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Our clients trust us with their most important resources- people. We are entrusted to fill the most critical positions because of the consistent level of transparency, communication, and commitment we provide to our partners while ensuring a positive experience for every candidate we engage. Our fully customized methodical search process translates into greater satisfaction for clients as we devote significantly more personalized resources and attention to each assignment to secure the best candidate for the role is hired.

Senior Leadership

  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • President, US
  • Chief Medical Officer
  • Chief Scientific Officer
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Chief Business Officer
  • Chief Commercial Officer
  • EVP, Head of Clinical Development
  • Executive Vice President, R&D

Research & PreClinical

  • Chief Scientific Officer
  • Senior Vice President, R&D
  • Vice President, Research
  • Vice President, Program Lead
  • Vice President, Drug Discovery
  • Vice President, Discovery Biology
  • Vice President, Translational Research
  • Executive Director, Pathology
  • Executive Director, Toxicology
  • Head, Antibody Drug Conjugates
  • Head, Immunology
  • Head, Molecular Platforms
  • Head, Translational Discovery
  • Senior Director, Lead Discovery
  • Senior Director, CNS Biology
  • Senior Director, Cell Biology R&D
  • Scientific Director, Protein Science
  • Director, Research Microbiology
  • Director, Protein Biochemistry
  • Director, Computational Sciences
  • Associate Director, Bioinformatics
  • Principal Scientist, PKPD
  • Principal Scientist, Peptide R&D

Clinical & Medical

  • Chief Medical Officer
  • EVP, Clinical Development
  • SVP, Medical Affairs, Oncology
  • VP of Clinical, Diagnostics
  • VP, Biostatistics, Rheumatology
  • VP, Clinical, Rare Disease
  • VP, Clinical, Cell/Gene Therapy
  • VP, Development, Infectious Diseases
  • VP, Drug Safety and PV, Cardiovascular
  • VP, Portfolio and Project Management
  • VP, Translational Medicine
  • Head – Medical Strategy, Hematology
  • Exec Dir, Clinical Ops, Gastrointestinal
  • Exec Dir, Clinical Ops, Metabolic
  • Exec Dir, Clinical Research, Neurology
  • Exec Dir, Drug Surveillance
  • Exec Dir, Medical Affairs, Oncology
  • Exec Dir, Medical Science Liaisons
  • Exec Dir, PV, Infectious Disease
  • Exec Dir, Translational, Autoimmune
  • Exec Medical Dir, Safety and PV
  • Exec Medical Dir, Immunology
  • Sr Dir – Drug Safety Consumer
  • Sr Dir of Clinical Lab Operations
  • Sr Dir, Biostatistics
  • Sr Dir, Clinical DMPK
  • Sr Dir, Clinical Safety, Ophthalmology
  • Sr Dir, Drug Safety, Infectious Disease
  • Sr Dir, Pharmacovigilance, Oncology
  • Sr Dir, PV and Risk Management
  • Sr Dir, Medical Affairs, Neurology
  • Sr Medical Dir, Oncology
  • Dir of Physician Operations
  • Dir, Clinical Pharmacology, Nephrology
  • Dir, Clinical Research, Cardiovascular
  • Dir, Clinical Research, Oncology
  • Dir, Clinical Research, Rheumatology
  • Dir, Epidemiology, Pulmonology
  • Dir, Medical Affairs, Urology
  • Dir, Medical Communications
  • Dir, Medical Information
  • Dir, Outcomes Research, Oncology
  • Dir, PV, Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Fellow, Biostatistics and Informatics
  • Global Safety Leader, Respiratory
  • Head of Clinical – Medical Devices
  • Head of Medical Affairs, Consumer
  • Head of Physician Relations
  • Head, Clinical Affairs, CNS
  • Head, Clinical Data Management
  • Head, Clinical Supply
  • Head, Evidence Based Medicine
  • Head, Global Safety, Consumer Health
  • Head, Medical Scientific Liaisons
  • Head, Medical Writing
  • Medical Dir, Translational, Hematology
  • Medical Dir, Ophthalmology
  • Project Mgr, Clinical Ops, Oncology
  • Reg Medical Dir, Immune-Oncology
  • Risk Management Lead, CNS
  • Site Head, Risk Management
  • Clinical Safety Physician, OB/GYN
  • Clinical Lead – Device Development
  • Clinical Pharmacologist, Neurology
  • Clinical Ops Sr Mgr, CNS
  • Clinical Investigator, Autoimmune
  • Assoc Dir, Medical Strategy, Oncology
  • Assoc Dir, Medical Affairs, Hematology
  • Assoc Dir, Clinical, Immunology
  • Assoc Dir, Biostatistics
  • Assoc Dir, Biomarkers – CV/Met
  • Associate Center Director

