Life Sciences Recruiter Jobs

52 jobs

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

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Job Listings

Phaidon International logo

Recruitment Intern

18h ago
Singapore, Singapore
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Heidrick & Struggles logo

Executive Search Senior Associate, Healthcare and Life Sciences

1d ago
New York, NY
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
Randstad logo

senior specialist, talent sourcing, enterprise

3d ago
Hyderabad, Telangana
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
Korn Ferry logo

Senior Associate

3d ago
Remote
Professional Services
full-time
Remote
Agency
Korn Ferry logo

Research Analyst

3d ago
New York, NY
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
Korn Ferry logo

RPO Associate Recruiter (Life Science), Tokyo

3d ago
Tokyo, Tokyo-To, Japan
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
Phaidon International logo

Recruitment Intern

6d ago
Singapore, Singapore
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Stevenson Search Partners logo

Research Associate

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

Senior Associate

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

Research Analyst

1w ago
New York, NY
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
Kelly logo

14378 - Senior Recruiter | In-House Temp | Remote – U.S

1w ago
Remote$35 – $45 / hr
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Remote
Agency
Phaidon International logo

Experienced Recruitment Consultant (w/m/d)

1w ago
Berlin, Germany
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Kelly logo

13977 – Senior Recruiter | In-House Temp | Remote – U.S

1w ago
Remote$35 – $45 / hr
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Remote
Agency
Stevenson Search Partners logo

Recruiting Consultant

2w ago
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
Stevenson Search Partners logo

Search Coordinator

2w ago
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Stevenson Search Partners logo

Research Associate

2w ago
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
Heidrick & Struggles logo

Executive Search Senior Associate, Healthcare and Life Sciences

2w ago
New York, NY
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
WittKieffer logo

Senior Associate, Interim - Talent Delivery - Life Sciences/Investor-Backed Healthcare

2w ago
Remote$85,000 – $110,000 / yr
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Remote
Agency
Heidrick & Struggles logo

Executive Search Senior Associate, Healthcare and Life Sciences

2w ago
New York, NY
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
Korn Ferry logo

Senior Associate

2w ago
Remote
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Remote
Agency
Korn Ferry logo

Life Science Senior Recruiter (Hybrid Bridgewater, NJ)

2w ago
Bridgewater, NJ
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
Korn Ferry logo

Research Analyst

2w ago
New York, NY
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
Kelly logo

14266 - Talent Acquisition Associate

2w ago
Greater London Or Available To Travel To Meet Up With Team Once In A While, Eng
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
Barrington James logo

Trainee Recruitment Consultant

2w ago
Horsham, United Kingdom
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
Barrington James logo

Graduate Recruitment Consultant

2w ago
Horsham, United Kingdom
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.