Founded in 2019, our goal is to provide the expert knowledge our clients expect, combined with a professional, friendly, and ‘partnership’ experience. We want our clients to come back so the experience they have with us along every step of the way is the most important thing.
Our entire leadership team has core expertise in varying sectors of the industry, meaning we are perfectly placed to service our clients regardless of their size or niche requirements.
Apsida has a hands-on leadership team who cares about it’s clients and the professional service they receive.
Ben is an accomplished leader and recruiter in the Life Science industry.
With over decade of experience of recruiting in HEOR and Market Access, Ben has also led teams across Europe and North America in Clinical Development, Medical affairs, Quality Assurance, Regulatory and Commercial strategy.
Throughout his career, Ben has built strong relationships with companies ranging from start up Biotech’s to Fortune 500 businesses and everything in between.
His particular speciality is helping Consulting companies grow out their Commercial divisions.
Commenting on why he launched Apsida, Ben said ‘Jamie, Michael and I felt there was a huge gap in the market for real expertise in the industry, which sounds crazy given the amount of companies there are. We felt that with our deep experience across 3 major verticals, we were well placed to offer a service that clients and candidates deserve without it costing the earth. We’re also lucky enough to share similar views on how business should be conducted and that’s why we’re building Apsida based on core values of professionalism, honesty and integrity’.
Michael, our very own native Greek, holds 8 years of experience recruiting within the Life Science industry. His focus throughout that time has been in supporting organisations across a variety of the industries sectors, building out their Sales & Business Development teams in both Europe and North America. In addition, Michael is an accomplished leader, having managed and developed award-winning recruitment divisions in his previous employment.
“Apsida means ‘Arch’ in Greek, and by definition this is symbolic of a supportive and stable structure. Collectively, we’re striving to provide companies in the Life Science industry from top to bottom, the stability and support they need, in order to achieve their goals.”
Jamie is a successful Life Science recruitment leader having developed experienced consultants in multiple markets across the industry.
Holding 8 years’ recruitment experience mostly partnering small to medium sized Biotechnology, Diagnostic, Medical Device, CRO & Pharmaceutical companies, Jamie’s core expertise lies in recruiting leadership teams across Clinical Operations, Clinical Development, Medical Affairs & Project Management with a focus on supporting Oncology drug discovery & development organisations.
His core market expertise covers the UK, Switzerland, Germany and North America.
When asked about what the future holds, Jamie said: “First of all, I would like to comment on our past. Ben, Michael & I are extremely proud of how far we have come in such a short space of time. We have made some superb hires that compliment our service offering & add to our amazing culture, we couldn’t be happier! We’re building a business based on three key principles; professionalism, honesty and integrity. These principles hold the key to a successful recruitment process. The future? To build an entrepreneurial, adult recruiting environment which our employees are proud of. It’s just the beginning.”
Paul has over 23 years experience of working in the recruitment sector and has developed organically some of the largest brands in the sector. Having started as a recruitment consultant in 1998, Paul took the experience he had gained of recruiting into the public sector and established his first recruitment business in 2000. The business successfully grew to the largest provider of qualified social workers in the UK and was successfully sold to a competitor in 2006.
Paul continued to partner with the recruitment industry, and successfully assisted several recruitment businesses during challenging stages of their development before setting up another recruitment group 10 years ago. Paul now focuses his time on developing the group of companies and investing in new ones. On a practical level, this takes the form of offering board-level guidance, support, and coaching to the management team in Apsida whilst ensuring the business operates in a risk-free and compliant way.
Steve’s career in Life Science Business Development spans 3 decades and seen him assume senior positions across the pharmaceutical contract services market.
Steve brings a versatile combination of scientific and business acumen alongside sound sales and marketing experience to the Apsida family. In his role as Director of Client Services, he aims to extend the portfolio of clients assuring business growth and customer satisfaction in all Life Science verticals.
Commenting on his appointment, Steve was keen to stress Apsida’s expertise.
“Apsida’s commitment to quality and their desire to deliver for their clients impressed me as a customer and now inspires me as a member of the team. I look forward to contributing to the continued growth of the business worldwide!”
