Biotech Case-Study: Building a Clinical Operations Function at a High-Growth Company

A high-growth biotech organisation required multiple hires across Clinical Research Associate, Senior CRA, and Clinical Research Manager levels to support a growing portfolio of clinical trials across the UK and Europe. Key resourcing pressures included geographically dispersed trial sites requiring candidates with genuine travel flexibility, a competitive talent market where experienced CRAs had significant choice, the need to build the function quickly without sacrificing therapeutic expertise or cultural fit, and a requirement for candidates comfortable operating in a dynamic, evolving environment with limited infrastructure around them.

This page details Vector Talent's approach and the outcomes delivered. The solution centred on close alignment with hiring leaders ahead of each search, structured market mapping across the UK and key European territories, transparent candidate management around travel demands and site geography, and focused screening to produce high-quality shortlists within a competitive timeframe. The engagement resulted in a full team placed across all trial sites, a stronger candidate experience that protected the client's employer brand, and a scalable recruitment framework to support ongoing pipeline growth. The search was led by Jenny Downing, Associate Director at Vector Talent.