Interim / Fractional

Leadership
on Demand

Profile Definition

Global Search

Candidate Assessment

Bridge critical leadership vacancies, accelerate commercial milestones, and secure your pipeline continuity with absolute certainty.

Active Candidate Shortlist

Live validation

12

Qualified candidates

14d

Shortlist window

5+

Off-list checks

Interim CFO · Specialty Pharma

94%

Clinical Ops Lead · Phase III

88%

Regulatory alignment validation

How It Works

Bridging Critical Growth Inflections

Securing specialised, deal-ready leadership for high-stakes transitions.

Rapid Continuity

Deploy experienced C-suite leaders within days to manage sudden organisational departures and stabilise clinical projects.

Milestone Delivery

Access niche technical and scientific specialists to accelerate regulatory filings, clinical trial readouts, or technology transfers.

PE & VC Funding Acceleration

Secure sponsor-aligned transition CFOs/CEOs capable of driving capital efficiency and value-creation plans post-acquisition.

Operational Speed

12 Qualified Candidates in 14 Days

Our sourcing protocol connects you with board-ready transition specialists without further compromising your deadlines.

100% verified clinical milestone history

Pre-screened for immediate regulatory and therapeutic alignment

Minimum of 5 independent, off-list reference checks conducted upfront

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1-3 Days

Mandate Blueprinting

We audit the project parameters and define target clinical milestones.

4-10 Days

Shortlist Sourcing

Domain-expert advisors engage inactive, peer-vetted specialists.

11-14 Days

Deployment & Handover

Final contract execution and structured onboarding transition.

Mandate Audit

We audit your organisational inflection point and map the exact clinical, commercial, or financial milestones required for the transition.

Global Network Sourcing

We query our proprietary network of 140,000+ Life Science leaders to isolate active, pre-vetted candidates with immediate availability.

Peer-to-Peer Vetting

Our domain-expert consultants conduct rigorous interviews, validating the candidates' technical expertise and therapeutic alignment.

Shortlist Presentation

We deliver a matched, high-fidelity candidate dossier detailing verified milestone histories and availability within 14 days.

Transition Integration

We manage contracts and onboarding logistics, facilitating immediate operational impact and coordinating a structured handover protocol.

Operational Speed

How We Secure Interim Leadership

How We Secure Interim Leadership

In venture-backed biotech and specialty pharma, leadership gaps are an immediate threat to funding and valuation.

We deliver deal-ready leaders ready to deploy within days.

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Sourcing Urgency

Deploying Leadership Under Pressure

When sudden vacancies or clinical delays threaten your pipeline, our interim protocol provides immediate operational protection.

C-Suite Gaps

Stabilising corporate governance and restoring board continuity within days of a sudden executive departure.

Milestone Rescue

Injecting specialised clinical or regulatory expertise to save delayed trial programmes and key readouts.

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Life sciences advisory image representing specialist leadership search and clinical sector expertise.
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Life sciences advisory image representing specialist leadership search and clinical sector expertise.
Rapid Deployment

Our Sourcing Turnaround

We operate with matching urgency when your objectives are on the line during transitional periods.

24-Hour Sourcing

Consultation with a senior sector partner to map your therapeutic and operational milestones.

72-Hour Placements

Introducing pre-vetted, immediately available operators from our active global database.

Talk with our team today and resolve your time-sensitive interim/fractional needs

Case Studies

See Our Most Recent Placements

Discover real case studies on global biotechs, pharma organisations, and investment partners leveraging our search interim/fractional search.

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+

Subscribed Leaders & Executives

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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.