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James Cox

James Cox

CEO & Founder

James Cox is the visionary CEO and Founder of BioTalent, a company he launched in 2018 to revolutionise STEM recruitment. With a passion for science, sales, and connecting exceptional talent with pioneering organisations, James has led BioTalent to become a trusted partner in the life sciences sector. His leadership is d...

Amir Al-Ajooz

Amir Al-Ajooz

US Managing Director

​Based in our Boston office, Amir Al-Ajooz is BioTalent’s US Managing Director, overseeing all operations across BioTalent and The IN Group in the United States. With over 15 years of recruitment experience, Amir has a proven track record in scaling talent businesses and driving growth. His expertise spans financial services, technology, and ...

Nicholas Boyle

Nicholas Boyle

Global Managing Director - Contract

Nicholas is BioTalent’s Global Managing Director for Contract, where he drives strategic growth and supports the day-to-day running of the contract business. With over a decade of experience in pharmacovigilance, he has expanded his expertise to lead teams across various parts of the product lifecycle. Nicholas thrives o...

 Sarah Pawar

Sarah Pawar

Sales Director

Sarah Pawar manages BioTalent's European permanent recruitment team, focusing on the Pharmaceutical and MedTech industries. She supports a wide range of businesses, from small organizations to blue-chip companies, ...

Alex McGarel

Alex McGarel

Director Client Solutions

Alex McGarel is the Director of Client Solutions for BioTalent in the US, where he leads the team helping Biotech, Biopharma, Medical Technology, and Medical Device companies attract niche talent.​...

Arne Huyghelier

Arne Huyghelier

Client Solutions Director

​Arne supports BioTalent’s client solutions across Switzerland and Europe, offering transversal expertise in scientific, strategic development, and QA & compliance roles. With an MSc in Biochemistry and Biotechnology, and in-house experience building clinical development teams, Arne brings a unique perspective to his role. He also s...

Bria Gaber

Bria Gaber

Partner

Bria Gaber is a Partner at BioTalent, leading the US Life Sciences Executive Regulatory & Clinical Search recruitment functions. With over a decade of experience, Bria specialises in placing top-tier talent at th...

Briana Matos

Briana Matos

Senior Consultant

Briana is a Senior Consultant at BioTalent, focusing on client-facing roles in healthcare communications and digital pharma across the US. She is also leading the launch of the "HealthTechQuity" community, a space for leade...

Cameron Cyker

Cameron Cyker

Senior Consultant

Cameron specialises in recruiting senior to executive-level professionals within Quality Engineering and Regulatory Affairs for medical device and diagnostic companies in New England. With expertise in identifying t...

Catherine Campbell

Catherine Campbell

Head of MedTech and Customer Engagement

​Catherine Campbell is the Head of MedTech and Customer Engagement at BioTalent, leading the MedTech team in London. With nearly a decade of experience in recruitment, Catherine specialises in commercial roles within the MedTech sector, covering sales, clinical, and service roles across Europe. Catherine is passionate about providi...

Charlie Sweetman

Charlie Sweetman

Team Lead - US Automation

​Charlie Sweetman is the Team Lead for the US Automation division at BioTalent, specializing in contract recruitment for Process Controls & Automation within the life sciences sector. She works with global manufacturing companies, including Eli Lilly, Lonza, Merck, and Pfizer, providing resources across the automation pyramid aligne...

Chloe Cummins

Chloe Cummins

Principal Consultant

Chloe Cummins is a Principal Consultant at BioTalent, specializing in Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, and Regulatory Affairs. Based in New York, Chloe works with biotechnology, CRO, and pharmaceutical comp...

Christina Giakou

Christina Giakou

Principal Consultant - R&D

Christina is a Principal Recruitment Consultant at BioTalent, specialising in R&D recruitment within the biotech and biopharma sectors. Based in London, she focuses on sourcing top talent for early R&D, dru...

