforce planning, and decades of partnership across global life sciences, we help make hiring a driver of strategic progress - not a reaction to change. 🔗 Download our Headcount Planning Template to start mapping your upcoming hires with confidence. https://lnkd.in/e3nndXRs

If you’re growing your life sciences team internationally without an established presence in each country, compliance can quickly become your biggest hurdle. Every country has its own rules, and getting them wrong can delay projects or expose your business to risk. Right-to-work checks, visas, contractor classifications, tax and insurance requirements - these all differ from market to market. And what’s compliant in one region might not be in another. That’s why our compliance team supports clients from the ground up. Managing background screening, relocation, and both EOR (Employer of Record) and AOR (Agency of Record) setups, alongside regular audits to keep everything watertight. If you’re expanding internationally and want to get compliance right from day one, get in touch. 📩 info@seclifesciences.com

Top candidates don’t wait around. When interview processes stretch out, lack communication, or involve too many steps, life sciences companies risk losing their best candidates mid-process. Often to a faster, more decisive competitor. We work with our clients to redesign interview journeys. Tightening timelines, improving communication, and setting expectations from day one. The result is a smoother, faster process that keeps candidates engaged right through to offer. If you’ve lost a great candidate recently, it’s worth reviewing your process. We can help. Get in contact with our team today: 📩 info@seclifesciences.com

The right senior expertise at the right time can be the difference between progress and delay. When organisations are scaling, restructuring or preparing for investment, hiring a permanent executive isn’t always the best option. Fractional leadership gives you flexibility, direction and experience without the long-term commitment. The challenge is finding leaders who can create impact fast and understand the scientific, regulatory and commercial realities of your business. That’s where a trusted partner adds real value. For 40 years, we have helped life sciences companies align timing and expertise at pivotal moments, from clinical trial launches to IPOs. Our partnerships are built on collaboration, compliance and trust 🤝 We can help you move forward with confidence. Get in touch to explore how fractional support could strengthen your leadership team. 📩 info@seclifesciences.com

Hiring delays are rarely about a lack of talent. They’re about alignment. In life sciences, where timelines are tied to trials, launches, or market expansion, a slow or fragmented process can have real business impact. When decision-makers aren’t aligned, or roles change mid-search, momentum is lost - and so are the right people. With 40 years supporting life sciences growth, our team brings structure and pace to strategic hiring. We'll work closely with you to clarify needs, align timelines, and maintain candidate engagement, making sure critical roles are filled when they’re most needed. If hiring delays are holding back delivery, we can help you regain control and move forward with confidence. Get in contact with us here: 📩 info@seclifesciences.com

Biotech growth brings opportunity, but scaling from start-up to scale is rarely straightforward. When companies hit this stage, we often see the same challenges appear: 🔹 Clinical operations stretched as trials move into later phases 🔹 Regulatory and safety expertise needed earlier, especially with advanced therapies 🔹 Medical affairs teams being built from the ground up to prepare for launch 🔹 Competition for a limited pool of talent in rare disease and novel modalities In our latest blog, we explore what scaling really looks like in biotech right now and the talent strategies leadership teams need to make it work. 🔗 Read the full blog here https://lnkd.in/ez2fD3yF

The best hiring experiences start with someone who stays engaged, brings clarity to the process, and supports you through every step. That’s exactly what this Senior Medical Director experienced when working with Riya S.. Her enthusiasm, diligence, and calm guidance helped turn a high-stakes job search into a smooth, steady, and successful experience - even during a challenging time. If you're hiring and want to work with someone who brings that level of care and credibility to senior searches, get in touch with Riya directly: 📧 riya.sharma@seclifesciences.com Big shoutout to Riya, great work, and very well deserved 👏

Job searching isn’t always as simple as sending off your resume and waiting for a call back. Between tailoring applications, waiting on feedback, and navigating interviews, it’s easy to see why many people say looking for a new role can feel like having a second job. What’s been the most challenging part of your job search recently?