Executive Search
Executive Search
Executive Search Partnership
Windsor Bux Executive Search practice helps Pharma & Biotech companies search and select the very best talent at the leadership level in order to transform, grow and develop their companies.
Our goal is straightforward – deliver a shortlist of exceptional candidates who are passionate and take real ownership with taking your company further. It has taken years for us to build our relationships with Senior Members, meaning we have the trust and understanding behind their motivations and career aspirations allowing us to infuse this with our clients opportunity in order to secure and hire talent and not just interview them.
We believe in confidentiality and discretion. We work with clients to deliver the best talent, utilising our network of contacts located across the globe.
Appointment Range:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Commercial Officer
- Chief Operating Officer
- Chief Medical Officer
- Chief Development Officer
- Chief Business Officer
- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Scientific Officer
- Vice Presidents/Senior Vice Presidents/Directors
Our Executive Search service is a transparent, flexible, comprehensive solution for your leadership hiring needs. Focused primarily on VP and C-level roles. We offer a broad and in-depth search process, ensuring you find the right talent for those key roles.
An overview of our firms in depth 6 step process is listed below:
1. Briefing & Review of Search Strategy
We always start new recruitment projects with a detailed briefing with your HR team & relevant Line Manager. This allows us to fully qualify the role to ensure our team can identify the right talent through understanding the specific details of the role and the requirements needed.
We then carefully identify the best search strategy to take in order to secure the right talent that will add value and help the company grow. This is shared with the HR team & Line in order to keep everything transparent.
2. Research & Headhunting
Each Executive Search project is led by a Director but will also be given a dedicated team of researchers and a Senior Consultant. Our highly skilled and experienced researchers will understand the project through the Directors briefing and will produce a long list of candidates, between 50-200 profiles dependent on the niche skillset that is targeted.
During this stage, researchers will reach out to every candidate and speak to them in order to ensure they have the correct skill set. The team accompanied by the senior consultant will select a narrowed list of 8-25 profiles to progress to the next stage.
3. Internal interviewing – Senior Consultant Interview
During this stage a Senior Consultant will conduct an in-depth interview with the remaining candidates. They will narrow and refine the list accordingly and provide a Director with a shortlist of no more than 10 individuals.
4. Director Interview
The final stage of the process involves a face to face, or Skype meeting between each shortlisted candidate and one of our Directors. This ensures that the client is getting the highest level of service.
Our Director will be sure to find out any factors that may influence their career progression in any way. We also discuss their background and experiences in greater detail in order to make sure they align with the hiring managers goals. The Director will also manage their expectations and understand the complexity of variables, concerns and issues which could influence the candidate during the interview process.
5. Shortlist Presentation
6. Debrief, Results & Delivery
This in depth, robust and successfully proven methodology allows our firm to deliver outstanding & on time results within executive search. As a firm, we target a delivery rate of 100% and consistently review performance against this. Our executive search services identify and attract unique leaders, determine ideal organizational fit, and build appropriate frameworks for compensation and retention.
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What people say about us
Shakir was fantastic to partner with. Shak was professional, communicated on a regular basis and went above and beyond on so many levels. Shak has a deep understanding of the US landscape and secured our top choice candidate. I would partner with Shak again in the future.
Natalie Bol
HR Manager at Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited
The team at Windsor Bux are critical with hiring for our Regualtory CMC group. They have sourced and placed some strong candidates across different locations, including our Regualtory CMC leader in Boston. They are an asset for our talent team, and I would highly recommend Windsor Bux.
HR Business Partner
Multinational Pharmaceutical Company
Shak stood out amongst all connections! After our first phone call, he took careful note of my likes/dislikes, needs, expectations, and desires to push my career forward. Rather than reach out with any opportunity he had (which may or may not have aligned with my goals, take note other recruiters as a LinkedIn profile is only a small picture of a candidate), Shak only reconnected when he felt an opportunity was a great fit, this was months to nearly a year after our first discussions, but Shak was adept at aligning the right opportunity with the right potential candidate. Shaks approachable personality, ability to connect on a personal level, and knowledge of the industry made me take careful note of his recommendations and keep an open mind about the opportunities he presented. Shak has stood out from the rest and I found his ability to connect, coach, and guide invaluable. I’d highly recommend him to any job seekers or candidate seekers, as his personality and knowledge of the industry are truly exceptional and place him at the top of a competitive field.
John Armando, RAC
Manager, Regualtory Affairs CMC at Agios Pharmaceuticals
I have worked with many recruitment firms throughout my 20 years within the industry and I have had some interesting experiences to say the least. I must say, Windsor Bux are so much more refreshing than the pushy one-dimensional recruiters who still give the industry a bad name. The team at Windsor Bux are true experts within Regulatory Affairs and are able to understand our leaders scientific, cultural and leveling needs. They have completed multiple searches for our teams, and I would highly recommend their service if you are looking for a trustworthy recruitment firm. I look forward to our continued partnership!
Vice President & Head of Global HR Strategy
Global Pharmaceutical Company
Shak is a very characteristic and unique recruiter. He is persuasive and full of strategies. I learned so much from him when working with him for a career advancement. I got the best job I could ever get with the title surpassing my expectation. I can say that, Shak will get you any job you want as long as you meet the job requirements. I highly recommend Shak to be your next recruiter!
Xiaoyan Gao
Executive Director at Sanofi
Shakir was very professional and incredibly helpful throughout the whole process. He understood my skill set enough to recommend good opportunities that I would be excited about. He also helped me secure a job offer that I was excited about. Shakir was a pleasure to work with and would highly recommend him. He is someone who would go the extra mile to ensure your expectations are met.
Aashita Parikh
Associate Director, Regualtory Science at bluebird bio
Shak was a pleasure to work with. He was in constant communication and sought out the best opportunity to fit both my past experience and my future aspirations. His advice and insight ensured a successful interview outcome, and he continued to partner after offer acceptance to ensure a smooth transition.
Elisabeth Corbett
Director, Global Regulatory Affairs CMC at Merck
In September 2019, Shak helped me secure a new position. He was a pleasure to work with. He had a great understanding of Regulatory Advertising and Promotion, and the pharmaceutical/biotech industry. He responded quickly to emails, was available to chat outside of business hours, and consistently followed through on his tasks. I would be happy to work with Shak again in the future!
Cindy Joi Meyers, MBA, RAC
Director, Regulatory Advertising and Promotion at bluebird bio