With an impressive track record of over a decade in Life Science recruitment, Josh brings extensive experience and a deep understanding of delivering contract and interim solutions. His vast global network of professionals means he has formed exceptional relationships with numerous CROs, consultancies, and pharmaceutical companies.
Josh specialises in recruiting Mid-Senior level professionals in the fields of Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, and Drug/Patient Safety.
Throughout his career, he has successfully built and led contract teams, offering flexible interim and project solutions to clients while supporting their consulting strategies and thanks to his expansive global network, Josh has been able to place candidates in six out of seven continents.
At Apsida, Josh will be instrumental in expanding our contract division. His wealth of experience will enable us to continue growing and provide unparalleled support to our valued clients.
Alex is one of our Business Manager’s with over 7 years of experience placing top industry talent in the Clinical and Medical industry. His expertise is focused around making mid-level to senior management placements however also has capabilities to hire more junior talent such as Clinical Research Associates and MSLs. Alex has experience collaborating with a variety of companies ranging from large multinationals to small start-ups such as biotech, pharma, CRO, medical devices or diagnostics companies and due to his deep networks in candidate communities, he has access to very specific and hard to find talent.
Throughout his career, Alex has successfully appointed talent using a variety of search methodologies such as Retained, Contingent Search and Contract/Interim, meaning he can tailor his services depending on your needs. He has also conducted large, global searches and has appointed talent in the US, UK and Europe for his clients.
Ethan Cortese leads our Regulatory and Quality recruitment activities across the UK, US, EU. He has over 7 years’ experience placing at all levels of seniority with a niche for finding Mid-Level to Senior Leadership appointments. He has collaborated with a number of smaller organisations to help find their first Regulatory/Quality hire as a business and is well experienced at upscaling teams within businesses when they expand. Ethan is a diligent head-hunter that works across both retained and contingent search solutions utilising his deep network in candidate communities. He partners with Pharmaceutical, Biotech and Medical Device companies.
Joseph is one of our Business Managers with over 7 years of experience in the Commercial area of the Life Science industry. He has been responsible for placing first class talent ranging from mid tier to senior management appointments including CCO’s. Earlier in his career, Joseph also had exposure to the Clinical industry, giving him a wider understanding of the Life Science chain as a whole.
Joseph’s core focus encompasses a unique blend of service providers including Pre-Clinical and Clinical Research Organisations, Contract, Development & Manufacturing Organisations and Life Science Software companies. Having developed this sharp focus over the years, Joseph has been able to justify himself as having an inch wide and mile deep network for exclusive talent within these specialist fields.
Due to Joseph’s long lasting relationships, his methodology for success has included retained, contingent and interim assignments; all of which are carefully discussed to cater for each clients’ specific need. He has conducted large Global searches for many of his clients and has been attentive to both the European and US continents, with a focus on the UK, France, BeNeLux, Nordic and DACH regions.
William is one of our Business Managers heading up the Vendor Services Business Unit. Vendor Services is our newest area focusing on our legacy clients to cover every remit from junior to senior level across Clinical, Software Development, Engineering, Marketing, R&D, Medical Affairs, Business Development and Project Management. William boasts an impressive track record in filling multi-hire projects in short time lines by offering organisations the search methods of Retained Assignments, Contingent, Freelance and Executive Search. His core focused companies are across DCT, DHT, Sites, eClinical, Platform, Patient Recruitment, SaaS and Software companies globally
William is known by his network for being fast, courteous and having an excellent knowledge of the market which places him perfectly to provide the service our clients and candidates deserve.
Charlotte joins Apsida with significant experience in building customer relationships and working to fulfill detailed specifications for recruiting new talent.
Whilst managing our talent acquisition division, Charlotte also leads Apsida’s social media and marketing campaigns utilising her natural creativity and eye for detail.
If you’re interested in joining an energetic team and successful business contact Charlotte directly to discuss what a future with Apsida could look like for you.
With a passion for supporting others, Krissie left the legal sector to join Apsida as our Office Manager and Assistant to the Directors.
Krissie has a pedigree in administration, extensive property management knowledge and experience within a legal support role.
Working closely with the Directors, she supports them with day to day organising and onboarding new team members. Krissie also ensures that the team are well fed, well equipped and that the office is maintained. In addition, Krissie arranges team training, events and incentives.
