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I spoke with a candidate the other day who has attended several interviews over the last few months (going back to before the pandemic) and still has not been able to secure a role. I was intrigued because he has a strong CV, and I was interested to explore the specific areas where he has been struggling. When I mentioned competency-based questions, he said he always struggl...

Our objective view of the life sciences industries means we can provide bespoke, current insights into the availability of people with specific skills and experience, competitive salaries and benefits packages, and the career paths that people generally take in different parts of the industry.Background:One of our key clients, a growing Gene Therapy organisation in Stevenage...

Do you want to join a company that is just about to take off...?   There will be two groups of life science recruiters in 3 years’ time: those who joined Next Phase and those who wish they had joined Next Phase. Do you ever sit in the office and wonder what it would be like to have joined a highly successful recruitment company from the start? An opportunity where y...

Introducing the Next Phase Referral Scheme! We are always interested to speak with new talent within the life science industry. If you know any friends, family or colleagues who you think could be interested in having a discussion with Next Phase, then we would love the opportunity to discuss our range of options in the Life Science industry. If you provide us with the co...

This case study illustrates Next Phase's ability to consult with hiring managers and HR, to help them continue to hire new staff despite the restrictions. The Covid-19 lockdown has had a significant impact on how we recruit, but we ensure that our clients can continue to hire people with minimal disruption.Background:A leading global Pharmaceutical company in the South East ...

Many of the people we placed in contract positions have only ever worked in permanent roles before. It can be quite confusing to become a contractor for the first time, with a lot of new terminology to learn and a new way to work out how much the take-home pay will be. This case study shows how we help make the process as straightforward as possible for first-time contractor...

This case study provides a good example of Next Phase’s deep understanding of scientific and technical concepts, which enables us to target individuals with exactly the right expertise for business-critical positions.   Background:   A company with pioneering Gene Editing capabilities, whose mission is to support the development and manufacture of cell & gene...

Next Phase has placed over 200 individuals with a Biopharmaceutical company on the South Coast since 2006. Many of these placements have been in individual one-off vacancies. However, over the last 2 years the company has gone through 4 larger-scale recruitment projects, with a need to hire 4-5 individuals in one go, in lab-based QC and Development roles.   Most recrui...

This case study demonstrates Next Phase’s ability to consult with multiple parties, in order to agree the best possible outcome to a problem beyond everyone’s control.Background:A leading global Pharmaceutical company (“the client”) offered contract IXRS positions to two contractors (“the candidates”) who were being represented by Next Phase. The client indicated that they w...

20 years ago, almost to the day, I sat down with my personal tutor, an eccentric, opinionated yet wise man called Father Hunwicke, to discuss my UCAS form. We were starting to look at my university applications and personal statement. I thought I had done a reasonably good job with the first draft, listing out my interests and summarising the things we had been studying in o...

Cell & Gene Therapy; “It’s no longer something people read about in the paper and think will never happen, like just 5 years ago. It’s here, it’s happening, right now” – a high-impact quote during the 2019 World Advanced Therapies and Regenerative Medicines Congress in London a few weeks back. These are very exciting times for our world. However, as with any major ind...

Going for a job interview is nerve-wrecking, no matter how many times you may have done it before. When preparing candidates before their interviews, I observe a whole variety of reactions when I asked the question, “How are you feeling about going for the interview?”. Some are nervous, some are confident, some seem completely non-plussed. There isn’t a right or wrong way to...

In nearly 14 years of recruitment, I have reviewed my fair share of CVs and have become somewhat immune to certain phrases (is there anyone out there, for example, who isn’t able to work both alone and as part of a team..???!!!). Similarly, I have read a great number of job descriptions and listened to the types of questions that candidates usually ask once they have read th...

…has been my regular reaction to the latest discoveries, treatments and advances in technology that I read about every day as I attempt to build my knowledge of the mind blowing world of drug discovery.  Since joining Next Phase Recruitment back in July I have come to realise just how much work is going into trying to treat and cure a massive range of ever morphing diseas...

I joined Next Phase as a Senior Consultant in 2019. This case study provides an insight into what led me to choose Next Phase, how my role has developed so far and where I sees my future career heading within the business.   What makes one Recruitment Consultancy different from another? It was a question I asked myself recently when I decided to leave my previous posit...

In this three part blog I have investigated the devices on the market in the area of fertility and the abundance of technology now available for women to become more engaged in and to take greater ownership of their own fertility. I have looked at fertility enhancement and pregnancy prevention and the regulatory backlash for devices categorised in the latter. In seems onl...

Last month, Steve Smith (Head of Rare Diseases) and I attended the 3-day World Advanced Therapies and Regenerative Medicines 2019 congress in London. As recruitment specialists within the Advanced Therapies sector, it is so important for us to keep up with the ongoing innovations and changes within this incredible industry. What was immediately apparent to us was the coll...

In part one of this blog, published in June, I started by looking at the ever-growing industry of fertility devices and some of the possible explanations for the growth boom in this market sector. Focusing more on devices to aid conception, however during my research I read some interesting articles a device being marketed for pregnancy prevention, alongside a large market f...

My original intent when beginning research for this blog was to discuss women’s health as a whole and the patient use devices that play a part in empowering women to play a greater role in their own health and wellbeing. However, due to the massive surge in new technology in this area, it would be impossible to do the entire industry justice. During my research I stumbled...

Ok, I am going to start this article with a shameless gloat. This time tomorrow my wife and I will be heading up to London to watch Muse at London Stadium. MUSE! One of the greatest bands on the planet, starting the UK leg of their world tour in front of 80,000 screaming fans (me being one of them, obviously). Now, this article isn’t just about me telling you about my wee...