Life Sciences Recruiter Jobs

31 jobs

Biotech, pharma, clinical research, and medical device recruiting roles, agency and in-house.

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Job Listings

ES

Recruiting Coordinator

1d ago
Remote$50,000 – $55,000 / yr
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Remote
Agency
Korn Ferry logo

Senior Associate

4d ago
Chicago, IL
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
ES

Director of Recruitment

1w ago
Remote$150,000 – $165,000 / yr
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Remote
Agency
Phaidon International logo

Recruiting Manager

1w ago
New York, NYSGD 70,000 – SGD 100,000 / yr
Industrial
full-time
Agency
Korn Ferry logo

Contract Sr. Recruiter (Life Sciences - Sales) Bridgewater, NJ

1w ago
Bridgewater, NJ
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
Korn Ferry logo

Research Analyst - Life Science, Executive Search Team *12 months contract

1w ago
Japan
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
Korn Ferry logo

Life Sciences Talent Acquisition Manager - Hybrid (Cambridge, MA)

1w ago
Boston, MA
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
ES

Executive Recruiter

2w ago
Remote$60,000 – $75,000 / yr
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Remote
Agency
Kelly logo

14762 – Contingent Workforce Staffing Consultant | Conshohocken, PA (Onsite)

2w ago
Conshohocken, PA$80,000 – $85,000 / yr
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
ES

Recruiter, Locums

2w ago
Onsite, Hollywood, Fl$55,000 – $70,000 / yr
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
ES

Talent Acquisition Partner

2w ago
Remote$75,000 – $96,000 / yr
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Remote
Agency
ES

Recruiter

2w ago
Remote
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Remote
Agency
JM

Experienced Recruiter - Hybrid in Montvale, Contract to Perm

2w ago
Nanuet, NY
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
ES

Junior Recruiter

2w ago
Remote
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Remote
Agency
Phaidon International logo

Principal Recruitment Consultant

4w ago
Boston, MASGD 52,500 – SGD 65,000 / yr
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
Korn Ferry logo

Talent Acquisition Manager (Hybrid - Bridgewater, NJ)

Aug 5, 2026
Bridgewater, NJ
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
Korn Ferry logo

Associate Principal- Organisational Strategy

Aug 5, 2026
Paris, France
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Korn Ferry logo

Senior Sales and Corporate Recruiter - Hybrid in Toronto, Canada

Jul 28, 2026
Toronto, ON, Canada
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
Kelly logo

14654 - Sr HR Consultant - Budapest - Virtual

Jul 28, 2026
Budapest, Pe
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
Randstad logo

recruitment consultant

Jul 13, 2026
Singapore, Singapore
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Green Key Resources logo

Life Sciences 360 Recruiters And Account Managers

Jul 7, 2026
New York, NY
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
Randstad logo

recruitment consultant, life sciences (business development focus)

Jul 1, 2026
Athens, Attica
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Randstad logo

senior specialist, talent sourcing, enterprise

Jun 8, 2026
Hyderabad, Telangana
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
Korn Ferry logo

Senior Associate

Jun 8, 2026
Remote
Professional Services
full-time
Remote
Agency
Stevenson Search Partners logo

Research Associate

Jun 1, 2026
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does a life sciences recruiter do?
Life sciences recruiters source and place talent across biotech, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, and clinical research. The roles they fill range from bench scientists, clinical research associates, and regulatory affairs specialists through to medical directors and C-suite leadership at biotech startups. The work demands more domain fluency than generalist recruiting: you need to understand the difference between preclinical and clinical-stage companies, read a scientific CV credibly, and speak the language of drug development phases, GMP environments, and regulatory pathways. That barrier to entry is exactly why the specialization pays a premium. Life sciences recruiters work agency-side at scientific staffing firms and search boutiques, in-house at pharma and biotech companies, and within RPO teams supporting high-volume clinical hiring.
Where are life sciences recruiter jobs concentrated?
Boston and the wider Massachusetts cluster lead the market, followed by the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, the New Jersey and Philadelphia pharma corridor, and Research Triangle Park in North Carolina. In Europe, hubs include Cambridge and Oxford in the UK, Basel in Switzerland, and the Netherlands. Remote and hybrid arrangements are common, particularly for clinical and regulatory recruiting where the candidate pool is national rather than local. Browse the listings on this page and filter by location or remote to see where current openings sit.
Do life sciences recruiters earn more than generalist recruiters?
Specialist recruiters generally out-earn generalists, and life sciences is one of the strongest niches. The candidate pool is scarce, the science vocabulary takes time to learn, and placement fees track the high salaries of the scientific and clinical roles being filled. Agency recruiters in this niche benefit from strong fee percentages and retained search work, while in-house life sciences TA roles at biotech and pharma companies tend to sit at the upper end of corporate recruiting pay bands. Many listings on this page include posted salary ranges so you can benchmark directly.
How do I become a life sciences recruiter?
There are two common entry routes. The first is starting at a scientific staffing agency that trains generalist recruiters into the niche; firms serving the biotech and pharma sectors regularly hire entry-level recruiters and teach the domain on the job. The second is transitioning from an adjacent background, such as a science degree, lab experience, clinical research coordination, or pharma sales, which gives you instant credibility with candidates and hiring managers. Either way, learning the basics of the drug development lifecycle, the main role families (research, clinical, regulatory, quality, manufacturing, commercial), and the difference between agency, in-house, and RPO models will accelerate your first year.