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Services

At Buckman Enochs Coss, (BEC Search), we go beyond filling jobs. As a trusted life sciences and healthcare executive search firm, we connect organizations in biotech, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, digital health, and healthcare services with top talent who deliver lasting impact.

From C-suite leaders to Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Market Access, and Commercial teams, we identify and place candidates who align with your culture and growth goals. Our work continues through onboarding and retention support—because a true partner helps build leadership teams that last.

Assessment & Development

At BEC, we specialize in leadership assessment and development, delivered through high-touch, insight-driven executive search. Our candidate assessments go beyond resumes to identify individuals who align with your culture and are positioned to succeed long term. Our leadership coaching programs equip leaders at every stage with practical tools to elevate performance, while our ongoing leadership development solutions provide measurable insights that directly connect leadership behaviors to business outcomes.

With BEC, you gain more than talent solutions—you gain a proven path to building stronger leaders, stronger teams, and stronger results.

Assessment

Attract and Retain Top Talent with YouMap®

Finding candidates who are a true fit is more crucial than ever. BEC is excited to introduce YouMap®, a groundbreaking tool designed to help you do just that.

YouMap® provides a deeper understanding of a candidate's motivations, strengths, and career aspirations, going beyond what's on a resume. This means you can:

  • Improve Hiring Accuracy: Match candidates to roles and company cultures where they're most likely to succeed and thrive.
  • Reduce Turnover: Hire for long-term potential and cultural alignment, leading to more engaged and satisfied employees.
  • Shorten Time-to-Hire: Confidently move forward with candidates who have been pre-vetted for a genuine fit, streamlining your hiring process.

By partnering with BEC, you're not just gaining access to top-tier talent; you're gaining a strategic advantage. YouMap® helps us present you with candidates who aren't just qualified—they're aligned with your mission and ready to make a lasting impact.

Coaching

Individual Coaching

Leadership is not one-size-fits-all, which is why our coaching is designed around the unique challenges leaders face at different stages of their careers. Through high-touch, personalized programs, we help leaders strengthen core behaviors, elevate performance, and build confidence that lasts.

  • 90-Day LICP (Leader In-Role Coaching Program)
    High-touch, three month coaching for front-line and second-line leaders to master behaviors that elevate team performance.

  • 90-Day ELCP (Emerging Leader Coaching Program)
    Three month coaching for high-potential leaders to build skills and influence needed for next steps.

  • Executive Coaching
    Real-time support for VP & C-Suite leaders to address complex challenges while expanding coaching acumen.

Each program is rooted in practical application, with measurable progress that benefits both the leader and the organization. Our approach ensures leaders don’t just learn new skills—they live them, creating lasting impact across their teams.

On-going Leadership Training

On Going Leadership Training

Strong organizations require strong leaders at every level. Our programs provide the structure, tools, and shared learning experiences that turn leadership principles into everyday practice.

  • Academy & Workshops
    A series of facilitated sessions designed to develop core leadership skills. Participants build capabilities in giving feedback, leading effective team meetings, and creating accountability, with practical takeaways they can apply immediately.

  • Emerging Leaders Program
    A development track designed for high-potential employees preparing for their next role. Through coaching, peer learning, and targeted workshops, participants strengthen the skills and influence required to step into greater responsibility.

  • Speaking & Events
    Inspire and energize your team with dynamic keynote presentations that deliver proven insights and actionable strategies. We also host the Coaching Effect Summit, an annual event bringing together leaders to share best practices, expand networks, and learn how to drive lasting organizational impact.

Each program is built to deliver measurable results—equipping leaders not just to grow individually, but to elevate the performance and culture of their entire teams.

Executive Talent is Not a Transaction

Our focus is on recruiting C-level executives, as well as professional leadership throughout the commercial and clinical segments of your organization.  

When you engage with us, you’re gaining access to over four decades of expertise. Our principals personally lead each search, collaborating with you one-on-one to ensure we understand your strategic goals. We tailor our process from initial contact to onboarding, ensuring the candidate is the perfect fit for both you and your new leader. 

