Professional Search
QLK recruits exceptional healthcare, life science/medical device, academic medicine, association, and non-profit leaders at the executive director, associate and assistant vice president, and director levels in a variety of functions including human resources, finance, information technology, philanthropy, government relations, business development, marketing, and more.
Right People/Right Roles
Middle- to upper-level managers who can drive and support innovation and transformative change while also providing ongoing operational strength are crucial to the ability of an organization to grow and adapt, and those professionals whose skills, experiences, and passions most closely align with their roles will be the most successful. Our in-depth vetting process – which begins with an extensive and diverse network of contacts and a robust proprietary database, continues through multiple levels of interviews, and concludes with referencing and background checks – helps ensure that the candidates we recommend are both highly qualified and represent a compatible long-term fit with the position and the organization, minimizing risk to our clients and enabling our candidates to excel.
Partners in Search
QLK is a highly collaborative and consultative firm, investing the time to get to know each of our client organizations, and establishing customized search strategies that help enable the achievement of their unique goals and objectives. We see ourselves as partners in supporting our clients’ missions and strategic efforts, able to understand and fill the characteristics of success for a variety of roles. We maintain close contact with clients and candidates throughout the search process, and are able to be nimble in responding to changing needs and changing market factors due to our depth of experience, focused attention, and sustained momentum, as our consultants work on a limited number of engagements simultaneously. We appreciate that our success as a firm is directly tied to the success of the candidates we place and the clients with whom we engage.
Industry-Leading Process
Recognizing that the functional leadership within any organization is its lifeblood, we are dedicated to ensuring a search process that is not only comprehensive but also efficient. QLK is consistently rated “above average” in time from start to completion of a search, in comparison to other search firms. Our top priority is to successfully conclude a search within a specified timeframe, generally 120 days or less. QLK consultants will work with you to meet all deadlines to keep your organization running smoothly – this is our firm’s guarantee to you. Learn more about our process >
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