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leaders to drive innovation and growth

Specialists in executive recruitment and board development for emergent and established innovators in the life sciences and technology.

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Occam’s UK Biotech Practice Accelerates with Placement of CSO at Nucleome

11.13.2023

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Occam Recruits CEO of Prominent Rare Disease Research Foundation

11.9.2023

CMO

Occam Continues to Serve the Gene Therapy/Gene Editing Space, Recruiting Wes Miller as CMO of Epic Bio

10.24.2023

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Occam Places Senior DeepMind Leader as VP of AI/ML at GSK

10.16.2023

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Without the right people,
a vision remains a dream

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When you’re on the verge of something great, your leadership can tip the balance.

Through rigorous objectivity, elevated ethics, and enlightened aggression, we identify and place the most sought-after talent to help dreamers realize their vision.

Specialists in executive recruitment and board development for emergent and established innovators in the life sciences and technology

Comprehensive global network of industry leaders, yielding proprietary market intelligence and unrivaled access across all functions, verticals and industries

Enlightened executive search process informed by principal involvement, a focus on fundamentals, and an enduring commitment to results

Deeply personal practice which manifests in an unequivocal respect for candidates and clients alike

Testimonials

We are consistently impressed by Occam's ability to deliver excellent results.

Building a company with a transformative mission requires having the very best people on your team from the very start. That requires a trusted partner who understands both the high-level strategic vision and the details of what it takes to succeed. Occam’s partnership in identifying and recruiting leaders for key positions at insitro has helped us close critical and hard-to-fill roles across scientific and corporate functions. We are consistently impressed by Occam's ability to deliver excellent results, which has enabled our continued growth and evolution.

Daphne Koller

Founder & CEO,

insitro

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The firm has been a true partner to Chemify.

My journey as an entrepreneur has begun with Chemify. I met Occam at an inflection point in realizing the dream. The firm has decisively helped me reify my vision and make it an organizational reality. John and Bill know what it takes to recognize and attract top flight talent with the requisite level of imagination. Their practice is unpretentiously cosmopolitan, uncompromisingly ethical, effortlessly generous and meaningfully strategic. The firm has been a true partner to Chemify.

Lee Cronin

Founder & CEO,

Chemify

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Occam has been a great and valued recruiting partner for Lux.

Occam has been a great and valued recruiting partner for Lux. They impress with business moxie, psychological acuity, ruthless objectivity and speed. A team and search firm apart.

Josh Wolfe

Co-Founder & Managing Partner,

Lux Capital

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We trust Bill and his talented team.

Occam stands out in my experience with the search industry in terms of its unrelenting thoughtfulness and commitment to results. At Population Health, we trust Bill and his talented team because of their consistently astute and ethical judgment on people and situations and their enduring commitment to produce mutually beneficial results. And their sense of humor is the icing on the cake.

Clive Meanwell

Chairman & Partner,

Population Health Partners

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They know the biotech world inside and out.

Occam approaches their difficult and delicate task with uncommon, if not unique, respect for the candidate and client alike. They know the biotech world inside and out. A firm of consummate professionals.

Terry-Ann Burrell

Board Member,

Recursion

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Occam played a pivotal role in the build of CHARM Therapeutics

Occam played a pivotal role in the build of CHARM Therapeutics with the critical placement of our Executive Chairman, Gary Glick.

Laksh Aithani

Founder & CEO

CHARM Therapeutics

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Occam has been a formidable recruiting partner for Recursion.

Occam has been a formidable recruiting partner for Recursion. Over the past three years, they have helped us make key additions to the senior executive team and board. The firm has consistently provided a unique blend of nuanced and ethical judgement, tireless and creative effort, and strategic insight in helping us develop a holistic organizational plan as Recursion has evolved.

Chris Gibson

Founder & CEO,

Recursion Pharmaceuticals

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Occam is well-connected with C-suite and board talent.

Occam is well-connected with C-suite and board talent. They brought us great candidates and were very helpful in the vetting and referencing process. They know the life sciences industry well!

Carol Gallagher

Venture Advisor, NEA

Former CEO, Calistoga Pharma

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The search exercise that Occam developed and led was fluidly interactive.

I observed Bill’s work as the founder and a Board member of Semma. He helped us recruit a very effective Chief Executive Officer. Bastiano Sanna was able to reset the strategy, build the organization and ultimately sell the company to Vertex for almost $1 billion. The search exercise that Occam developed and led was fluidly interactive, intelligent, nuanced and thorough. Among Occam’s strengths, I would highlight the engaged nature and thoughtful listening the Occam team brings to the process.

Doug Melton

Founder, Semma Therapeutics

Xander University Professor

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Occam is the search firm that matches the entrepreneurial intensity of its clients.

