Principal Consultant

Your New Company

Hays Life Sciences is a global leader in specialist recruitment, partnering with biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical device organizations across the U.S. We support high-growth, venture-backed companies as well as established industry leaders, delivering talent across Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Biometrics, and Commercial functions.

With a strong presence in Boston and across key U.S. life sciences hubs, we are expanding our leadership team and are seeking an experienced Principal Consultant to build and scale a high-performing recruitment desk.

Your New Role

You will be a player-coach role, responsible for both driving revenue through personal billings and leading, mentoring, and growing a team of recruitment consultants within the Life Sciences vertical.

This role is ideal for a top-performing recruiter in the life sciences space who is ready to step into a more strategic, leadership-focused position while maintaining a hands-on approach to business development and delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Business Development & Client Engagement

• Develop and grow relationships with biotech and pharmaceutical clients, with a focus on clinical-stage and venture-backed organizations
• Drive new business generation through targeted outreach, referrals, and market mapping
• Position Hays as a strategic talent partner across permanent and contract hiring needs

Recruitment Delivery

• Manage end-to-end recruitment processes for mid-to-senior level roles within Life Sciences
• Maintain a strong network of clinical, medical, and regulatory professionals
• Ensure a high-quality candidate and client experience throughout the hiring lifecycle

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of recruiters, driving performance, activity, and revenue growth
• Support hiring, onboarding, and training of new consultants
• Set clear goals and KPIs aligned with business objectives

Strategic Growth

• Identify market trends and hiring patterns within Life Sciences and Biotech
• Build and scale a profitable desk or vertical, with accountability for P&L performance
• Collaborate with leadership on expansion strategies across key therapeutic areas

What You'll Need to Succeed

Experience

• 5-7 years of experience with a background in Life Sciences recruitment (agency experience required)
• Demonstrated success in business development and client acquisition
• Experience managing full recruitment lifecycle across clinical, medical, or regulatory roles
• Prior leadership or mentoring experience preferred (formal or informal)

Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of the U.S. life sciences market, particularly biotech
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a track record of building and scaling a desk
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, target-driven environment

What you will get

• Base compensation of $64,400 plus a generous draw structure that provides strong income support during your ramp-up period.
• Hybrid/flexible schedule with three days in office.
• PTO starting at 22 days, 2 floating holidays and 2 volunteer days.
• Competitively priced medical, vision and dental plans to choose what works best for you.
• 401K with guaranteed match and fast-paced vesting schedule.
• Initial and continuous training & support from Learning & Development for your professional growth.

What you need to do now


Excited yet? If you're already itching to take the next step to achieving your career goals, apply now.

More about us


Hays is the world's leading recruitment experts. Last year we placed 80,000 people in permanent jobs and over 250,000 people in to temporary roles globally. We employ over 13,000 recruiting experts in 32 countries with opportunities for growth, leadership and travel. And enjoy an unrivalled position as the number most followed staffing company on LinkedIn, with over 6 million followers.


For us it starts with people. By combining years of hands-on experience with global and local expertise, we deliver tangible insights that help move our customers forward.


We challenge the status quo in our ways of working, our technology and tools, and how we envisage the future of stronger, fairer, more inclusive working environments for everyone.


Everyone is welcome here. We care deeply about diversity, equity, and inclusion (Search "Hays Our Promise" to read more). We encourage applicants from all groups, including women, indigenous people, visible or racial minorities, persons with disabilities, and anyone else who may belong to any group protected by federal, state, or local law. We have active employee resource groups which you can tap into from day one including the Pride Network, Black Excellence Network, WE Lead (for female leaders), and other employee resource groups supporting Veterans, Neurodiverse individuals, South Asians, and individuals interested in Sustainability. We have a very active relationship with Think Big for Kids who we support with their work of supporting youth engagement. You will be given in-depth training around different DE&I topics, which we believe are not only important for us, but for our clients and our candidates. At Hays, we foster a culture of inclusion. We want to hear from you. You are welcome here.


Hays is committed to building a thriving culture of diversity that embraces people with difference backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We are an equal employment opportunity employer, and we comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, HIV-positive status, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better we serve our candidates, clients, and employees.

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