Tom is one of our Business Managers, leading recruitment across the eClinical space in both European and US markets. Tom has honed his expertise in this space over the last 4 years and has seen countless successes building P&C, Business Development and Executive team’s respectively. Throughout his illustrious career, Tom’s emphasis has always been on the quality and longevity of all of his many placements.
Jon has been with Apsida since May 2019 receiving two promotions within his first year, as well as achieving Performer of the Year 2021. He went on to receive his third promotion in October 2021.
Following on from his early success, Jon continued to make a multitude of placements across Europe and US in the Market Access and Commercial Strategy space. He specialises in both industry and consulting positions meaning he is well-versed in headhunting in an extremely competitive market. His network is incredibly strong, having focused on a very tight niche serving top clients on both retained, contingent and contract basis.
More recently, Jon is our first addition to the Boston office and will lead the expansion as Vice President, North America. As a result, his desk has now moved into a US-centric position whilst continuing to have an oversight of all international placements.
Ben is the Academy Manager here at Apsida, and is focused on upskilling Associate Recruitment Consultants & Recruitment Consultants in both 180 & 360 recruitment.
Having spent the last 13 years in leading Estate Agency positions and a highly competitive sales environment, Ben brings a wealth of knowledge and invaluable expertise to a first of it’s kind role at Apsida.
Ben is responsible for leading the Academy function, which includes training new consultants through call coaching, industry insight, sales training techniques, goal setting and all that is necessary to achieve progression and success within recruitment. He will ensure that Apsida’s processes and values are emulated by new employees coming into the business and provide a streamlined integration in to the business.
Matthew is one of our Principal Consultants with over 5 years’ of experience in the Life Sciences industry. Within the last 3 years’ Matthew has built a successful Decentralized Trials and eClinical desk, and within that time he has specifically worked with more than two-dozen small to mid-size DCT & eClinical firms and has assisted them in scaling and growing their business. Matthew is known by his candidates and clients alike as a true networker – 50% of his placements in the Decentralized Trials space have proactive hires by his clients.
Matthew’s main objective when partnering with clients is helping them achieve their commercialization and go-to-market strategy goals. He has grown his clients’ Sales, Marketing, Operations and Professional Services teams and is able to provide them with either contract or permanent based talent throughout the United States.
Matthew is Apsida Life Sciences’ first North America hire and is responsible for client expansion, growth strategy and management initiatives for our North America business unit.
Lamek is one of our Senior Specialist Consultants who focuses on the CRO market. He has successfully placed a variety of clinical research professionals globally within the Commercial space ranging from Senior/Directors Business Development, Account Executives, Inside Sales, Contract Managers and Proposal Managers. He has experienced placing candidates within start-up, small to mid-size, and large household name organisations.
Over his time at Apsida, he has built a very strong network within the Commercial space and has received a number of recommendations from candidates whom he has assisted with a successful career move and clients he has helped expand their Clinical Research sectors.
Geneva joined Apsida in November 2021 following over 5 years of experience in retail, customer service and customer facing roles. Having this experience behind her has allowed Geneva to put her strong communication skills to great use and establish herself within the Regulatory Affairs – Medical Device market. She was promoted to Consultant in March 2022 following brilliant success placing UK/EU Specialists and Senior Specialists, as well as Senior Management in Switzerland. Since then, she expands on her own client base, showing her ability to work as a 360 Consultant.
Geneva is a dedicated head-hunter, working across both Retained and Contingent searches within the UK, EU and US Medical Device markets, continuously utilising and expanding her own network.
Geneva continues down the successful path she’s on and is focused on becoming further established in her niche market; Medical Devices, by supporting both candidates and clients throughout the whole recruitment process.
Claire is our freelance Copywriter who has three years of recruitment experience in TA and BD, as well as two and a half years worth of experience in Marketing and Content Strategy. She is responsible for all of our written content as well as supporting our Talent Acquisition team with content to attract high-quality candidates to our organisation.
Due to her expertise in both recruitment and marketing she is able to offer a comprehensive solution on a freelance basis as well as having the fluidity to support multiple areas of the business.
Mark has gone from strength to strength in the time he’s been with Apsida, absorbing information not only in his specialist vertical but also the wider Life Science industry. Specialising in recruiting senior-level Business Development professionals, he has made a number of successful placements across Europe and North America.
