Client Overview
One of India’s fast-growing pharmaceutical organizations, expanding operations with a strong focus on innovation and compliance-driven R&D. The ideal candidate should have strong background in injectables
Hiring Requirement
The client urgently needed to onboard a Lead – R&D role to accelerate ongoing research and product development initiatives. The position required:
- Strong domain expertise in formulations & development
- Proven leadership in pharma R&D
- Ability to drive projects under tight timelines
The Challenge
The hiring needed to be completed on prioritydue to critical business deliverables.
Additional complexities included:
- Multiple interview rounds with global stakeholders
- The ideal candidate should have strong background in injectables
- Market-driven salary benchmarking
- Location was also one of the challenging factor as it’s situated in a completely rural area
- Finding niche technical expertise in a competitive talent market
Our Approach
HR Footprints deployed a 5-step accelerated hiring process:
- Rapid talent sourcing through specialized networks, Leveraged existing database and networks to source candidates with injectables background to source candidates with injectables background
- Rigorous evaluation of 5 shortlisted candidates
- Structured screening aligned with the role competencies
- Coordination of all interview rounds with zero delays
- Smooth & successful salary negotiation securing candidate acceptance and post acceptance engagement, that was very crucial as the candidate’s notice period was 3 months
The Outcome
Within just 45 days, we delivered a high-caliber R&D Leader who was:
- Technically strong
- Culturally aligned
- Ready to drive strategic R&D initiatives
Final shortlisted: 2
Offer Accepted: 1 — Completed in record time
Impact for the Client
- Critical project timelines protected
- Hiring costs optimized with quick closure
- Business leadership goals re-aligned with the right talent
Why HR Footprints?
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