Regulatory & Quality

  • VP, Regulatory & Quality Assurance
  • Global Regulatory Lead – Oncology
  • Dir, Regulatory Strategy – Pain
  • Global Regulatory Lead – I/O
  • Dir, Regulatory Affairs – Biosimilars
  • Dir, Regulatory – Early Oncology
  • Dir, Clinical Quality Assurance
  • Advisor, Regulatory – Software
  • VP, Global Quality Assurance
  • Dir, Clinical Quality Assurance
  • Dir, Quality Control
  • Dir, Quality Assurance – GxP
  • Assoc Dir, Regulatory – Ad Promo
  • Assoc Dir, Regulatory Science
  • Sr Mgr, QA – Pre-Commercial
  • Lead, Quality Operations
  • Dir, Regulatory Operations
  • Dir, Regulatory Strategy – Respiratory
  • Dir, RA – Companion Diagnostics
  • Sr Dir, Regulatory Affairs – Labeling
  • Sr Dir, GCP Quality Assurance
  • Assoc Dir, Quality Control
  • Assoc Dir, RA – Submissions

Product Development & CMC

  • SVP, Process Development, CAR T
  • SVP, Global Development, Biologics
  • SVP, Manufacturing, Small Molecule
  • VP, Global Engineering Solutions
  • VP, Process Sciences CRISPR
  • VP, Pharm Sciences, Small Molecule
  • VP, Process Dev, Biologics
  • VP, Process Dev, Conj Vaccines
  • VP, Biologics Development
  • VP, Global CMC Biologics
  • VP, Process Sciences ADCs
  • VP, Analytical, Small Molecule
  • VP, Development, Gene Therapy
  • Exec Dir, Analytical Biologics
  • Exec Dir, Reliability Engineering
  • Sr Dir, Late Stage Analytical Biologics
  • Sr Dir, CMC Drug Delivery Inhalation
  • Sr Dir, Bioprocess Development
  • Dir, Sterile Injectables Small Molecule
  • Dir, Formulations, Oral Solids
  • Dir, Scale Up/Tech Transfer Biologics
  • Assoc Dir, Engineering, Pilot Plant
  • Assoc Dir, Purification
  • Assoc Dir, Analytical RNAi

Commercial

  • Chief Business Officer
  • VP, Sales, Immunology
  • VP, Commercial Strategy, Vaccines
  • VP, Commercial Operations
  • US Brand Lead, Diabetes
  • Exec Dir, Sales Operations
  • Exec Dir, Patient Engagement
  • Exec Dir, Marketing, Neurology
  • Sr Dir, Reimbursement and Access
  • Sr Dir, Marketing, COPD
  • Sr Dir, Digital Brand Strategy
  • Sr Dir, Commercial Analysis & Insights
  • Sr Marketing Dir, Ophthalmology
  • Global Marketing Dir, Dermatology
  • Global Brand Lead, Immunology
  • Dir, Market Research, HIV
  • Dir, HCP Marketing, Cardiovascular
  • Dir, DTC Marketing, Respiratory
  • Dir, Marketing, Women’s Health
  • Dir, Competitive Intelligence
  • Assoc Dir, Targeting and Alignment
  • Assoc Dir, Health Economics
  • Assoc Dir, Pricing & Reimbursement
  • Assoc Dir, Forecasting

Human Resources, IT, & Corporate

  • VP, Talent Management
  • VP, Human Resources
  • VP, Sales & Marketing
  • Sr Dir, Talent Acquisition
  • Sr Dir, Human Resources
  • Sr Dir, Compensation and Benefits
  • Head, Training and Development
  • Dir, Staffing
  • Dir, HR Business Partner
  • Controller
  • Dir, R&D Finance
  • Assoc Dir, Financial Planning
  • Dir IS – Infrastructure Operations
  • Director, IT Business Process
  • Head, Ops and Business Interface
  • General Counsel
  • Senior Patent Litigation Counsel
  • Senior Counsel, Commercial
  • VP, Information Technology

Lasting Relationships

We've been cultivating lasting relationships and advising a vast network of KOLs, Chief Officers, thought leaders, industry-leading scientists and clinicians for decades. One of our greatest assets are the thousands of leaders we have successfully recruited and placed around the globe. Affectionately known as FOMs (Friends of Marcus), these professionals are our closest allies and our greatest source for identifying and accessing passive talent, including mission-critical leaders, fast-track rising stars, functional experts and drivers of excellence in health, science, and technology.

Life Science Recruiting

I can highly recommend working with Marcus & Associates. They have great connections to talent, really listen to their clients, and partner to find the best possible approach for each search they are engaged on. They are responsive and very fun to work with!

Brenda Sousa, Senior Vice President of Human ResourcesConstellation Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge/Boston MA

Marcus & Associates is a trusted partner, and look forward to continuing the relationship into 2023..

Michael MacNamara, Global Executive Recruitment Lead/Associate DirectorMerck Research Labs

Marcus & Associates is the only firm that I have ever worked with that truly obsesses over my open positions as much as I do!

Chief Operating OfficerFierceBiotech Top 15 Client

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