Discovery
Meet with stakeholders to discuss the vacancy and understand what it takes to succeed in the role.
Talent & HR Services
Let us be a part of your success story — network and experience matter.
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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 the decisive stakeholders of local healthcare ecosystems.
We have long-lasting relationships and access to executives (HNC US, HNH International) and talent (subrosa Health) to acquire the people you need to succeed across all roles in a drug’s lifecycle — permanent, ad interim (“xperiods”) or contingent.
Most startups lack the resources to rapidly establish a robust operational foundation. Our platforms bridge your organizational and local-expertise gaps so you can move at XCLR8ED speed — supporting your HR and talent launch strategy across HR Consulting, compliant Outsourcing Solutions, Launch Planning and a broad range of HR Services, for as long as you need it, until you have built your own resources.
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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
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.
0successful biotech & pharma placements
0project success rate
0long-standing client partnerships worldwide
0female leaders placed
0of candidates still within the organization
Global Presence
Cambridge (US)
London (UK)
Munich (Germany)
Zug (Switzerland)
Wuxi (China)
Chennai (India)
São Paulo (Brazil)
Through our exclusive subrosa ecosystem we deliver immediate 360° solutions and can evolve into your global end-to-end partner.
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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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Talent Acquisition — the 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 and KAMs per country, a high revenue per patient, and little time between positive opinion and product launch — you need the highest-profile “plug-and-play” representatives as fast as possible. subrosa Health’s recruiters across the globe are used to delivering — from single vacancies to large team builds — fast and successfully under exactly these conditions.
We have expertise in the main therapeutic areas of biotech, rare disease and cell & gene companies across all relevant roles. Our outstanding access to good candidates helps us find the ideal match of skills, competencies, mindset and experience — and we know how to convince them: 73% of our placed candidates weren’t looking for a new job.
Facts about subrosa Health
0placements in the last 7 years
0returning clients
0Outstanding Employee Happiness Awards on Kununu
0candidates with rareX experience
0high-level biotechs in our database
0of placed candidates weren’t looking for a job
8–10 average working days until submission of eligible, high-quality profiles · 91% / 86% of candidates with an academic degree · numbers reflect our latest track record from 2022–2025.
Our therapeutic focus areas
Science is our passion.
Oncology
Haematology
Endocrinology
Immunology
Neurology
Psychiatry
Ophthalmology
Dermatology
Rheumatology
Urology
Infectious diseases
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Why subrosa Health
Three values that shape how we work.
Our Philosophy — “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 and reliability in every phase — no handover, no distance.
Our DNA — “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 treat every mandate like an executive search, regardless of level. Ready to invest 50% of our work for the last 10% of success — every position counts.
Deep Understanding — “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. CV screening, scheduling and candidate management — we take it off your plate completely. From single search to full RPO — we adapt to your setup.
70% of our placements are rare disease & oncology specialists.
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HR Consulting
One coordinated framework for compliance, capability and scalable growth.
subrosa’s HR-Consulting service integrates policy development, SOP creation, compliance frameworks and day-to-day HR operations into one coordinated solution — filling your capability gaps and enabling rapid, compliant organizational scale-up across all phases of the product lifecycle. 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.
Team Performance Audits
A structured, data-driven assessment of commercial and medical teams (behaviors, processes, KPIs, compliance standards) that identifies capability gaps, operational risks and performance barriers to ensure the organization is aligned, compliant and launch-ready.
HR Launch Readiness Audit
Evaluates whether people-operations, policies, SOPs and compliance structures are fully prepared for launch, pinpointing critical gaps.
Compliance & Culture
Strengthens the behavioral, procedural and ethical foundations of the organization, aligning teams with pharma standards and embedding a culture that supports safe, consistent, high-quality execution.
Comps & Bens, SOPs, Benchmarkings
Aligns the headquarter compensation & benefits model with competitive, compliant industry standards; data-driven benchmarking of salary structures per role per country (notably the higher salaries for rare-disease experts); adaptation of HQ SOPs to each entered country.
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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 — letting teams 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. We then orchestrate the full launch journey — from strategy to execution — ensuring alignment across medical, commercial, regulatory and market-access functions for 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 subrosa as RPO partner?
01Hand-Tailored Solutions
02Local Expertise, Global Reach (409 experts in 29 offices across 21 countries, 45 markets)
03Global & Fast
04Rare Disease Focus
05Recruitment & Executive Search at all levels
06A Team That Evolves
What you get
End-to-End Recruitment
Talent Sourcing
Employer Branding Strategies
Diversity Recruiting Initiatives
Recruitment Analytics
Flexible Staffing Solutions
Scientific Depth · Global Talent Pool · Rare Disease Specialists · Hand-Tailored Solutions · Speed at Every Scale.
Built for speed
We don’t promise what we might not be able to keep.