Thorough, tireless, and professional, and they listen. Occam is the search firm that matches the entrepreneurial intensity of its clients. Results delivered with intelligence, urgency and style.

Frederic Kerrest

COO & Co-Founder,

Okta

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Occam is an extraordinary recruiter.

Occam is an extraordinary recruiter. This special quality comes from their manifest empathy and emotional intelligence as well as procedural rigor. It was they who recruited me into my current role as a first-time CEO at Aviado. In that process, I always felt transparency and concern for me as a person as they assiduously cultivated my candidacy. Subsequently, I engaged Occam in adding a Chairman for my Board. They delivered a formidable result in a nuanced and differentiated fashion.

Lisa Deschamps

CEO,

AviadoBio

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Occam stands apart for their rigorously applied intelligence.

I know Occam well, over time and from two different perspectives. The firm has placed me on two Boards, one small but rapidly growing private diagnostic company, the other a large diversified public CRO. I have also engaged them to recruit two key executives, a CEO and a CCO, for a cancer diagnostic company which I started. Occam stands apart for their rigorously applied intelligence, consistent work ethic and deeply useful understanding of human nature.

Alex Dickinson

Founder & Board Member,

ChromaCode

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Life Sciences

Recruiting at the board level and across the C-suite including CEO, CFO, CBO, COO, CCO, CTO, CPO, Chief Medical Officer, General Council, and Head of Regulatory.

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Technology

Placing at the board level and across the C-suite including CEO, COO, CRO, CFO, CPO, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Information Officer, General Council and Head of Engineering.

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Venture Capital

Recruiting across the C-suite, General Partners, Executives in Residence, Venture Partners, Principals, General Council, and Head of Research.

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Impeccable reputation

Our enduring legacy in the executive search field speaks to our abilities. No matter how lofty the goal, we strive to deliver high-caliber candidates, honestly evaluated.

Premier network

The marketplace for talent is global and intensely competitive. Our community yields candidates of a rare breed who combine experiential wisdom with entrepreneurial zeal.

Comprehensive and Creative Approach

We augment our robust global connections with tailored research to ensure a complete candidate pool. Additionally, we recruit proven executives as well as rising stars, all of whom are intensely aspirational, think big, and possess the will to shape companies.

Personal Touch

We listen closely with an intent to understand the visionary entrepreneur. Our approach is flexible and tailored to meet each client’s precise requirements.

Enduring commitment

Our ruthless dedication to a project sets us apart. We work with intense focus until you find the candidate who aligns with your objectives.

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We are specialists in recruiting executives and board members for the life sciences but serve a variety of other tech clients as well as venture capital.

With associates in New York, San Francisco, London, and Los Angeles, Occam serves clients across Europe the US, and Asia.

Occam is differentiated by its extensive network, comprehensive search process, enduring commitment to ethics, personal approach, and creativity.

Occam provides global executive recruiting, board placement and leadership advisory services.

Recruiting exceptional

LIFE SCIENCE

Technology

Venture Capital

LIFE SCIENCE

leaders to drive innovation and growth

Company we keep

OUR WORK

Explore our latest placements

Occam’s UK Biotech Practice Accelerates with Placement of CSO at Nucleome

Occam Recruits CEO of Prominent Rare Disease Research Foundation

Occam Continues to Serve the Gene Therapy/Gene Editing Space, Recruiting Wes Miller as CMO of Epic Bio

Occam Places Senior DeepMind Leader as VP of AI/ML at GSK

About us

Without the right people, a vision remains a dream

We are consistently impressed by Occam's ability to deliver excellent results.

Daphne Koller

The firm has been a true partner to Chemify.

Lee Cronin

Occam has been a great and valued recruiting partner for Lux.

Josh Wolfe

We trust Bill and his talented team.

Clive Meanwell

They know the biotech world inside and out.

Terry-Ann Burrell

Occam played a pivotal role in the build of CHARM Therapeutics

Laksh Aithani

Occam has been a formidable recruiting partner for Recursion.

Chris Gibson

Occam is well-connected with C-suite and board talent.

Carol Gallagher

The search exercise that Occam developed and led was fluidly interactive.

Doug Melton

Occam is the search firm that matches the entrepreneurial intensity of its clients.

Frederic Kerrest

Occam is an extraordinary recruiter.

Lisa Deschamps

Occam stands apart for their rigorously applied intelligence.

Alex Dickinson

Life Sciences

Technology

Venture Capital

Building uncommon teams takes an uncommon edge

Impeccable reputation

Premier network

Comprehensive and Creative Approach

Personal Touch

Enduring commitment

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