During Marks recruitment career, through both retained and contingent searches, he has supported several small, mid and large CROs, working on positions such as junior Contract Analysts through to a retained Senior Vice President search. He has a keen eye for placing the right individuals with the correct companies, utilising his strong network to source exceptional talent for his clients, working closely with both his candidates and clients to ensure a seamless interview process, and to ensure continued professional relationships with future opportunities.
Finley is one of our Clinical Operations specialists here at Apsida and after curating a strong network early on in his career, has successfully placed a number of high calibre candidates across the UK, Europe and the US. He has had experience collaborating with various companies ranging from global CROs to small Biotechs and Pharma companies, making mid-level to senior management placements as well as more junior talent such as Clinical Research Associates.
Finley has the ability to appoint talent using a variety of search methodologies such as Retained, Contingent Search and Contract/Interim, meaning he can tailor his services depending on his clients needs. He continues to develop his skills and is focused on becoming further established in the Clinical Operations market by supporting both candidates and clients throughout the recruitment process.
Will is one of our Delivery Consultants within the Vendor Service team working closely with Apsida’s long term clients. Transitioning from the Regulatory space into our successful Vendor Services team has allowed Will to utilise his expertise in various fields when making placements.
Will has nurtured a vast professional network covering Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, Clinical Research and Medical Communications giving him versatility when working on vacancies for our top clients. Of whom, he has supported in placing candidates at various levels of seniority ranging from Clinical Research Associates to Regulatory Managers.
Since joining Apsida in November 2021, Nathan has built a strong network and created long lasting professional relationships with Candidates & Clients in the eClinical space across Europe and the US. He is a tenacious and dedicated Head-hunter with a core focus on partnering with Small-Mid size eClinical companies across Europe and North America.
Looking ahead Nathan is keen to continue expanding his client base and support both candidate and client throughout the recruitment process.
From his previous role in Pharmaceuticals, George is looking to forge a successful career in recruitment through his strong communication skills and willingness to succeed. He’s focused on building strong relationships with candidates which will allow him to make trusted connections within the industry. George joins our Commercial team and is committed to doing the best job he can and developing his knowledge in the Commercial space.
Brad is part of our successful Vendor Services team and works closely with Apsida’s long-term clients. Transitioning from the Commercial CRO space into the Vendor Services team has allowed Brad to utilise his expertise in various fields when making placements.
He has a vast professional network covering Pre-Clinical, Clinical, Business Development Managers through to BD Directors which has given him versatility when working on vacancies for our top clients.
Gareth leads the Medical Communications team here at Apsida and has developed a strong network within the communications space in the UK, Europe and US.
With time, his client base has broadened which has lead him to collaborate with agencies as well as CROs, Biotech’s and Pharma companies and he has successfully placed writers and account handlers from associate to director levels. Gareth is excited to continue his development, become an expert in his market and is looking forward to building strong relationships with companies and candidates within the MedComms vertical.
Collette began her recruitment journey with Apsida in 2021 entering our Commercial Strategy and Market Access team. After 2 successful years within our Commercial team, she felt that her skills, as well as her professional goals, were best placed in supporting the growth of the team here at Apsida.
Collette is now focused on hiring for our team in the UK, our North America office based in Boston and our future office launches across Europe.
If you are interested in exploring your options within Life Science recruitment, or are experienced and keen on joining a progressive, dynamic and forward thinking organisation, contact Collette to explore what that could look like for you.
Sophie’s career journey has equipped her with essential skills in differentiated communication, active listening, attention to detail, resilience, and a strong work ethic.
She specialises in recruiting top professionals in technical operations and business development for the CMO/CDMO market, collaborating globally, particularly with start-up companies expanding internationally. Sophie’s strengths lie in efficiently sourcing hard-to-find candidates, persistence in identifying the best fit, and maintaining transparency throughout the recruitment process.
Lopa is one of our highly skilled researchers at Apsida.
Having completed a post-grad in HR Management, Lopa then qualified as a Pharmacist and later joined recruitment in 2016. Since then she has been honing her skills across a variety of industries including Healthcare and Life Science.
Lopa brings a wide array of skills to the business and helps our Management team produce the fantastic results our clients have become accustomed to.