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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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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...
Enhancing Board Diversity: Defining DEI Governance Strategy
As corporations strive for greater boardroom diversity, the progress, while commendable, reveals underlying disparities that merit closer examination. Drawing upon industry reports and trends, including insights from both: Bedford Group Transearch’s 2023 Mining...
Biotech Executive Meenu Chhabra Karson joins Bedford Group Transearch Advisory Board
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and TORONTO, Jan. 30, 2024 /CNW/ - Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Meenu Chhabra Karson to their North American Healthcare Advisory Board. Karson will join a group of accomplished leaders from across...
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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...
Bedford Congratulates Alimentiv on the appointment of former Pfizer Executive as new CEO
Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences would like to congratulate Pierre Gaudreault on his new role as Chief Executive Officer of Alimentiv Inc. Gaudreault brings an extensive background and 30+ years of leadership experience with Pfizer, where he held international...
Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences practice congratulates BioScript Solutions on appointment of inaugural Chief Information Officer (CIO), Dan Dickinson
Bedford would like to congratulate Dan Dickinson on his appointment as Chief Information Officer (“CIO”) of BioScript Solutions. Since 2001, BioScript Solutions has supported patients with chronic illnesses and rare diseases by providing access to complex drug...
Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences practice congratulates Chartwell Retirement Residences on the appointment of Jeffrey Brown as CFO
MISSISSAUGA, ON – September 27, 2023 – Chartwell Retirement Residences (“Chartwell”) (TSX:CSH.UN) announced today the appointment of Jeffrey Brown as the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) effective October 30, 2023. Jeffrey has served as Executive Vice President and...
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.
Howard Pezim
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Victoria Ritchie
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
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
Meenu Chhabra Karson
Executive Chair
Samsara Therapeutics
Stragtegic Partners
Kurt Andrews
Founder
Collis Lane Consulting
Dr. Craig Dowden
Executive Leadership Coach and Author
Craig Dowden & Associates
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Uncharted Waters and New Horizons: Mapping Healthcare and the Life Sciences for 2024
The Healthcare and Life Sciences sectors are undergoing a seismic shift, propelled by transformative technologies like AI, genomics, and the Internet-of-Things. These innovations will democratize healthcare, enhance diagnostic accuracy, and usher in an era of...
TRANSEARCH International has chosen Décarie Executive Search to establish its presence in Montréal under the new brand name Décarie Transearch
Montreal, Septembre 25, 2023 – TRANSEARCH International, one of the top 10 executive search firms in the world, establishes its presence in Montreal through a new business partnership with Décarie Executive Search. Décarie Transearch now becomes a leader in executive...
Disrupting the Downturns
Economic slumps as an opportunity to build stronger organizations and amplify value.It’s easy to get caught up in the momentum of bad news. There’s a tipping point for the amount of sour notes we can listen to before the whole song takes on a gloomy vibe. Economic...
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