WEST ORANGE, N.J.
ZRG Partners has announced the findings for its first quarter Global Life Sciences Hiring Index from 2015. Lead by the Medical Device and Outsourcing/Services sectors, the first quarter proved to have double digit growth compared to 2014. This was a result of over 20,000 jobs posted, a first since 2010.
The Medical Device and Outsourcing/Services sectors each saw index record highs, with a 38% and 23% gain since Q1 2014. Despite the all-time high for Q1 2015, the Manufacturing and Pharmaceutical sectors each saw year-over-year drops, despite both having strong hiring activity.
ZRG European President and Global Practice Head of Life Sciences, Adam El Din commented, “It can be challenging for internal staffing departments to find people who meet their organizations’ narrow hiring criteria, and it can be even more complex if the best candidate is currently employed and not actively looking for a new position. Those who have good positions and are happy, aren’t typically perusing job boards and professional networking sites. ZRG Partners has access to a vast network of potential candidates, both active and passive ones. They know how to identify, locate and build relationships with candidates and have experience in presenting new opportunities in an attractive and convincing manner.”
David Fortier, Managing Director added, “The dramatic hiring increases we saw in the first quarter reinforce the recent and continuing trend to a more candidate-driven market. To land the top performing executives, organizations will need to continue to be focused, aggressive, and decisive during the recruiting process.”
About ZRG Partners
ZRG Partners, LLC is a global authority on talent management in the Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device markets. ZRG provides its clients with specialized global market expertise in executive recruitment, consulting and advisory work with a focus on data and analytics to drive great business decisions.
The Global Life Sciences Hiring Index analysis utilizes a proprietary algorithm that looks at hiring within selected benchmark companies in three distinct segments. The companies in the Index generate over $630 billion in revenues and employ over 1.5 million people globally. ZRG Partners conducts extensive direct market research in developing the data that drives the Index.
For more information about ZRG please visit us at zrgpartners.com
CONTACT
ZRG Partners, Inc.
Adam
El Din, +41-22-319-3304
European President and Global Practice
Head of Life Sciences in Switzerland
or
David
Fortier, +1-508-366-5800 x227
Managing Director in the USA