Recruitment Consultant - Life Sciences

Experienced Recruitment Consultant – Life Sciences Location: London Salary: £50,000+ depending on experience Sector: Life Sciences / Biotech The Opportunity An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced recruitment consultant to join a growing specialist Life Sciences recruitment business with the backing, infrastructure and financial strength of a larger established group. This is a chance to join a new firm with an established platform behind it, giving you the best of both worlds: the entrepreneurial feel and autonomy of a smaller business, combined with the resources and stability that come with being backed by a larger group. The business is building a long-term industry-leading desk, with a particular focus on the Biotech market, and is looking for ambitious recruiters who want the freedom to build their own market, develop client relationships and ultimately create something of their own. What You'll Be Doing You'll have significant autonomy over your desk and the opportunity to develop your own market within the Life Sciences sector. Your focus will be on:

• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with clients and candidates
• Winning new business and growing existing accounts
• Identifying and engaging senior-level talent within your specialist market
• Managing the full recruitment process from initial brief through to placement
• Building your own network and establishing yourself as a specialist within your chosen market
• Generating and attending client meetings
• Conducting candidate interviews and managing the process through to offer
• Developing and delivering pitches to prospective clients
• Growing your desk into a significant revenue-generating business The Environment This isn't a heavily KPI-driven recruitment environment. There are three key measures of activity: Meetings. Interviews. Pitches. There are no phone-time targets and no expectation that you spend your day hitting arbitrary activity numbers. Instead, you'll be trusted to manage your own time, work in the way that gets the best results and take ownership of your desk. The culture is highly flexible. The office is modern and professional, with the feel of a high-end WeWork-style environment, but it is not a shared workspace. Office attendance is flexible, with the expectation that people come in when it works for them and their clients. There are a few regular touchpoints throughout the week, including:
• Monday – 10am team meeting
• Wednesday – 11am business development huddle
• Friday – early finish
• Regular team incentives, lunches and social activities The Market Biotech is the key priority, with opportunities across:
• Biotech
• TechBio
• Mid-Cap Pharma
• MedTech The ambition is to develop a long-term industry-leading recruitment desk, rather than simply chase short-term placements. Who We're Looking For The preference is for candidates with proven recruitment experience, particularly those who have already demonstrated the ability to bill consistently and build a market. The ideal candidate will be:
• An experienced recruitment consultant with a strong track record
• Currently billing £150k+, or able to demonstrate comparable performance
• Commercially minded and confident in business development
• Comfortable working autonomously without being micromanaged
• Interested in building and owning their own market
• Motivated by long-term career and financial progression
• Ideally experienced within Life Sciences, Biotech, Pharma, MedTech or a related specialist market Candidates with 1–3 years' recruitment experience who have demonstrated strong billing performance will also be considered. What's On Offer? This is an opportunity to join a business where you can genuinely build something of your own. Alongside a competitive package, you'll have:
• £60,000+ salary depending on experience
• Significant autonomy over your desk and market
• Flexible office working
• Minimal micromanagement and no phone-time targets
• Strong financial backing and infrastructure
• The opportunity to develop your own specialist market
• Regular incentives, lunches and team events
• A clear opportunity to progress as the business grows
• Potential for equity further down the line once you've established a successful billing desk If you're an experienced recruiter who wants more autonomy, better infrastructure and the opportunity to build a genuinely valuable desk, this could be an excellent next step.