At BEC, we take a consultative, high-touch approach, treating each search as a true partnership. Our goal isn’t just to fill a role—it’s to build long-term success for your leadership team and organization. We know where to find top executive talent and how to connect you with the visionary leaders who can drive your organization forward. With BEC, you’re not just hiring talent—you’re partnering for future success. 

This is a search for leadership. This is a partnership for success.

As investment in biotech and pharmaceutical startups surges, venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) firms increasingly need top-tier executive and leadership talent to fill key roles in their portfolio companies. In today’s competitive landscape, securing the right leaders is essential to advancing innovation and driving growth. BEC offers an unmatched network of talent, industry expertise, and strategic insights, making us the preferred partner for VC and PE firms looking to build high-performing leadership teams that deliver results. 

We understand the impact that high-performing leadership can have on driving growth and innovation in fast-paced environments. That’s why we collaborate with venture capitalists and private equity firms to support their investments by matching them with the executives needed to scale and thrive. 

Let BEC help you close the talent gap and find the leaders who will guide your portfolio companies toward market success and strong financial performance. Connect with us today and take the next step toward building leadership teams that will fuel your growth. 

Partnering with Visionary Leaders to Drive Your Organization's success

We are dedicated to finding visionary leaders who not only meet your immediate needs but also drive long-term growth and innovation within your organization. BEC specializes in placing top-tier executive and leadership roles, including but not limited to  

Chief Executive Officer                                 Chief Commercial Officer 

Chief Medical Officer                                     Chief Financial Officer  

Vice President of Sales                                   Vice President of Market Access 

Vice President of Medical Affairs             Vice President of Marketing 

Vice President of Regulatory Affairs      Vice President of Business Development 

We are Driven to Make a Difference.

Your search is over. Contact our Executive Search Team today.

Find Your Perfect Fit

Whether you’re tackling one position or one hundred. Whether you’re an established organization or just starting out. Put our decades of healthcare recruiting experience to work—so you can find the right candidate every time.

With a nimble team of seasoned experts who specialize in recruiting for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical sales industries, we’ll work with you on a contingency basis to find the impact players who will help you succeed. We specialize in these areas:

  • Sales Professionals: VP Sales, National Sales Managers, Regional Sales Managers, Sales Representatives and other sales positions.
  • Medical Affairs Professionals: Director of Medical Affairs, Medical Science Liaisons, Director of Medical Education and Communications.
  • Clinical Professionals: National Directors of Clinical Support & Education, Clinical Managers, Clinical Application Specialists and Clinical Education Specialists.

With Direct Target Recruiting, we’ll help you reach out to the right people at the right time and make a compelling introduction. Our placed candidate retention rate exceeds industry standards, as 97% of placements are still in their roles after the first year of employment. After the first year, our candidate placement turnover is 5% annually, vs. the industry average of 15%.

The BEC Recruitment Process

Our results come from our efficient, high-touch recruitment process:

  1. First, we work closely with your management team to establish your exact needs and expectations.
  2. With Direct Target Recruiting, our team personally and discreetly contacts top-performing candidates from specifically targeted companies.
  3. Once we have found the most promising candidates, we conduct extensive interviews with candidates to further explore their qualifications, interest, and availability.
  4. When we introduce candidates to you, we provide a salary history and complete dossier, as well as assist with pre-employment tests and the development of sales team profiles, if required.
  5. Once you have determined the final candidates, we conduct deep reference checks and assist with any employment negotiations as needed.
  6. Throughout the process, we keep you updated with regular progress reports and follow up every placement to assure your complete satisfaction.

There are those who do a job, and those who make an impact. Your search is over. Let’s talk today.

Direct Recruiting Outsourcing® Advantage

When your company is faced with significant growth and expansion of your commercial organization and have limited time and resources, Direct Recruiting Outsourcing® (DRO) gives you the advantage. Many companies leverage BEC, the exclusive provider of Direct Recruiting Outsourcing® (DRO), as the answer to their recruiting needs.

Direct Recruiting Outsourcing® (DRO) is a modernized approach to achieving your hiring needs. BEC’s expertise in direct target recruiting will connect you with perfect-fit candidates who have the staying power to help you succeed and grow over the long term.

We don’t just recruit. We find the 98% of the top talent who are not looking to make a move. Placing the right person in the right role.

