Discovery
Meet with stakeholders to discuss the vacancy and understand what it takes to succeed in the role.
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Network and experience matter
Biopharma science is our passion, we speak the language, have expertise in the main therapeutic areas and know the markets, products and competitors.
subrosa Health’s experts on the ground in 29 offices across 21 countries deliver Talent and HR services in 45 markets through deep networks to decisive stakeholders of the local healthcare ecosystems.
We have long-lasting relationships and access to Executives (HNC US, HNH Intl) and Talent (subrosa Health) to acquire the ones you need to succeed across all roles in a drug’s lifecycle, permanent, ad interim (“xperiods”) or contingent.
Most start-ups don’t have enough resources when it comes to rapidly establishing a robust operational foundation. Our platforms bridge your organizational and “local expertise” gaps, empowering you to move at XCLR8ED speed. We help you execute your HR and Talent launch strategy, providing HR Consulting (HR-Launch readiness, Compliance, Comps & Bens, Benchmarkings, SOPs and Culture), compliant Outsourcing Solutions (Temporary Employment, EoR, Consultants), Launch Planning and a broad range of HR-Services (RPO, Assessments & Trainings, HR-Service desk for your employees) — as long as you need it, until you have built up your own resources to manage it.
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Our six service pillars
From single placement to fully outsourced operations — integrated across the product lifecycle.
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Executive Search & xperiods (Experts for Periods)
You don’t get a second shot at great leadership.
subrosa’s executive search runs through two brands: Harvey Nagl Concord (HNC) in the United States and Harvey Nagl Health (HNH) internationally.
Biopharma science is our passion — it’s in our genes. We speak the language, have expertise in the main therapeutic areas and know the markets, products and competitors. Executive transitions are critical moments in the life of an organization — the right leader can significantly impact your company’s future direction.
Harvey & Nagl’s executive search recruiters enjoy an outstanding market reputation. Our relationship-based approach lets us execute a search with accelerated pace, sophistication and precision — with access to the right leaders who make an impact, and the know-how to attract them to your company.
Executive Access at the heart of biotech, pharma and medtech growth
Born from the joining of three biotech executive-search boutiques — Links Life Sciences (Intl.), Concord Management International (US) and subrosa Executive Search — we go beyond recruitment to connect companies with leaders who make a difference: those who unlock funding, drive development and take therapies to market.
Direct access to top leaders
Globally connected with top biotech, pharma and medtech executives.
Chosen for impact from day one
C-suite and senior functional appointments — not just cultural fit.
Assessed through application
We assess leaders and organizations through application, not theory.
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How we find Executives for you
A 10-step relationship-based search built for accelerated pace, sophistication and precision.
Build the “achievement profile”
Defining the work to be done and the skills, competencies and mindset required of the final candidate.
Build a list of targets
Compile companies with candidates in similar roles, cultures and locations; research the global candidate database and social networks; contact hand-selected executives for referrals.
Qualify prospects
Check match against the achievement profile, interest and willingness to move; a blind screen reduces unconscious bias; technology-driven assessments help narrow options.
Interview prospects
In-depth interview (online or in person); verify skills and references.
Presentation of the candidates
A report on each candidate’s background and strengths/weaknesses vs. the achievement profile, plus the subrosa decision matrix comparing shortlisted candidates.
Schedule client interviews
You interview to narrow the list to two or three finalists; we keep candidates engaged.
Verify references
Confirm employment and credentials, handled with confidentiality.
Extend the offer
Help construct an attractive salary and benefits package.
Close the search
Once the executive accepts, assist with onboarding and transition.
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xperiods – On-demand experts for periods
On-demand recruitment for the urgency of now, trusted for impact.
XPERIODS are interim executives, industry expert leaders and scientific consultants for biopharma and rare-disease companies — built for the urgency of now, trusted for impact.
We provide hand-picked academic experts, innovative scientists and accomplished industry expert leaders from scientific or business functions for biotech, startup and biopharma companies — the brightest minds for your challenges. Achievers from our global 7,600+ XPERIODS network qualify for each project through a proven track record in similar missions; XPERIODS project managers remain on-hand as sparring partners.
When failure isn’t an option, XPERIODS is your solution.
