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Life Science Recruitment

Your next career step in life sciences – with recruiters from the industry.

We help you identify suitable target roles and employers, work out your specific added value and align your application in a targeted way. Personal industry expertise instead of purely AI-based analysis.

Recruiter perspective
Life sciences focus
Individual application strategy
Problem and benefit

You have experience. Now it also needs to become clear what difference you will make at your next employer.

In life sciences recruiting, it is not only about which tasks you had. Employers want to understand which professional challenges you can solve, what results you have achieved and why your profile fits exactly this role. We help you make this connection visible – in your CV, in your search strategy and in interviews.

What we work out together

  • Which roles suit your experience and your next career step
  • Which companies and search channels could be relevant for your profile
  • Which specific problem of an employer you can solve
  • How to provide convincing evidence of projects, results and responsibility
  • How your CV, LinkedIn profile and verbal positioning fit together

What should your next employer understand about you?

You do not have to answer these questions alone or perfectly in advance. They help you assess your situation – and show what we can work on in the coaching.

  1. Which problem or need of a potential employer can you solve with your experience?
  2. Which projects or results demonstrate your contribution? What was improved, made possible or made more reliable?
  3. Which combination of expertise, experience and way of working sets you apart?
  4. What is currently your biggest hurdle: no responses, rejections after interviews, unclear target roles or added value that is hard to explain?
  5. Which target roles, types of employer or regions interest you – even if you are still unsure?
  6. What specifically should change as a result of a professional application strategy?

You do not need to have a perfect answer yet. We develop it together from your actual experience.

Why life sciences recruiters

Industry knowledge that goes beyond wording.

Our background is in recruiting in the life sciences industry. This means we know the roles, functional areas and requirements that are relevant in pharma, biotech and MedTech. We do not look at your application in isolation from your market: we match your experience to possible target roles and help you position it clearly from the perspective of a potential employer.

Human expertise complements digital tools: AI can help with wording or structuring. However, it does not automatically know the context of your specific projects, the requirements of a particular life sciences function or the nuances by which recruiters assess a profile. Our consulting relies on individual follow-up questions, professional assessment and feedback from people who work in industry recruiting.

Industry context

Biotech companies in Germany

1,020
Biotech companies in Germany (reporting year 2024)
56,093
Employees in the German biotech industry (2024)

According to the German Biotechnology Report 2025 by EY and BIO Deutschland, the industry employed around 56,093 people in 1,020 companies in 2024.

The figure refers to the German biotech industry as covered in the report – not to all potential employers in pharma, MedTech or the entire life sciences environment. We help you filter out suitable target companies from the market that is relevant to you.

Source: EY – German Biotechnology Report 2025 / key figures on the German biotech industry

Packages and prices

Three formats for your next step

All prices are final prices including VAT.

Package 1

CV check from a recruiter’s perspective

€169*

For you if you would like a well-founded assessment of your CV and specific priorities for revising it – without a consultation.

Included

  • Screening of a CV of up to 3 pages
  • Assessment of the fit with a specified target role or direction
  • Annotated feedback on clarity, relevance, impact and comprehensibility from a recruiter’s perspective
  • Five prioritised suggestions for improvement
  • Feedback as an annotated document

Not included: personal consultation, complete rewriting of the CV or individual company research.

Package 2

Application strategy & coaching

€329*

For you if you would like to clarify not only your documents, but also your search direction and positioning.

Included

  • CV check from a recruiter’s perspective
  • Personal coaching session on your goals and application strategy
  • Joint assessment of suitable target roles and types of employer
  • Up to five suitable target roles or role variants as examples and a starting point for your search
  • Working out your USP: what specific contribution can you offer a potential employer?
  • Search channels beyond LinkedIn, for example company career pages, specialised life sciences job boards, professional networks, recruiter contacts and targeted direct approaches
  • Specific next steps for your further search and applications

Not included: full support throughout the application process, ongoing coaching or a guarantee of responses and job interviews.

Package 3

Premium application sprint

€899*

For you if you would like to sharpen your positioning comprehensively and prepare specifically for your next application and interviews.

