Regulatory Affairs Vice President for a Small Clinical Stage CNS Biopharma Company

Client background

This client is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company which is utilizing a novel Artificial Intelligence platform to identify and develop medicines for neuropsychiatric and oncology indications. 

Challenge

Based on rapid growth, this company was seeking a Regulatory Affairs Vice President to develop and lead clinical regulatory strategies for a portfolio of CNS programs and build out a Regulatory team.  The client wanted somebody who would be comfortable in a small-biotech environment and fit in with their company culture.

Approach

Dennis Partners identified over 200 senior Regulatory professionals at the Executive Director and VP levels who had a combination of CNS therapeutic experience along with a Regulatory team management background.  After calling, engaging, and vetting the candidates, we submitted five strong resumes within two weeks of starting the search.

Result

The client interviewed candidates through a series of video meetings and had the top candidates put together a presentation. Once the client had their top choice, we worked with them to check professional references and negotiate an offer with the candidate.  The candidate accepted the position, joined the company, and is already working with Dennis Partners to hire and build out his team. Dennis Partners helped to fill this key position for our client in 64 days and is now a preferred recruiting partner!