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  Kim Whittaker

Beginning my recruiting career in 2000, I have worked in Biotech, Pharma and Diagnostics search for hundreds of companies.  My work has given me deep knowledge of executive recruitment and employee retention that I use to help my client with their succession planning and recruitment needs. 

Now that the industry faces critical decisions in staffing and recruiting for key positions with unprecedented budget and regulatory constraints, hiring a veteran recruiter with experience partnering with HR colleagues and industry knowledge earned over multiple, complex projects is mission critical to getting the best talent for your team. 

Since it’s easy to say that I am good at my work, I won’t.  I let my results and industry wide reputation speak for itself.  With more than 10 years of industry recruitment experience, I offer insight into many different approaches – you are welcome ask my references whether my searches, follow up and executive placements are effective. 

With effective hiring, yesterday’s candidates are today’s management and proof of my results is the number of people I’ve placed who are leading their companies today.  Everyone knows that the best talent rises to the top and I am proud to say that my candidates from years ago are today’s company leaders. 
With intense industry knowledge, experience building teams from the ground up, therapeutic recruiting diversity and my world-wide network, my approach is to learn about each client’s needs since every company is different.  You can trust us to deliver the best executives with integrity and professional polish.

 

Kim's Client Testimonials

"Kim Whittaker, was the primary recruiter for helping recruit for a new 6 person MSL team two years ago for a challenging therapeutic category, surgical hemostasis. In addition, she assisted us with a single MSL position search last year. Kim, is very effective in locating qualified candidates and screens them well. She is very easy to work with and is quite professional. Kim, provides honest feedback and guidance during the search process and was considered part of the internal team.
I would recommend Kim to others and plan to use her again, should the need arise."

Phil Fergusson, BPharm


"Kim is the most skilled and experienced job recruiter I have ever worked with. Kim works strong with both parties, enables clear communication, clarifies all inevitable misinterpretations, and puts outstanding effort to smoothen the whole complicated recruitment process. She is an immediate responder to all concerns, has a broad knowledge of a whole range of job related issues (visas, work permits, etc.), follows the whole process and works hard to wrap the whole contract without delay. I have great confidence in Kim's skills and am looking forward to working with her in the future, which should stand for the summary of this recommendation."

Marcin Maruszewski


"Kim is the best recruiter I have worked with. She is very personable and concerned about getting the right fit for the person as well as the company. Kim is also very honest and open. She was a huge help in the search process and finding the right fit for my background. I would recommend her to anyone."

Jennifer Luth


"Kim is an astutely professional recruiter. She has acted with a sense of urgency, upheld eithical integrity, is very knowledgeable of the business climate, and extremely personable to boot. I have kept in touch with Kim because I believe she is a trememdous resource and a genuine individual despite not having professional ties - I ended up landing my first MSL position by Centocor directly contacting me. But she worked very hard to help me find the perfect fit and I respect her for that."

John Sears


"Kim is one of the best in the business. She successfully placed me in my first industry position as an MSL and then helped me advance in that arena with another recruitment success story."

Kenneth E. Korber,


"Kim is one of the best recruiters I have ever worked with. She has a high level of knowledge in her area of expertise and is very attentive to detail. Kim gets the job done, while being wonderful to work with because she is honest and has integrity. She has been instrumental in helping me to build my team."

Connie McLaughlin-Miley


"I worked with Kim in recruiting for a strategic position at my present organization. During the process she was very attentive, detail oriented, and was able to manage my expectations to be more realistic. By asking in-depth, open ended, and intelligent questions she was able to analyze and understand my organization’s need and present highly qualified candidates to me. Kim is timely and respectful of others’ time; her ability to listen carefully and be open and honest with me assisted us to hire a highly skilled and talented individual. I will work with Kim in the future in any capacity."

Mitra Sadeghi, Pharm.D.


"Kim has been a great resource with finding candidates that match the qualifications and experience we look for. Kim pays great attention to detail and seeks to understand my business to better represent my needs as a recruiter. Not only is Kim very professional but she is also a genuine person to deal with. She is open, honest and trustworthy."

Greg Kozar


"Kim was a great asset to my job search. She provided outstanding interview coaching and placed me in a great job very quickly. I highly recommend her and would use her services again!"

Jay Elliott


"Kim is the pinnacle of success in recruitment. If you have a position and you are serious about filling it, call Kim. She is focused, detail oriented, hard working and will get you the results you need. In addition, she is a joy to deal with and will provide you with just the right level of communication and leadership through out the hiring process."

Heather Looney


"Kim Whittaker is one of the most commensurate professionals I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I respect her integrity and her focus. She is dedicated to providing outstanding quality in all of her endeavors."

Ronna Tuteur, CSAM