Life Sciences & Healthcare Executive Search

The 2024 Report on Biotech Board & Executive Compensation is now available for download.

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The NEW 2024 Bedford Group Transearch Report on Board and Executive Compensation in the Biotechnology Industry is now available for download. This report is an industry-wide survey of compensation awards and practices for Board of Directors and NEOs (CEO, CMO, CSO, CFO, COO, CLO) in the sector, focusing on micro and small-cap companies, and is representative of Bedford’s ongoing commitment to aiding organizations in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors to attract and retain exceptional Board and Executive talent.

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences has been a leading provider of executive search and talent strategy services for over 40 years. In addition to executive and board recruitment, Bedford offers compensation advisory and executive compensation benchmarking services.

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Search for Canadian Healthcare clients: 2024 highlights

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Announcing the winners of Canadian Life Sciences Top 20 Under 40 Awards

TORONTO, April 2, 2025 /CNW/ - Catalytic Health and Bedford Group Transearch are proud to announce the inaugural winners of the Canadian Life Sciences Top 20 Under 40 Awards. The awards recognize 20 Canadian leaders, under the age of 40, that have made an outsized...

Bedford Group Transearch launches the first ever top 20 Under 40 Awards for Canadians in the Life Sciences

TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2024 /CNW/ - Catalytic Health and Bedford Group Transearch are proud to announce the inaugural Canadian Life Sciences Top 20 Under 40 Awards. The new awards will recognize 20 Life Sciences leaders making an outsized impact in their industry and...

What We’re Hearing: Pain Points and Opportunities for Life Sciences & Healthcare

The path ahead has never felt more uncertain. While investors push companies to sharpen value propositions, proven C-suite leaders are at a premium, and organizations are struggling to stay true to their core strengths amidst the hype of trendy technology. 4 MIN. READ...

Completed Searches in Life Sciences

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences Congratulates Alimentiv on the appointment of Stephanie Gonzalez as the organization’s inaugural Chief Operations Officer

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences would like to congratulate Stephanie Gonzalez on her appointment to Chief Operating Officer with Alimentiv. Gonzalez was most recently the Senior Vice President, Neuroscience Therapeutic Area Head with Syneos Health and brings...

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences Congratulates Getinge Group on the hiring of Pinky Lakhia as the Global Head of Human Resources for their Acute Care Therapies Group

Lakhia joins Getinge by way of Modern Meadow, where she was the CHRO. She brings a broad HR leadership background spanning multiple industries including pharmaceuticals and biotech, cosmetics & beauty, telecommunications and technology. Throughout her global...

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences congratulates Apotex on the hiring of Scott Ellis as President for the newly acquired Global Consumer Health Business

Bedford Group Trasearch Life Sciences would like to congratulate Scott Ellis on his appointment to President, Consumer Health with Apotex USA. Ellis was most recently the Chief Growth Officer for the Americas with Glanbia Performance Nutrition and spent the early part...

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences Congratulates Apotex on the appointment of former BIOTECanada CEO as new Vice President, Government Relations & Policy

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences congratulates Andrew Casey on his appointment as the new Vice President, Government Relations & Policy with Apotex Canada. Casey most recently spent the last 12+ years as the President & CEO for BIOTECanada, with prior posts as...

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences Congratulates Alimentiv on the appointment of Samir Kothari as the organization’s inaugural Chief Digital & Technology Officer

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences Congratulates Alimentiv on the appointment of Samir Kothari as the Chief Digital & Technology Officer. With over 25 years of experience, Samir brings an outstanding track record for driving innovations, digital transformation...

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences Congratulates BioScript Solutions on the appointments of four key hires

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences Congratulates BioScript Solutions on the appointments of: Laura Smith, Director, Clinic Operations Neil Sarin, Director, Patient Support Services Virginie Leduc, Director, Patient Support Services Anne-Marie Lebel, Director,...

Former Amazon Government Relations Leader appointed as Vice President, Corporate Affairs with GreenShield

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences Congratulates GreenShield on the appointment of Joanne Pitkin as the company’s Vice President, Corporate Affairs. Pitkin joins GreenShield as a public affairs leader with a proven track record advancing policy priorities and...

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences Congratulates Dynacare on the appointment of Mike Ricci as the Chief Financial Officer

Bedford would like to congratulate Mike Ricci on his appointment as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of Dynacare. Ricci brings 25+ years of finance and operations experience and an established record of success delivering results in growth-oriented consumer based...

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences has been at the forefront of Pharma & Biotech executive search solutions for over 40 years.

From multinational pharmaceutical and medical device corporations, to start-ups and fast-growing biotechnology companies, Bedford/TRANSEARCH is North America’s leading life sciences executive search firm. We have been at the forefront of healthcare, biotech, and pharma executive search solutions for over 40 years.

Our team of experts has a deep understanding of the current and emerging trends in the global life sciences sector with deep capabilities delivering North American executive search solutions, with strong emphasis in Toronto, Boston, New Jersey, New York, Vancouver and Montreal.

With government pricing pressure, care model evolution, the speed of intersection between IT and healthcare services and convergence happening across formerly disparate healthcare sectors, this dynamic sector requires exceptional executive search capabilities and a track record of results.

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Across North America, Bedford Group Transearch has completed over 300 C-suite and senior healthcare & life science executive searches over the last decade. Achieving your talent strategy objectives starts with a conversation, today. Schedule a call to discuss your needs with one of our experts.