North america

North America is one of the most active and competitive markets for CDMO, CRO, and biotech talent, with demand concentrated in a relatively small pool of genuinely experienced professionals. Vector has built its North American practice around that reality, with a network and track record of delivery across the US and Canada that spans site-level roles through to C-suite.

THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET

North America is home to some of the world's most significant CDMO and CRO infrastructure, with major clusters in New Jersey, Boston, Research Triangle, San Diego, and across Canada's growing life sciences corridor. The market has expanded considerably over the past decade, driven by outsourcing growth, increased biologics and cell and gene therapy investment, and more recently, a wave of reshoring activity that's brought manufacturing capacity back to domestic soil.

That expansion has created a hiring environment where demand consistently outpaces supply. The professionals who hold the commercial, quality, and operations roles that keep these organisations running are already employed, frequently being approached, and selective about the moves they make. Finding them requires more than a job posting and a database search, it requires an active presence in the market and relationships built before the vacancy exists.

Vector has been hiring across North America for years, supporting CDMOs, CROs, and biotechs through periods of rapid growth, site launches, and leadership transitions. We understand how the talent market operates differently across US regions, what candidates in this market expect from a process, and how to run a search that moves at the pace these organisations actually need.

OUR industry EXPERTISE


We work with CDMOs, CROs, and biotechs across the US and Canada, covering commercial, quality, and operations hiring at every stage of growth. Whether you're scaling capacity, building out a clinical function, or securing leadership for a first-in-class programme, our North American practice is built around the specific demands of each sector

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What Our Clients Say

"I would have no hesitation to use Vector again."

"Vector worked with us to help support a critical period of growth at AGC Biologics. They hired many critical hires over an 18 month period, across our sites in the US from site based roles to C-Suite. In parallel they supported the training of our Talent Acquisition teams, which resulted in eventually greater control of our own hiring, saving us money. Neil has been our customer single point of contact, since the relationship started, and has been very easy to work with from Day 1, with a high level of professionalism and work ethic, both are really hard to find in the search business. It is clear from the work he has done building a CDMO previously himself, he leverages this knowledge well for his customers. I would have no hesitation to use Vector again."

Patricio Massera, Former Chief Executive Officer

AGC Biologics