Direct Recruiting Outsourcing® has several key elements:

  • Industry Experts in Direct Target Recruiting​​
  • Investment in Talent for Impactful Results​, BEC Placed Candidate turnover is 5.3% vs 15% industry average​
  • Exceptional outcomes in building diverse, equitable, and inclusive cultures for our clients.
  • True and Trusted extension of your Human Resources/Talent Acquisition Team​​
  • Unprecedented success with 97.2% of candidate offers accepted in a competitive, complex, heavily negotiated market

BEC’s Direct Recruiting Outsourcing® meets the needs of your hiring goals. Our solutions align talent strategies with business strategies to bring the right talent into your organization while overall, reducing your recruitment costs.

BEC defines DRO as enlisting recruiting experts to strategize and stand in for part or all of your organization’s hiring operations:

  • direct target candidate sourcing
  • applicant screening
  • outreach
  • behavioral assessments
  • scheduling and conducting interviews
  • hosting and managing interview events
  • reference and background checks
  • selection
  • offer management
  • onboarding

Assessment

The more informed you are about a candidate’s capabilities, the more successful you will be at placing the right leaders in the right roles.   BEC offers comprehensive, customized Assessment Services to support the company’s current leadership challenges or hiring the right fit for your executive position.

For the current team, no matter how successful an organization or team may be, there’s always room for improvement. Because the first step is uncovering areas for improvement, missing elements or conflicts within a management team structure, assessments will show which members of your workforce are performing well in their current roles.

Leveraging several different methods to measure an individual’s leadership ability, potential, fit and readiness, BEC selects the appropriate assessments and benchmarks for targeted levels of leadership development to provide the insights you need.   Our assessments include market-based interviews, behavioral leadership interviews, leadership inventories and business simulations.

By comparing these results against established standards and your own leadership team and strategies, we identify gaps and challenges—the first step toward developing an action plan to address them. Our Assessment Services range from evaluating a single employee to analyzing the effectiveness of an entire organizational structure.

Our Assessment process includes steps to:

  • Analyze organizational work force needs based on corporate strategic plan
  • Develop and define the competency model essential to the success of the organization and select assessment tools
  • Identify gaps in current employee and candidate competency levels
  • Develop succession strategies to retain high-potential and top talent, develop high-potential talent, recruit the right talent, and conduct strategic work force planning
  • Link succession planning processes to human resources processes and development strategies
  • Monitor and evaluate succession planning process

Coaching

How We Do It:

We start by aligning with your business strategy and providing an objective, quantified assessment for target leaders and executives. Based on the individual’s assessment report, we determine a clear action plan that complements your business goals, including milestones, deliverables and timelines. We give executives the guidance and accountability they need to stick to that action plan and put new skills and behaviors into practice to make a difference for your organization. Highly customized, our executive coaching services are hands-on and focused on action and accountability. Designed to deliver solutions to business problems and drive executives to their highest performance, our process is based on a proven methodology with milestones and measurable results.

Executive Onboarding

Our Onboarding services pick up where the executive search process ends, and help some of the world’s top organizations integrate new executives in a more structured and effective way. Focusing on the early stages of an executive’s tenure, we reduce the time it takes for him or her to start making a meaningful impact, and maximize the leader's personal engagement with the organization and brand. We work with new hires and internal promotions.

A combination of experience and evidence-based expertise.

Our extensive experience in this area, combined with our comprehensive and ongoing research, means we know the elements that really count toward early success in an executive role. We also understand what kinds of support and guidance are likely to be most effective. Our executives find their first 90 days to be more efficient and productive. 

The benefits of our onboarding services.

We offer a “Six Step Process”, within this process we align the first 90 days of an executive’s tenure.  Statistics show that a well aligned Executive Onboarding program can assist a new hire to increase speed to production and prolong the tenure of the hire through quicker assimilation to the culture. Other ways Executive Onboarding can be impactful;

  • Accelerate the assimilation of new hires and promoted employees, allowing them to make value-adding contributions sooner
  • Enable new hires to fully integrate into the enterprise culture
  • Protect investment by minimizing the risk of new recruits departing prematurely