We deal with luminaries and executives considered to be the "best of the best". So you have to be smart, charming, articulate, well-read, and well spoken. Our associates are highly interactive and collaborative-- checking in, sharing observations, brainstorming, asking questions, and helping one another.  As an elite team, we're pretty driven.  So we expect the best from ourselves and each other. Moreover, we believe that for search to be great, it has to be good (see our website at www.thegoodsearch.net )  . . .So we have a definite "no jerks" policy.  You have to care about the candidate, about the client, and about your team because you believe you can make a real difference.

 The successful  candidate will possess the following skills and background.:

- Demonstrated success recruiting passive candidates (executives, technologists, mid-level)
- Experience identifying potential candidates through Internet sourcing and phone sourcing. AIRS certified preferred.
-Ability to produce viable candidates rapidly and work with a deadline sensibility.
-Articulate and well-spoken with excellent communication, writing, and organizational skills. Prefer someone who also is adept at IMing, texting, and alternative channels of communication.
- Drive results working independently, but remain actively engaged with our team.
- B uild enduring professional relationships with clients, candidates and peers.- Strong computer and candidate database skills. Fluent in Internet search.
- Team Player.
- Exemplary leadership and positive attitude.
- BA or BS degree a plus.

Okay, we're asking a lot. But then we've got a lot to give -- the chance to grow your career with our firm. The work is as an independent contractor to start. The best will have the oportunity to join our team as employees. 

COMPANY OVERVIEW
KV Pharmaceutical Company, based in St. Louis, MO, (www.kvph.com) has reported its 12th consecutive year of record revenues in Fiscal 2007, reporting net sales of over $440 million.

KV is a fully integrated specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, markets, and acquires technologically distinguished products through Ther-Rx Corporation, our branded wholly-owned subsidiary and ETHEX Corporation, our generic/non-branded wholly-owned subsidiary. With more than 60 years in business, KV applies its 15 unique patent protected and proprietary drug delivery technologies to both the brand and generic/non-branded subsidiaries.

KV Pharmaceutical provides a comprehensive benefits package including a 401(k) and profit-sharing, health, vision, and dental to its 1,600 employees. We offer competitive salaries and stock options as well as a comprehensive relocation package.

We are seeking individuals with excellent training and presentation skills, experience consulting with senior executives, strategic thinking and planning, and the ability to drive results and measure training outcomes. Manufacturing and pharmaceutical industry experience is preferred.


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Sharpstream Life Sciences is a specialist fully retained executive search company with a truly global focus.  We recruit for highly respected client organizations in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical devices sectors.  We have offices in London, UK, Philadelphia, US and Shanghai in China.  We are one of the fastest growing companies in the retained search sector in life sciences.

If you are an experience recruiter with extensive business development experience or if you are fully fledged account developer within recruiting but wants to take the next step in your career to focus solely on business development then this role is for you

We are seeking an individual with proven track record in successfully generating business and growing accounts

Why this role:

• Build knowledge of the wider pharmaceutical industry.
• Work within a retained senior level recruitment.
• Develop insight into specialist disciplines.

Why Sharpstream Life Sciences:

• Proven track record of company growth.
• Global candidate and client base.
• Excellent provision of corporate training.
• Cohesive team environment.
• Autonomy on projects.
• Uncapped earning potential.
• Excellent career growth potential.

 Requirements:  

• Sales/business development experience within a recruitment environment.
• Knowledge of the life sciences industry.
• Experience building and managing relationships.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proven communication, influencing and negotiating skills.
• Strategy development and implementation experience.
• Strong presentation skills.
• PC literate with Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Word skills.
• A professional and positive approach.
• Highly organised and effective with time management.
• Self motivated.
• A results orientated approach

Sharpstream Life Sciences is a leading executive search firm specializing within the continuously thriving life sciences sector. We are seeking experienced search consultants who are looking for their next move who are interested in working from a consultative approach, providing specialist talent acquisition services to some of the best performing pharmaceutical and biotech companies in the industry. Sharpstream Life Sciences is a well established company on track to fulfill its plans for growth this year. With offices currently in London, Philadelphia and Shanghai there are further plans for offices in Latin America, the West Coast of the USA, Switerland and Poland. Parallel to this organic growth, there are increased opportunities to develop your role and career with us.   

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Please note that this is a permanent, full time position to be based on-site at our offices in Conshocken, PA.