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We connect clients with the specialised talent they need to drive through inflection points and deliver real patient outcomes.

Executive Search

Executive Search

Data-driven approach

Data-driven approach

Fractional / Interim

Fractional / Interim

Leadership on Demand

Leadership on Demand

Real-World Advisory

Real-World Advisory

Hands-on industry experience

Hands-on industry experience

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Why RSA?

Find out how RSA's data-driven due diligence delivers exceptional results for life science organisations.

Profile Definition

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Global Search

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Candidate Assessment

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Profile Definition

Upon consultation, we'll audit your current pipeline to define the exact scientific and commercial experience required to hit your next milestone.

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Your Strategic
Partner in Life Sciences

We leverage decades of hands-on experience.

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Global Reach

Operating seamlessly across major life science hubs, we combine local market intelligence with a truly borderless talent network.

Peer-to-Peer Advisory

We are industry veterans. We don’t just search; we engage candidates peer-to-peer, speaking the language of our sector.

Navigating Inflections

Whether professionalising a Board for IPO or scaling a biotech C-Suite, our team understands the intense pressures of critical growth phases.

Partner-Led Execution

Our senior management doesn't step away after the pitch. They remain actively engaged from the initial brief to final placement.

De-Risking Investments

Our due diligence ensures that we introduce the best possible talent to ensure that you de-risk your investment.

Premium Candidate Experience

We act as ambassadors for your employer brand, our approach is designed to respect and attract the best talent.

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Executive Search

Board, Director & C-Suite

Secure the permanent board and C-suite leaders required to drive capital efficiency and execute your PE or VC-backed growth plan.

Founder-to-CEO

Expert guidance for evolving leadership structures as scientific and commercial complexity scales.

Regulatory Authority

Connecting you with leaders who have successfully navigated FDA, EMA, and MHRA pathways.

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Interim / Fractional

Leadership on Demand

Rapidly deploy proven life science operators to maintain clinical momentum, bridge leadership vacancies, or accelerate critical commercial milestones.

Rapid Continuity

Deploy experienced C-suite leaders within weeks to bridge sudden organisational vacancies.

Milestone Delivery

Access specialist talent to accelerate clinical trials or complex regulatory submissions.

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Specialising in
Key Areas of Life Science

Specialising in Key Areas of Life Science

Our people have deep sector expertise in distinct therapeutics and operational niches, ensuring precise alignment with your pipeline.

Our people have deep sector expertise in distinct therapeutics and operational niches, ensuring precise alignment with your pipeline.

  • Specialty Pharma

  • Biotech

  • Diagnostics

  • Specialty Pharma

  • Biotech

  • Diagnostics

  • CDMO/Pharma Services

  • Digital Health

  • PE & VC Backed Growth

  • CDMO/Pharma Services

  • Digital Health

  • PE & VC Backed Growth

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Biotech

Professionalising boards for IPO & beyond

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Speciality Pharma

Speciality Pharma

Niche scientific leadership for highly targeted therapies

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CDMO / Pharma Services

CDMO /
Pharma Services

Driving operational excellence into global commercialisation

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Strategic Industry Perspectives

View successful executive and fractional / interim placements facilitated by our world-class global search capabilities.

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What Clients Are Saying

Discover how global biotechs, pharma organisations, and investment partners leverage our executive search protocol.

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FAQs

Frequently
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Understanding the mechanics, timelines, and guarantees behind our search expertise.

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Secure Your Next Life Science Leader

Move beyond generic search to provide a data-driven overview of your leadership's impact on clinical acceleration.

100%

Executive Retention ~12mo

5,600

Succesful Appointments

94%

Client Satisfacion Rate

6,800+

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United Kingdom

RSA Consulting Ltd & RSA Interims Ltd

The Gate House, Fretherne Road

Welwyn Garden City

Hertfordshire, AL8 6NS

+44 (0) 203 818 8820

hq@thersagroup.com


RSA Consulting Ltd (Company No: 01803896) and RSA Interims Ltd (Company No: 08433229), both registered in England and Wales.

Germany

RSA Consulting GmbH

Theodor-Heuss-Allee 112

60486 Frankfurt

+49 69 667741-470

hq@thersagroup.com


Represented by Nicholas D. Stephens, Kristian Juergensen


Registered in the Commercial Register (Handelsregister), Registration Court: District Court (Amtsgericht) Frankfurt am Main, Register Number: HRB 73074


German VAT Registration Number: VAT registration number according to § 27a of the German Value Added Tax Act (Umsatzsteuergesetz): DE 814 029 343

Switzerland

RSA AG

Hochbergerstrasse 70

4057 Basel

+41 61 563 0188

hq@thersagroup.com


Represented by Nicholas D. Stephens, Kristian Juergensen, Peter Dahinden


Swiss Register Entry & UID: Registered in the Commercial Register (Handelsregister), UID / Enterprise Identification Number: CHE-109.711.591

Singapore

The RSA Group Pte.Ltd

808 French Road

Kitchener Complex 

#07-163

Singapore 200808

+65 6 294 4588,

hq@thersagroup.com


Company EA Number: 07S5575.

Nicholas D. Stephens EA Registration Number: R1107308.

The RSA Group operates through RSA (Holdings) Ltd and its subsidiaries; RSA Consulting Ltd , RSA Interims Ltd , both registered in England and Wales and RSA Consulting GmbH, RSA AG and The RSA Group Pte.Ltd. Registered Office for RSA Holding is: The Gate House, Fretherne Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 6NS. The RSA Group is a premier global executive search, interim / fractional leadership and advisory firm specialising exclusively in the Life Sciences sector, dedicated to uniting leadership with innovation-driven organisations to accelerate the discovery and delivery of therapies. Registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in full compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR.