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Strong Life Signs for the Life Sciences
Thriving from a recessionary footing means seizing opportunities from a sector’s bearish cycle READ TIME - 7 MIN. Our outlook for Healthcare and the Life Sciences is as bullish as ever. But recent trends might lead some to feel otherwise. For the sector that has long...

The 2022 Report- Board & Executive Compensation in the Biotech Industry
Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences today announced their annual publication of The 2022 Executive & Board Compensation Report in the Biotechnology industry. This report details findings from an analysis of compensation composition and earnings for Named...

The Bedford Report 2022- Chief Financial Officer Compensation in the Medtech Industry
The NEW 2022 Bedford Group Transearch Report on Chief Financial Officer Compensation in the Medtech Industry is now available for download. This report is an industry-wide survey of compensation awards and practices for CFOs in the sector, focusing on micro, small and...

The Bedford Report 2022- Board of Directors Compensation in the Medtech Industry
The NEW 2022 Bedford Group Transearch Report on Board of Directors Compensation in the Medtech Industry is now available for download. This report is Bedford’s first annual industry-wide survey of compensation awards and practices in the sector, focusing on micro,...
Completed Searches in Life Sciences

OmniaBio Inc, hires experienced Life Sciences Technology Leader to help with build-out of new state of the art cell and gene therapy facility.
Bedford would like to congratulate Dan Mirica on his new role as Head of IT for OmniaBio. Mirica is an entrepreneur and corporate executive with 25+ years of broad P&L expertise in healthcare, pharma/biotech, chemicals, and hi-tech industries. Most recently, he...

Private equity backed, high performance healthcare textile provider MIP Inc appoints Dean Johnson as President & Chief Executive Officer.
Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences would like to congratulate Dean Johnston on his new role as Chief Executive Officer of MIP. Johnson brings 20 years of senior executive experience, including a proven track record of leading complex multi-national organizations...

Emerging Neuroscience company, Cybin appoints globally experienced, public company CEO to the helm
Bedford would like to congratulate Doug Drysdale on his appointment as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of Cybin. Drysdale brings 30+ years of experience in the health care sector as both a global business development leader and Chief Executive officer of private and...

Leading Health Benefits Carrier adds Shoppers Drug Mart Executive to Senior Leadership Team
Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences is pleased to congratulate Mark Rolnick as he begins his new role as the Executive Vice President, Pharmacy for Green Shield Canada (GSC), the nation’s fourth-largest health and dental benefits provider. Bringing 20 years of...
Bedford Group/TRANSEARCH 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.

Howard Pezim
Co-Founder and Managing Director

Victoria Richie
Senior Principal- Healthcare & Life Sciences

Darren Raycroft
Managing Director- North American Healthcare & Life Sciences

Jessica Pezim
Client Partner - Healthcare & Life Sciences

Derick Haire
Partner, West Coast Healthcare & Life Sciences

Viki Tao
Research Consultant- Healthcare & Life Sciences
North American Healthcare Advisory Board
Strategic Partners

Jamie Condie
President
Becton Dickinson U.S. & Canada

Cheryl MacDiarmid
Senior Vice President
ViiV Healthcare

Rehan Verjee
Former President of EMD Serono Inc & Head of the Innovative Medicine Franchise
Merck KGaA

Dr. Simon Pedder
CEO
Nirogy Therapeutics

Kurt Andrews
Founder
Collis Lane Consulting

Dr. Craig Dowden
Executive Leadership Coach and Author
Craig Dowden & Associates
North American Healthcare Advisory Board

Jamie Condie
President
Becton Dickinson U.S. & Canada

Cheryl MacDiarmid
Senior Vice President
ViiV Healthcare

Rehan Verjee
Former President of EMD Serono Inc & Head of the Innovative Medicine Franchise
Merck KGaA

Dr. Simon Pedder
CEO
Nirogy Therapeutics
Strategic Partners

Kurt Andrews
Founder
Collis Lane Consulting

Dr. Craig Dowden
Executive Leadership Coach and Author
Craig Dowden & Associates
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The Bedford Report 2022- Chief Financial Officer Compensation in the Medtech Industry
The NEW 2022 Bedford Group Transearch Report on Chief Financial Officer Compensation in the Medtech Industry is now available for download. This report is an industry-wide survey of compensation awards and practices for CFOs in the sector, focusing on micro, small and...

The Bedford Report 2022- Board of Directors Compensation in the Medtech Industry
The NEW 2022 Bedford Group Transearch Report on Board of Directors Compensation in the Medtech Industry is now available for download. This report is Bedford’s first annual industry-wide survey of compensation awards and practices in the sector, focusing on micro,...
The Bedford Report 2022- Chief Executive Officer Compensation in the Medtech Industry.
The NEW 2022 Bedford Group Transearch Report on CEO Compensation in the Medtech Industry is now available for download. This report is Bedford's first annual industry-wide survey of compensation awards and practices in the sector, focusing on micro, small and mid-cap...
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