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subrosa’s hand-picked brightest minds for biopharma exclusively
Recruitment on the ground globally. Experience matters.
Sometimes there are only a few patients, a few managers, a few MSLs & KAMs per country, a high revenue per patient and not much time between positive opinion and product launch … you need the highest-profile “plug-and-play” representatives asap!
subrosa Health’s recruiters across the globe are used to delivering — from single vacancies to large team builds — fast & successfully under such preconditions. We have expertise in the main therapeutic areas of biotech, rare disease and cell & gene companies across all relevant roles and enjoy the best reputation in the market. Our outstanding access to good candidates helps us find the ones with the ideal match of skills, competencies, mindset and experience, ensuring a strong fit with your culture and operations … and we know how to convince them of your company: 73% of our placed candidates weren’t looking for a new job.
Facts about subrosa Health
4,9continuously Outstanding Employee Happiness Awards on Kununu(out of 5)
96%Returning Clients
73%of placed candidates weren’t looking for a job
+4.600placements in the last 7 years
+5.900Candidates with rareX experience
+67.000high-level biotechs in our database
91% / 86%of candidates with an academic degree
8–10average working days until submission of eligible, high-quality profiles
Numbers reflect our latest track record from 2022–2025.
Science is our passion.
subrosa Health’s expertise for biopharma, rare disease and critical care therapies follows two decades of operating experience across our core therapeutic areas
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Our Therapeutic Focus Areas.
neurology
psychiatry
haematology
oncology
immunology
endocrinology
dermatology
rheumatology
gastroenterology
hepatology
infectious diseases
cardiovascular
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Why subrosa Health
Three values that shape how we work.
We Keep the Promise.
“We don’t promise what we might not be able to keep.”
- Clients are our highest priority. Returning clients are our strongest proof.
- Long-term partnerships with clients and candidates — grown over years.
- Agility & reliability in every phase. No handover. No distance.
We Go the Extra Mile.
“We recruit like an Executive Search company. Active Sourcing: deep searches, hand-selected candidates, personal network — not just a database.”
We come from Executive Search. That’s why we don’t wait for talent. We find it.
- We treat every mandate like an executive search. Regardless of the level.
- Ready to invest 50% of our work for the last 10% of success. Every position counts.
- Our network isn’t a spreadsheet. It’s built on years of conversations, placements, and trust — especially in biotech and rare disease. We reach people others can’t.
Science. Culture. Market.
“We don’t just know the market — we speak the language and ask the right questions.”
- Before we search, we listen. Your pipeline, your indication, your team — we understand the context before we approach the first candidate.
- CV screening, scheduling, candidate management — we take it off your plate. Completely.
- From single search to full RPO — we adapt to your setup, not the other way around.
70% of our placements are rare disease & oncology specialists.
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HR Consulting
subrosa’s HR-Consulting service integrates organizational design, HR legal frameworks, compensation structures, and compliance frameworks into one coordinated solution.
We support organizations in designing compliant, scalable HR structures – enabling efficient, risk-mitigated growth across all phases of the product lifecycle.
To deliver this, our approach is structured into five core modules:
Organization Design & Development
Assessing leaders and organizations through application, not theory. Leadership assessments built around skills under pressure; evaluation of behaviors, decision-making and emotional intelligence in real scenarios; onboarding support; organizational reviews to align structure with project and growth stage; succession planning and restructuring guidance.
HR Legal Consulting
Ensuring compliant, risk-mitigated HR frameworks across markets. We support organizations in navigating complex employment law environments and establishing legally compliant HR structures. Our focus is on translating legal requirements into practical, business-ready solutions.
Comps & Bens, SOPs, Benchmarkings
subrosa Health supports startups to align their Headquarter Compensation & Benefits model with competitive and compliant industry standards. Our Benchmarking service provides data-driven insights into exact salary structures per role per country for resources planning, which seems to be quite challenging when it comes to the higher salaries for Rare Diseases experts. We could also adapt your HQ-SOPs to every entered country, if needed in order to bridge your gaps.
Compliance & Culture
Our Compliance & Culture consulting strengthens the behavioral, procedural, and ethical foundations of your organization—aligning teams with pharma standards, reinforcing compliant conduct, and embedding a culture that supports safe, consistent, high-quality execution.