Craig Brown

Craig Brown

Partner

Craig, a seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience, is based in New York and leads BioTalent’s Medical Communications division. He specialises in identifying and managing talent for health agencies, pharm...

Dan Jeffery

Dan Jeffery

Sales Director - Contracts

Dan leads BioTalent’s EU Contracts team, focusing on Automation, Quality, Engineering, and Validation. With a deep expertise in Quality Assurance, Dan specializes in placing QPs within Pharma and Biotech companies. ...

​Daniel Enright

​Daniel Enright

Senior Consultant -

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Daniel is a Senior Recruitment Consultant specialising in the Medical Device sector. Joining BioTalent in November 2023, Daniel has quickly establis...

Dominic	Pritchard

Dominic Pritchard

Regional Director - Client Solutions

Dominic is the Regional Director of Client Solutions at BioTalent, focusing on contract, permanent, and project-based recruitment solutions. Based in Zug, Switzerland, he specialises in Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilan...

Eddie Emery

Eddie Emery

Contracts Manager

​Eddie Emery heads BioTalent's contract workforce solutions on the West Coast, focusing on Quality, Regulatory, and Engineering positions for medical device and diagnostic companies.​His e...

Elizabeth James

Elizabeth James

Head of BioTalent Miami

As Head of BioTalent’s Miami office, Elizabeth leads a team of recruiters specializing in the pharma services sector. With expertise in medical communications, healthcare advertising, sales training, and digital ph...

Ella Jobson

Ella Jobson

Senior Principal Consultant

Ella, a Senior Principal Consultant at BioTalent, has been specialising in Medical Affairs and Clinical Development recruitment for over 14 years. She works with biotech, pharma, and MedTech clients to scale their me...

Emma Presley

Emma Presley

Senior Consultant- Key Account Management (Contract)

Emma joined BioTalent in August 2023, bringing her expertise in key account management across the UK, EU, and USA. With a focus on pharma, biotech, and medtech, she specialises in helping clients secure top talent f...

Eve Coxeter

Eve Coxeter

Talent Acquisition Manager

Eve Coxeter is the Talent Acquisition Manager at BioTalent, where she leads recruitment efforts across all brands with a focus on growing the business globally.​

Fahad Sheikh

Fahad Sheikh

Principal Consultant

​Based in our London office, Fahad Sheikh is a Principal Consultant specialising in contract recruitment across Europe, with a focus on Engineering, CAPEX, and Manufacturing. Since joining BioTalent in January 2025, Fahad has been dedicated to connecting top-tier talent with leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies, helping to drive innov...

Greg Hammond

Greg Hammond

Head of Biotech

Based in our Boston office, Greg Hammond leads BioTalent's USA CMC team, specialising in experienced hires across R&D and Technical Operations. With expertise spanning CMC, Process Development, Analytical Devel...

Haider Tanveer

Haider Tanveer

Consultant

​Haider is a Consultant in BioTalent’s EU Contract team, focusing on the Quality & Validation market across Europe and the UK. He works with leading companies like Lonza, Johnson & Johnson, and AstraZeneca, helping them find top talent for roles such as QP, QA Consultants, and Validation Managers. Haider’s entry into life scienc...

Hannah Hollamby

Hannah Hollamby

Associate Director

Hannah, an Associate Director at BioTalent, leads the Strategic Development team, specialising in placing key strategic hires for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies across Europe, with a focus on the DACH reg...

Harriet Nolan

Harriet Nolan

Senior Consultant

​Harriet Nolan is a Senior Recruitment Consultant specialising in Automation Contract recruitment across the EU. Based in London, Harriet focuses on vendors such as Honeywell, ABB, and Siemens, hiring for roles like Sales Engineer, Project Manager, and Automation Engineer. With experience in Pharma and Validation, Harriet’s expertise sp...

Jess Othen

Jess Othen

Principal Consultant

​Based in New York, Jess leads BioTalent’s Computational, AI, and ML division. With deep expertise in machine learning, data science, computational biology, and computational chemistry, she connects top-tier talent to leading companies in the biotech, pharma, and life sciences industries. Jess specialises in sourcing candidates for role...

