At Fraser Dove International, we’re not just filling positions – we’re revolutionising life sciences talent. As The Life Sciences Talent Consultancy, our work is driven by executive search within the world's most innovative industry. We connect top-tier professionals with groundbreaking roles that advance the development, manufacturing, and distribution of life-saving products, drugs, and treatments.
As a Search Consultant, you will be the vital link between clients and candidates, helping us achieve our vision of being at the epicentre of the Life Sciences community. Your mission is to acquire and retain key accounts while delivering search assignments from brief through to placement. You will be integral in creating genuine life-changing opportunities and dispelling the myths of 'old-school' recruitment by plugging clients into our revolutionary ecosystem to improve their talent acquisition and retention strategies.
Why Fraser Dove?
Every day at Fraser Dove brings new challenges and opportunities. From hosting discovery calls with clients to managing multiple search assignments, your role will be diverse and impactful. You will nurture relationships with candidates and clients, working alongside Associate Consultants to shortlist top candidates. Building and maintaining a network of influential stakeholders and engaging with business prospects will be your forte. We ensure you have the support you need through a leadership team that prioritises people over profit, a market-leading training program, and personalised career roadmaps.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will host discovery calls with clients to understand their candidate requirements, retain current clients while onboarding new ones, and manage multiple search assignments for various clients. You will nurture relationships with both candidates and clients, working alongside Associate Consultants to shortlist candidates. Additionally, you will build and maintain a network of influential stakeholders and engage with business prospects within your wider network.
You will create and manage client communities by identifying new and existing stakeholders within clients, managing and developing these relationships, and converting these companies into active clients. As a network developer, you will work across multiple skill domains within a practice area and build lasting relationships within your network, imparting market intelligence. Your entrepreneurial commercial focus will enable you to devise winning strategies for live searches and develop and convert leads, while completing complex offer negotiations and selling strategic FDI solutions to multiple stakeholders. As a well-established revenue generator, you will target between £150k to £200k. Additionally, you will act as an FDI brand ambassador by leading external meetings with candidates and clients and promoting FDI at corporate events.
Qualifications, Skills & Behaviours
The ideal candidate will have experience in project briefing, management, and delivery, along with proven expertise in account and client relationship management. They will possess a track record of meeting and exceeding targets, with the ability to understand and interpret client demands. Comfort in leading and managing complex offer negotiations is essential. The candidate will demonstrate exemplary ability to foster solid and long-lasting relationships, supported by first-rate communication and interpersonal skills. A strong work ethic and determination to succeed are also crucial attributes.
What you will get
* Commission Scheme up to 40% including fee split structure and cross-selling incentives with an average placement fee of £25k to £30k per placement.
* Company Shares Scheme (EMI). An opportunity to become a shareholder through an allocation from the business to those who have contributed significantly.
* External training and wellbeing sessions - external training partners providing sessions including mental health, wellbeing, and high performance.
* Flexible, hybrid work schedule that allows you to balance remote work with in-office collaboration.
* Personalised career roadmaps and ample progression opportunities tailored to your individual aspirations and professional growth.
* Monthly/quarterly/annual incentives - Regular incentives for top performers. Monthly lunch clubs, quarterly high performer incentives (Toca social, sky garden, clay pigeon shooting), Annual trips (New York, Skiing).
Be Part of Something Bigger. If you’re passionate about making a difference in life sciences and eager to grow within a supportive, dynamic environment, join us at Fraser Dove International and be a part of a team that’s shaping the future of life sciences through exceptional talent. You can hear the teams career stories here.