Principal Recruitment Consultant

Company: Fifteen West
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Location: London
Job Description:

Fractional Leadership Consultant | Life Sciences

London | Hybrid | Executive Search, Advisory & Fractional Leadership

If you’re a recruiter who enjoys building relationships with founders, investors and senior leadership teams — and you’re looking to move beyond traditional contingent recruitment — this could be one of the most interesting opportunities in the market right now

.We’re partnered with a key client, a global life sciences talent business, to hire a lead into their rapidly growing Fractional Leadership & Advisory Practice

This isn’t a typical recruitment desk.

You’ll be working with

  • Founders, CEOs & Board members
  • Fractional C-Suite leaders
  • Investors, Venture Capital & Family Offices
  • Advisory Boards & Interim Executives

Why This Opportunity?

  • One of the most commercially attractive markets in life sciences
  • Existing platform already established with:
    • 75+ MSAs and contract agreements
    • Strong VC and investor network
    • Existing fractional and advisory success stories
  • Work directly with founders and investors across key biotech hubs in Europe & North America
  • Opportunity to help build and shape a high-growth business unit with a genuine leadership pathway.

Who Could Be a Fit?

We’re open-minded on background.

  • A high-performing contingent recruiter looking for something more consultative
  • An executive search consultant
  • A life sciences recruiter wanting exposure to founders and investors
  • An experienced recruiter operating in the VC/PE space who is open to transitioning this into Biotech/LS

You do NOT need to have done fractional/interim recruitment previously. They are happy to consider perm recruitment profiles.

What matters most is:

  • Natural gravitas and credibility
  • Ambition to build something long term

Compensation

  • £50,000–£70,000 base (flexible for exceptional talent) + management override + uncapped commission paying up to 40%
  • Strong earning potential through a highly profitable fractional and advisory model
  • Clear progression into leadership over time

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Posted: October 22nd, 2026