Jamie Brewer

Jamie Brewer

Manager - East Coast MedTech

Jamie is the Manager for BioTalent’s East Coast MedTech team, specialising in permanent recruitment within the medical device and diagnostics sectors. Based in Boston, Jamie focuses on R&D, manufacturing, and o...

Jason Garrett

Jason Garrett

Manager

Jason Garrett specialises in placing professionals in AI/Machine Learning, R&D Engineering, Product Development, Manufacturing, Program/Project Management, and Quality/Regulatory roles within the San Francisco ...

Jeremy Burling

Jeremy Burling

Consultant

Jeremy Burling specialises in recruiting for medical device and diagnostic companies in Southern California. With a focus on Quality, Regulatory, and Clinical positions, Jeremy supports hiring for roles ranging from...

Jochen Surrey

Jochen Surrey

Senior Client Engagement Manager

Jochen leads BioTalent’s Commercial recruitment team for Europe, focusing on the pharma and biotech industries. He specialises in hiring senior commercial talent across Sales, Business Development, M&A, and Mar...

Josh Goldberg

Josh Goldberg

Head of Life Sciences - New York

​Based in our New York office, Josh Goldberg leads BioTalent's Life Sciences group, specialising in recruiting for small to mid-size biotech and pharma companies. With a focus on clinical development, regulatory affairs, clinical operations, biometrics, drug safety, and medical affairs, Josh and his team are experts in connecting top ta...

Kinali Patel

Kinali Patel

Legal and Compliance Manager

Kinali Patel leads BioTalent’s legal and compliance operations globally, ensuring the company maintains ethical and legal standards. With a background in law and regulatory compliance, Kinali’s expertise lies in mana...

Leah James

Leah James

Principal Consultant

Leah, based in London, specialises in the SaMD (Software as a Medical Device) and medical device markets across the DACH region. She focuses on placing talent in product and quality assurance/regulatory affairs role...

Lexi Quintyne

Lexi Quintyne

Consultant - Quality & GMP manufacturing

​Lexi specialises in the recruitment of Quality (Assurance & Control) and GMP manufacturing professionals across the DACH region. With a strong foundation in biology and chemistry, she applies her technical knowledge to offer bespoke hiring solutions to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. Lexi is committed to providing excep...

 Luisa Namadila

Luisa Namadila

Client Engagement Recruiting Lead

Luisa leads client recruiting for BioTalent in the EU/Nordics, partnering with top-tier pharmaceutical and biotech organizations to build their life sciences teams. With a focus on roles across the entire life sciences lifecycle, she specialises in sourcing QA managers and above.​In her dow...

Maggie Ryan

Maggie Ryan

Senior Consultant

​Maggie Ryan is a Senior Consultant at BioTalent, based in New York City. She focuses on recruiting top Commercial talent within the Omics field for pharma and biotech companies. With over six years of experience in life sciences recruitment, Maggie specialises in roles such as CCO, VP of Sales, and Business Development Directors. Maggi...

Martin Davies Chichebo

Martin Davies Chichebo

Client Solutions Lead

​Martin Davies Chichebo serves as the Client Solutions Lead at BioTalent, focusing on driving business growth in the HealthTech and MedTech sectors across the US. Based in Cape Town, Martin is also the community builder for HealthTechQuity, a platform dedicated to tech-for-good initiatives in healthcare and life sciences. With a strong ...

Melody Lam

Melody Lam

Associate Director

Melody Lam leads BioTalent’s West Coast Medical Device and Diagnostics division, specialising in STEM and Commercial recruitment for MedTech companies across the Western U.S. With over 10 years of recruitment experie...

Michael Kakoullis

Michael Kakoullis

Associate Director

Michael is a seasoned recruiter focusing on regulatory and quality roles within the MedTech sector on the East Coast. With experience in placing professionals from regulatory affairs and quality assurance associates ...

