2020: A year like no other for Life Sciences recruitment

2020: A year like no other for Life Sciences recruitment

2020: A year like no other for Life Sciences recruitment

 

Looking back over 2020 there’s no escaping the fact that the Covid-19 pandemic has defined the year. Our lives have changed in so many ways, and while it has been a year of struggle and tragedy for many, we all search for rays of light and continue to look on in grateful awe as frontline medical staff have battled through unimaginable circumstances.

 

We’ve also seen the life sciences thrust into the limelight, and in a positive way, as the public has followed every twist and turn of vaccine development and have become experts in the regulatory processes for approving new treatments.

 

Building a team for the future

We have seen many developments during the past year, discussed in our post What’s new with LLS in 2020, including the need to build on our comprehensive services we offer to clients and candidates to ensure that the right people find the right jobs at the right time.

 

Integral to our plans in 2020 was to continue recruiting top talent to our team at Leaman Life Sciences, and we are delighted to have welcomed four new recruitment experts into our team:

 

Aaron Adams, Senior consultant: Aaron has been hired to support Laura Hutchings thriving contract/temporary offering. He is joining us from another life sciences recruitment company, thus bringing with him a wealth of knowledge and experience. His dedication has seen him progress to be the go-to person in our contract resourcing efforts.

 

Jess Burstow, Contract resourcer: Jess also joined us last year, bringing with her a breadth of resourcing experience in life sciences to the contract team with Aaron.

 

George Litsardopoulos, Commercial desk: George settled quickly into the Leaman team, already making a positive impact in Kye Cheema’s commercial & marketing team, and we are looking forward to seeing what 2021 brings for him.

 

Joe Beddows, Permanent resourcing: Joe will have his hands full, supporting the permanent resourcing offering across the business, but he has already made his mark and, again, we are excited to see him build on this momentum in 2021.

 

Looking forward to 2021

There is still uncertainty over what lies ahead in 2021, but we can be optimistic that with the vaccine role out, things will get better. With that in mind, I recall some excellent advice given by a CEO I spoke with last year and shared in our Business during a period of volatility and uncertainty post last May:

 

• First and primarily, you need to make sure that your employees are taken care of. Secondly, you want to know and ensure that your customers are being taken care of.
• Lastly, you need to think about the future; how you will survive the pandemic and, ultimately, what will be the new normal.

 

The lessons of 2020 will give us an advantage in 2021 as we continue to support our industry and those who work in it to perform the critical work they do to return society to normality.

 

Leaman Life Sciences

At Leaman Life Sciences, we connect talented life science professionals to companies leading the way in pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and CRO sectors.

 

As trusted recruitment partners, we support global recruitment from our offices in London and New York. Whether you are a candidate looking for your next challenge or a company building for the future, contact us to discuss how one of our recruitment solutions can help you achieve your goals.