Life Science Executive Search for a Transforming Industry
Occam Global is a leading life sciences executive search firm transforming how biotech, pharma, and TechBio organizations recruit and build top-tier leadership teams that drive innovation, growth, and move markets.
We don’t fill vacancies. We engineer leadership architectures designed for the complexity, innovation, and scale that define the future of life sciences.
Our life science executive search practice identifies and places exceptional scientific, technical, and commercial leaders who accelerate innovation, drive transformation, and build enduring enterprise value. We align every hire to your strategy, culture, and long-term vision, while advising boards on succession, governance, and organizational design.
Go Beyond Credentials. Secure Transformative Leaders.
We think strategically, combining global reach with nuanced market intelligence to surface leaders others miss. Our life science executive search methodology is transparent, rigorous, and deeply human, exploring each candidate's origin story, leadership journey, and motivations to ensure high-impact, transformative fit.
Unlike transactional life sciences executive search firms, we combine deep life science market insights with strategic thinking. We track who's moving in the life science talent market and understand why, driven by capital shifts, emerging technologies, modality changes, and organizational strategy. This intelligence allows us to surface leaders who aren't just available, but strategically aligned to where your organization is headed.
Our life science executive intelligence enables us to:
Deliver candidates who align precisely with your brief for experience, leadership competency, and culture fit
Introduce highly credible, high-potential, and sometimes unconventional leaders who expand what's possible for your organization
Build intentional shortlists of leaders who operate in complexity today and create compounding value over time
Lead the AI Revolution in Life Sciences
For modern life sciences organizations, the question is no longer whether to invest in artificial intelligence (AI), but how to do it intelligently and sustainably.
The most effective life science executives treat AI as a disciplined operating model. Occam Global focuses on identifying and placing life science leaders who excel at cross-functional communication, bridge scientific and technical expertise, and think in systems.
We help you hire life science executives who
Integrate intelligent data ecosystems across research, clinical, regulatory, medical, and commercial functions in preparation for an agentic future
Harness AI and computational science to accelerate discovery, development, and commercialization
Turn complex scientific and technical insight into a clear, human-centered strategy
From Chief Data & AI Officers and TechBio-native CEOs to R&D, Commercial, and Board leaders fluent in both science and systems, Occam Global finds the visionaries who shape, not chase, the future.
Why Leading Organizations Choose Our Life Science Executive Search Firm
Organizations choose Occam Global because we combine deep sector expertise with a wide generalist lens, bringing you leaders you won’t find through traditional life science executive search.
Market Intelligence That Delivers Results
We track capital flows, therapeutic focus areas, AI platforms, and leadership movements across the global life sciences landscape in real time. Our life sciences executive search process is grounded in current market insight, not static databases, connecting you with candidates who are relevant, in-demand, and positioned where the market is heading.
Generalist Vision With Specialist Depth
Deeply embedded in life sciences while intentionally fluent in adjacent domains including AI, data infrastructure, robotics, and defense tech, our broader lens surfaces leaders who do more than run a function. They build life science organizations that are resilient, scalable, and positioned for what comes next.
Expansive Network with Distinctly Creative Approach
We provide in-depth profiles of preferred candidates and introduce new prospects throughout the process. Our team surfaces leaders with cross-functional, cross-border, and cross-sector experience; operators, founders, builders, and technologists who bring fresh thinking to complex life science scientific businesses.
Long-Term Partnership, Not Just Placement
We operate as strategic partners beyond placement, advising on organizational design, succession planning, and leadership strategy to ensure each life science executive search contributes to lasting enterprise value.
Life Science Executive Search in Action Case Study | Recursion
Occam Global partnered with Recursion, a TechBio company at the intersection of AI, automation, and large-scale biological data, to strengthen leadership during rapid growth.
Through our life sciences executive search process, we:
- Identified senior leaders fluent in both computational and experimental disciplines
- Aligned leadership capabilities with platform, culture, and growth ambitions
- Built a leadership framework designed for scale, partnerships, and sustained innovation
“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 judgment, tireless and creative effort, and strategic insight in helping us develop a holistic organizational plan as Recursion has evolved.”
Chris Gibson, CEO & Co-Founder, Recursion
Life Science Executive Search Placements
Discover the leaders we've placed. Visionaries shaping breakthroughs across TechBio, biotech, and pharmaceuticals.
How Top Life Science Executives Navigate What’s Next
Stay ahead of emerging trends reshaping life science executive leadership. Explore insights, executive interviews, and trend reports from Occam Global's life sciences executive search practice on AI adoption, capital markets evolution, modality shifts, real-world data integration, and global competition.
Our core differentiator is our expertise at the intersection of science and technology, specifically in TechBio executive search. We don't just find traditional life sciences leaders; we source executives who possess fluency in AI, data science, and computational biology alongside scientific and business acumen. This allows us to deliver future-ready leaders for the industry's most innovative ventures.
Our life sciences executive search practice spans all critical leadership roles, including CEO, CSO (Chief Scientific Officer), CMO (Chief Medical Officer), CCO (Chief Commercial Officer), and General Counsel. We also specialize in placing Venture Partners, General Partners, and Board Directors who bring essential experience in clinical development, regulatory affairs, and digital transformation.
Our process is exceptionally deep. Beyond evaluating credentials and technical expertise, we conduct an in-depth evaluation of each candidate's "origin story", analyzing their career decisions, transitions, and core motivators. This rigorous method and judgement ensures candidates possess the necessary skills and align with the client's vision, ethical standards, and long-term strategic goals for sustainable growth.
Yes. We leverage our comprehensive global network with physical associates in New York, San Francisco, London, and Los Angeles to serve clients and identify talent across the US and Europe. This global reach is crucial for securing the rare, specialized leadership talent required in today's fiercely competitive, international life sciences sector.
Our specialization in both technology and venture capital provides proprietary market intelligence and unparalleled access. For life sciences clients, this means we can tap into a talent pool that includes leaders from high-growth tech who are positioned to drive digital transformation in biotech, pharma, and techbio, a critical edge for innovative, entrepreneurial organizations.