About Ellen Clark
Ellen Clark founded Clark Executive Search in 1997 as an executive search firm that focuses exclusively on placing senior level scientists and doctors in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.
Clients seek out Ellen Clark for her 25 years of business experience and in depth industry knowledge accrued through years of specifically working for the life science industry. Ellen, who has a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Minnesota, thoroughly understands the highly technical pharmaceutical business. She is associated with scientific organizations, stays current by accessing daily online industry related newsletters and scientific publications,and attends national conferences within her specialized realm. As a recognized expert in the industry, she was interviewed in Genomeweb
Ellen brings to her firm strong interpersonal skills and a talent for exercising seemingly intuitive judgment on the career fit between candidates and clients. Her negotiating skills guide her clients and candidates through the sensitive stages of the hiring process such as compensation and relocation issues. Ellen cares about a candidate’s well being and remains in regular contact well after a placement. She has developed a large network of industry insiders who provide support through a greater web of expertise.
In this recruiting blog, Ellen will write in-depth posts on subjects pertaining to the life science industry niche her search firm specializes in. After years of recruiting, she believes she can add insight on the executive search process, such as a recruiter’s daily tasks,working with a recruiter, and choosing an executive search firm .She will offer career advice, including CV writing, compensation information, career progression,and the differences between a big pharma and a small biotech company. Besides these recruitment focused posts, she will write about current trends in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, especially those involving employment issues. For example, there will be posts on the continual loss of jobs as these companies outsource certain functions to CROs. Ellen will focus on the mergers between life science companies and how these mergers often mean the loss of jobs as companies try to rein in costs.
Ellen Clark wishes to continually learn about the industry she recruits for and will welcome any comments or questions from readers of her blog.