Included

  • 30-minute preliminary call on your starting situation, goals and preparation
  • 60-minute main session on target roles, employers, USP and application strategy
  • Mock interview / interview simulation with individual feedback
  • CV comparison with a specific job advertisement
  • LinkedIn profile check with mini update (€139* separately; included in the Premium package)
  • Structured list of up to 30 suitable target companies
  • One round of feedback or corrections on the agreed documents or adjustments

About the target company list

  • We define the criteria together, at least by functional area/target role and region; type of company, size or working model can also be taken into account.
  • The list is a longlist with company name, a brief assessment of fit and a link to the public careers page.
  • Up to 30 companies, insofar as the defined search scope reasonably allows. With very narrow criteria, the list may be shorter.
  • No guarantee that a company currently has a suitable vacancy advertised.
  • No contact made on your behalf and no detailed due diligence on each company.
Add-on service

LinkedIn profile check with mini update

€139*

As an add-on service that can be booked separately with the CV check or the application strategy & coaching; included in the Premium package.

Included

  • Check of your LinkedIn profile with a view to an agreed target role
  • Comparison with your CV and relevant professional experience
  • Recommendations on headline, About section, relevant keywords and skills
  • Check of profile completeness and selected visibility settings
  • Headline suggestion and brief revision of the About section as a mini update
  • Tips on dealing with recruiters and staffing agencies from an industry perspective

Not covered

no complete rewrite of every career stage, no ongoing profile maintenance and no XING profile. You implement the recommended changes yourself.


We guarantee neither a job nor a job interview. We provide structure, strategy and individual feedback – with the perspective of recruiters from the life sciences industry.
Frequently asked questions

Questions and answers

Which problem of a potential employer can I solve with my experience?

Employers are not just looking for a list of tasks. They want to recognise which need a person can meet. This might be, for example, implementing quality processes reliably, handling regulatory requirements, advancing clinical development projects, safeguarding data quality, improving production processes or coordinating cross-functional teams. In the coaching, we translate your specific experience into a clear benefit for the employer – tailored to your target role.

How do I provide evidence of results and projects?

Describe not only what you worked on, but also your own contribution and the result. What was improved, made possible, accelerated or made more reliable? What responsibility did you have? Are there key figures, milestones, quality improvements, time savings or other verifiable results? Where figures are not available or are confidential, the scope, complexity and your specific contribution can still be described precisely. Confidential company data does not belong in public application documents.

What is my USP – and how does it differ from a general list of strengths?

Your USP is the combination of expertise, experience, results and way of working that is relevant to a target role. It answers the question: why does your profile in particular match this need? We work it out on the basis of your projects and your track record and phrase it so that an employer can grasp it quickly. It is not about unsupported superlatives, but about specific, credible added value.

I hardly receive any responses. What can the consultation achieve?

We check whether your target role, search strategy and documents fit together and whether your relevant contribution is clear at first glance. We also look at search channels and your choice of employers. A lack of response can have many causes; we cannot guarantee a reaction from an employer, but together we can identify specific starting points.

I get interviews but no offer. Is that a different case?

Yes. In that case, the challenge may lie less in the CV and more in how you position yourself verbally, in the link between your experience and the specific need, or in preparing for typical questions. In the coaching, and especially in the mock interview, we practise structuring examples clearly, explaining your own contribution and answering critical questions confidently.

What can a person from life sciences recruiting assess better than a purely AI-based analysis?

In conversation, we can ask follow-up questions, understand connections between tasks and results, and place experience in the relevant functional and industry context. This also includes the plausibility of your positioning, the fit with target roles and the question of how a potential employer is likely to read the contribution described. Digital tools can help; they do not fully replace a personal, context-based assessment.

How many biotech companies are there in Germany?

The German Biotechnology Report 2025 by EY and BIO Deutschland reports a total of 1,020 companies in the German biotech industry for the reporting year 2024. This figure is a time-bound industry indicator and does not automatically include all employers in pharma, MedTech or the wider life sciences environment. Source: EY, German Biotechnology Report 2025.

Do I already need to know exactly which role I am looking for?

No. A clear target role is helpful, but not a prerequisite. In the orientation call, we first get a rough picture of your starting situation. In the application strategy package or the Premium package, we can narrow down possible target roles and suitable search directions together.

Is the coaching a placement service, or will I be given preference for vacancies?

No. The application advice is a separate consulting service. It is not a commitment to placement and does not establish preferential consideration in a recruiting process. Your documents are only passed on with your express consent and in accordance with the applicable data protection processes.

Do I need perfect answers to the questions before the coaching?

No. The questions are a means of preparation and reflection, not an aptitude test. If you do not yet have a clear answer about your USP or the benefit you offer an employer, that is exactly a topic we can work on together.

Next step

Make your next application step clearer.

Whether an initial CV check or a comprehensive application strategy: we support you with honest feedback and life sciences recruiting experience. Find out which format suits your situation.

We guarantee neither a job nor a job interview. We provide structure, strategy and individual feedback.

* All prices incl. 19 % VAT