Molly Kennedy

Molly Kennedy

Advertising & PR Recruitment Lead

Molly Kennedy leads the Healthcare Advertising & PR division at BioTalent in Miami, focusing on placing candidates across client services, strategy, creative, and operations within the healthcare/pharma advertis...

Narissa Moriarty

Narissa Moriarty

Consultant

​Narissa is a Recruitment Consultant based in the Boston office, specialising in permanent recruitment for the medical device and MedTech sectors. With expertise in manufacturing, engineering, and R&D, she partners with diagnostic companies, catheter and plastics manufacturers, hiring for roles such as field service engineers, manuf...

Nicole Marzillo

Nicole Marzillo

Principal Consultant

Nicole Marzillo is a Principal Consultant at BioTalent, specialising in Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance. Based in New York City, Nicole places candidates in pharmacovigilance roles, ranging from drug safety posit...

​Nikhil Akkoo

​Nikhil Akkoo

Head of Market Access

Nikhil Akkoo leads the Market Access division at BioTalent, specialising in identifying exceptional talent across the Pharma, Biotech, and Life Science Consultancy sectors in the US. With a background in Biological Sciences (BSc) and Regenerative Medicine (MSc), Nikhil transitioned from stem cell research to life sciences...

Perrin Joel

Perrin Joel

Client Solutions Director & Founder of HealthTechQuity Community

​Perrin leads client solutions for BioTalent’s HealthTech, MedTech, and Biotech sectors across North America. As the founder of the HealthTechQuity community, she focuses on balancing business missions with profitability in digital health. With a deep passion for health equity and improving access to care, Perrin has worked with numerous ...

Peter Andu

Peter Andu

Partner

​Pete is a Partner at BioTalent, specialising in contract recruitment for the Engineering & Construction division. With expertise in project controls, compliance, and contract management, he works with clients across the pharmaceutical, bio-pharma, data center, and semiconductor industries in the UK, USA, Ireland, and mainland Europ...

Sam Frost

Sam Frost

Partner

​Sam is a Partner in BioTalent’s Global Contracts team, specializing in Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Medical, and Regulatory consultants. With a focus on US & EMEA markets, Sam works closely with top-tier clients like Gilead, AstraZeneca, and IQVIA, providing expert consultants and delivering SOW projects and FSP servi...

Shenal De Vass

Shenal De Vass

Manager

​Shenal De Vass is a Manager at BioTalent, focusing on commercial roles within the Digital Health and HealthTech sectors. Based in Miami, Shenal has over five years of experience in recruitment, specialising in roles such as Business Development, Customer Success, Marketing, and Strategy. She works with companies like Allergan Data Labs...

Steven Fuller

Steven Fuller

Director of Communities / Founder of Race in STEM

Steve Fuller is the Director of Communities at BioTalent and the founder of Race in STEM, a global community aimed at amplifying the voices of underrepresented groups in the science, technology, engineering, and math...

Sunnie Morley

Sunnie Morley

Consultant

​Based in our London office, Sunnie Morley specialises in contract recruitment across the United States, bringing a keen eye for talent and a passion for connecting top-tier candidates with exceptional opportunities. Since joining BioTalent in October 2024, Sunnie has honed her expertise in account management, working across all vertica...

Tyler Abrams

Tyler Abrams

Senior Consultant

Based in the heart of NYC, Tyler Abrams is a Senior Consultant specialising in Biotech and Pharma Biometrics at BioTalent. With expertise in biostatistics, statistical programming, and clinical data management, Tyler ...

Yasin Ahmad

Yasin Ahmad

Senior Consultant

​Yasin is part of BioTalent’s Strategic Development team, focusing on drug discovery, pre-clinical, and translational development. He also contributes to the Race in STEM community, aiming to support underrepresented groups across STEM and make a lasting impact on the industry. Since joining BioTalent in September 2023, Yasin has specia...