DR RUWI COORAY

•Leads global executive talent scouting and senior leadership search for enterprise-critical roles across global pharma, partnering with senior business, HR and talent leaders to align leadership pipelines with business strategy, transformation priorities and future organisational needs.

• Successfully delivered highly strategic senior and executive-level hires across Medical, R&D, Commercial, Digital, Innovation, Regulatory, Quality, Manufacturing, BD and Market Access leadership functions.

• Delivered value through strategic search execution, talent pipelining, and market intelligence, optimising executive hiring delivery models.

• Leads and mentors high-performing global teams of executive search professionals, talent scouts, and researchers, fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous development.

• Enabled workforce and succession planning through data-driven talent insights and innovative search methodologies, enhancing leadership readiness and organisational resilience. • Advised executive leadership on external talent landscapes, organisational design, competitive intelligence, and future workforce strategy, enabling informed enterprise-level talent decisions. • Champions inclusive and future-focused executive hiring strategies, embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion into leadership pipelines across science, technology, medicine, and innovation.

• Functioned as a global talent ambassador, enhancing strategic positioning within international scientific and innovation ecosystems while improving executive candidate and stakeholder engagement.

• Drives enterprise workforce and succession planning through data-driven talent insights, advanced market intelligence, and innovative search methodologies that strengthen leadership readiness and organisational resilience.

• Serves as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on external talent landscapes, organisational design, competitive intelligence, and future workforce strategy, enabling informed enterprise-level talent decisions.

• Champions inclusive and future-focused executive hiring strategies, embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion into leadership pipelines across science, technology, medicine, and innovation.

• Functioned as a global talent ambassador, strengthening strategic positioning within the international scientific and innovation ecosystem and elevating executive candidate and stakeholder engagement. Conducted comprehensive risk assessments, ensuring company stability and growth.

Delivered measurable business impact across Talent Scouting and Executive Search projects between 2021–2025, generating €4.77M ROI, $7.90M Talent Scouting cost avoidance, and $14.22M total Executive Search + Scouting cost avoidance.

• Designed and executed enterprise-wide Succession Planning frameworks for senior and critical R&D and CMC roles.
• Advised R&D and Innovation leadership by providing external talent intelligence and succession insights to inform leadership decisions and future workforce strategy.
• Created, launched, and implemented global Talent Management strategies across R&D and CMC.
• Transformed talent processes, enhancing governance and succession readiness across international operations.
• Built future-ready leadership pipelines, strengthening global capability and bench strength.
• Enabled faster, higher-quality leadership deployment through integration of talent and workforce planning.

• The type of appointments I recruit are from board level, C-suite to middle management across the life science sector specialising in Discovery, Pre-clinical, Clinical development, Medical Affairs, Quality, Regulatory, PV Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Process Development, R&D and Commercial, BD, Market Access, Engineering and Marketing.
• Working on Specialise Executive Search retained roles in Pharmaceutical and Life science industry.
• Clients include big pharma, biotechnology, specialty pharma, VC, CRO, consumer healthcare, medical devices, medical technology, start-ups, consultancy, and other related service providers.
• Managed client projects and executed talent mapping, succession planning, and talent pipelining within R&D.
• Developed new business opportunities through identification of potential clients and cultivation of strategic relationships.
• Conducted research and delivered assignments across global markets including USA, Europe, Asia, and LATAM.

• Leveraged global network and deep sector expertise within international executive search firm to advise clients on leadership strategies and enhance talent outcomes.
• Established trusted advisor relationships with clients through rigorous search execution and insight-driven candidate assessments, ensuring delivery of high-calibre leadership talent.
• Delivered senior-level executive search assignments within the Life Sciences sector, partnering with leaders at the forefront of scientific and technological innovation to address complex leadership challenges.
• Collaborated with global team to share market intelligence and expertise across North America, Europe, and key regions, delivering tailored talent solutions.

• Recruited board-level, C-suite, and mid-level management across medical, clinical, dental, veterinary, medical research, and law sectors to enhance organisational leadership.
• Facilitated training sessions for continuous professional development of staff members.
• Increased staff productivity with regular performance reviews.
• Conducted research programmes, contributing to advancements in treatment methods.

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