Team Performance Audits
Our Team Performance Audits provide a structured, data-driven assessment of commercial and medical teams that analyze behaviors, processes, KPIs, and compliance standards, identifying capability gaps, operational risks, and performance barriers to ensure your organization is fully aligned, compliant, and launch-ready.
One coordinated framework for compliance, capability and scalable growth.
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Commercial Deployment & Outsourcing Solutions
Accelerating market presence with ready-to-execute teams or outsourced managers, without expanding your headcount.
A
What we deliver: we attract, search, interview, shortlist and place the best candidates for fully outsourced teams or individual managers (CRL, MSL, KAM, Sales, Access) — in the field, remote or hybrid — deployed within weeks, managed by the client or by subrosa, including training, territory management and integrated field operations (CRM, reporting, compliance, KPI steering).
B
How we deliver: three modes of temporary engagement — Temporary Employment, Employer of Record (EoR), or Service (Consultant) contract.
C
Why it matters: rapid market activation without building internal infrastructure; reduced financial and operational risk for emerging biotechs.
D
Why us: global reach, local execution; high-quality talent pools; proven frameworks for speed, compliance and performance.
Five deployment options
01Deployed Field Teams
02Outsourced Individual Managers
03Temporary Employment
04Employer of Records
05Service Contracts / Consultants
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Launch Planning & Management
Closing capability gaps — accelerating readiness — managing global complexity.
Designed for emerging biotechs, our launch service closes capability gaps, accelerates readiness, and manages the complexity of global product introduction, enabling teams to focus on science while we drive launch excellence.
Our Launch Readiness Audit provides a structured, cross-functional assessment of your medical, commercial, regulatory, and operational preparedness—identifying gaps, risks, and dependencies to ensure your organization is fully aligned and ready for a successful product launch.
We orchestrate the full launch journey—from strategy to execution—ensuring alignment across medical, commercial, regulatory, and market access functions to deliver a seamless, high-performance product introduction.
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HR Services
The operational backbone so startups can focus on science and launch, not administration.
Our HR Services provide the structure, expertise and operational backbone needed to build high-performing teams quickly and compliantly — so startups and emerging biotechs can focus on science and launch, not administration.
RPO
Recruitment Process Outsourcing
full-service or modular.
Deep dive →
Assessments & Training
subrosa Academy Amsterdam — once talent is onboarded, we ensure they are trained to excel within your culture, face-to-face or virtual: FLMs, KAMs, OCMs, PSPMs and nurses.
HR Service Desk
Service platforms that fill your infrastructural gaps: payrolling, job descriptions, lawyer-proofed local contracts, compliant HR software, temporary employment, technical equipment, fleet and back-office.
Branch Office Establishment
subrosa management on the ground supports you in evaluating the right location for your regional or local branch company and office.
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RPO — Hire Smarter Scale Faster Globally
Recruitment Process Outsourcing for Pharma, Biotech & Rare Disease.
RPO recruiters on demand — from project and resource planning to recruitment, stakeholder coordination, onboarding and transparent reporting. We combine a global expert network built over nine years across pharma, biotech and rare disease with an RPO team that adapts completely to the way you work — one critical hire or an entire team built from scratch.
Three problems we solve
When roles stay open, impact builds.
We fill specialized roles in ~6 weeks because we’re already connected.
Placement fees punish success.
With RPO you pay a fixed monthly fee plus one success fee per filled role — predictable, shared risk.
Your team is running recruitment instead of HR.
A dedicated Talent Acquisition Lead owns the process end-to-end.
Why You Need a RPO Solution?
Companies choose RPO because of a lack of resources, it reduces cost, increases hiring quality, shortens time-to-hire, and creates a future-ready workforce, all while giving HR the strategic bandwidth to focus on what matters most.
Why subrosa?
We combine industry expertise with a recruitment model that flexes as you grow. Globally. By aligning with your goals and understanding your culture, we deliver scalable hiring solutions for both local and global expansion. As your strategic partner, we stay ahead of challenges and help you attract the talent that powers your success.
What you get
End-to-End Recruitment
Talent Sourcing
Employer Branding Strategies
Diversity Recruiting Initiatives
Recruitment Analytics
Flexible Staffing Solutions
Built for speed
We don’t promise what we might not be able to keep.