Hughes and Associates

Hughes and Associates is an executive search firm that recruits for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. The firm says it has over 20 years of experience, and it was founded by Jay Chapman to connect specialised talent with pharma and biotech companies.

It places candidates in scientific specialist, management and executive level positions. Its areas of specialisation are model-based drug development, drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK), physiologically-based pharmacokinetics, pre-clinical PK/PD, clinical pharmacology, pharmacometrics, quantitative systems pharmacology, computational biology and bioanalysis. It works with both job seekers and hiring managers, from early-career scientists to executive leaders.

For employers it offers executive search and hiring strategy, and it says it delivers talent 42% faster than the industry average. For candidates it provides career consultation, interview preparation and help with negotiations. It has offices in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Fort Mill, South Carolina.