What roles do you typically help recruit for in biotechnology?

We recruit across the full biotech lifecycle, from research and lab-based roles to quality, regulatory, clinical, manufacturing, and leadership positions, covering everything from scientists and technicians to data, business, and executive talent.

What is your process for screening biotech professionals?

Our biotech screening process includes sourcing and reviewing candidates, assessing CVs for skills and experience, conducting brief video interviews, and shortlisting the best-matched talent for the hiring manager.

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Biotechnology Recruitment with Deep Scientific Expertise

SRG are biotech recruitment experts with over 30 years’ experience in connecting top-tier scientific talent and organisations across life sciences industry.

Our expert consultants combine industry knowledge, and a deep understanding of evolving industry demands with access to a deep talent network to help you recruit and retain high-performance professionals across the full biotech lifecycle, from early discovery to commercialisation.

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Why choose SRG for Biotechnology recruitment?

Amongst Biotech recruitment agencies, SRG stands out as the industry experts you can trust and depend on. With extensive biotech experience, our consultants understand the nuances of the industry and its processes, from advanced manufacturing to cutting-edge cell and gene therapies, enabling them to provide tailored, effective Biotechnology recruitment solutions that find and place the right talent to progress the sector.

Many of our consultants are scientists themselves and have hands-on experience working within Biotechnology. So, they speak your language, understand the industry’s challenges, and can accurately identify the right talent to drive your projects forward. This makes us trusted biotechnology executive recruiters for high impact roles and experts in helping professionals kickstart, build and thrive in a Biotechnology career.

Whether you're a start-up or a multinational, we tailor our hiring strategy to your priorities, combining a market-leading candidate network with a consultative approach that ensures alignment with your company’s goals and culture.

We are Biotechnology recruitment specialists

Our biotech consultants bring scientific knowledge and recruitment experience together to deliver impactful hiring results.

Dedicated specialists – Our team includes former scientists who understand technical requirements and can engage effectively with talent in niche roles.
Comprehensive support – From ad hoc hiring to executive search, we offer a full suite of recruitment services tailored to your needs.
Market insight – We provide salary benchmarking, talent mapping, and up-to-date hiring trends to help shape your strategy.
Strong candidate relationships – Our talent network is built on trust and long-term engagement, ensuring access to the best professionals in biotech.

Jobs in Biotechnology

We recruit for specialist roles across all areas of biotechnology, including:

Research & Development

Early Discovery
Protein Engineering
NGS
Cell Scientists
Scientific Operations
Assay Development
Translational Medicine

Manufacturing

CMC
Formulation
Process Development and Optimisation
Technology Transfer
Process Scale Up
Plant Support/Process Chemists
Engineering

Analysis, Quality & Regulatory

Analytical Development
Quality Control
Testing
Laboratory Technicians
Quality Assurance
Regulatory Affairs
Compliance

Other

Artificial Intelligence
Data Sciences / Bioinformatics
Medical
Clinical Operations
Clinical Development
Product Management
Commercial / Sales Roles
Project Management

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FAQ

We recruit for a wide range of Biotech roles across the entire product lifecycle, including Research Scientists, Laboratory Technicians, and Process Development Experts. Our expertise also extends to Cell and Molecular Biologists, Forensic Scientists, Assay Development Experts, Bioinformatics, and Data Scientists.

Beyond lab roles, we support hiring in quality and regulatory affairs, clinical trial management, manufacturing, validation, scale-up experts, as well as business development, project management, and executive leadership.

Yes, our specialists can deliver executive search services tailored specifically for finding and recruiting executive talent for senior biotech leadership roles.

Our biotech screening process follows the same thorough methodology used across all life sciences sectors, and includes:

Application collection and review, plus proactive search of internal databases and relevant job boards.

Initial screening and CV assessment based on education (where required), research projects, and experience.

Candidate engagement to explore career goals, technical experience, and interest in the role, and to encourage them to conduct own research.

Video interview for shortlisted candidates – we may conduct a recorded or live video interview to assess technical skills and competencies, depending on hiring manager preference.

Shortlisting & reviewing applicants and submitting a list of the most relevant and suitable candidates to the hiring manager.

Typically, we can fill entry-level positions within 24 hours, with senior or niche roles taking up to 30 days. Specific timeframes will differ from role-to-role however, dependent on the requirements of the hiring project and people involved.

Insights

We believe in the power of science - that’s why we stay at the forefront of the life sciences industry, keeping up to date with the latest research, innovations, and market trends to provide valuable insight and guidance to our clients and candidates.