Job Description

Executive Management Consultant within Life Science

Pharma – Biotech – Medtech – Healthcare

Denmark - Copenhagen

Thank you for your interest in Birn+Partners. It means a great deal to us.

We are on an ambitious journey to establish Birn+Partners as a Top 10 Executive Search and Leadership Consulting firm across Europe. To get there, we are building a team of consultants who are not only deeply skilled in their craft, but who are commercial, client-driven, and motivated by growth both their own and our clients.

If you are someone who thrives on building relationships, opening doors, and creating real commercial impact, we want to hear from you. The Consultant role looks slightly different from market to market, but the core is the same everywhere: you work closely with clients, you understand their business deeply, and you bring both analytical sharpness and genuine instinct to every assignment.

The role:

• Focus on, work with, and advise Life Science clients across all of our services — Pharma, Biotech, Medtech, and Healthcare
• Partner with executive teams and boards on the leadership challenges specific to the sector, from scaling clinical-stage organisations to strengthening commercial and regulatory leadership
• Lead and contribute to executive search and leadership advisory assignments for roles such as CEO, CMO, CSO, and senior commercial, regulatory, and market access functions
• Build and develop long-term relationships with Life Science clients and actively grow your own portfolio
• Identify and convert new commercial opportunities, not just manage existing ones
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues across Europe, sharing sector knowledge and leads across borders
• Work with real autonomy, supported by a strong internal platform, shared tools, and cross-border marketing infrastructure.

We imagine you have:

• A strong C-level network within Life Science or experience from leadership roles in pharma, biotech, medtech, or healthcare or have an existing client base in Life Science
• Enough scientific and commercial literacy
• Proven commercial drive and a genuine interest in business and people
• Excellent advisory and relationship-building skills
• Strong analytical thinking and the ability to simplify complex challenges, from regulatory pathways to organisational design
• Fluency in Danish and English.

Above all, we’re looking for a superb personality, someone who combines professionalism with empathy, business acumen with curiosity, and ambition with a team mindset.

We have a dedicated Life Science Industry Practice Team with deep, specialised knowledge across Pharma, Biotech, Medtech, and Healthcare and a strong track record of placing and advising leaders in industry. The team understands both the science and the commercial realities behind it: regulatory complexity, long development cycles, and the leadership profiles that turn research-driven companies into scalable businesses. That insight shapes every search and every advisory engagement, and it’s what gives our clients confidence that we truly speak their language.

"Our consultants are industry experts with a proven ability to find and develop the right leaders, individuals who can make a meaningful impact on your business, your industry, and the health and wellbeing of the people you serve." Mona-Maria Ilola, Leader of Life Science Industry Practice Team

What we are looking for:

• You have a track record of originating business, not just delivering it. You understand that selling professional services is a game of trust and you are good at building it, maintaining it, and converting it into long-term partnerships.
• You are curious and intellectually sharp. You simplify complexity rather than adding to it. You prepare well, listen carefully, and bring genuine insight to every client conversation.
• You represent the whole firm, not just yourself.
• You are entrepreneurial. We want people who light up new ideas and follow them through. Who share what they know, challenge how things are done, and contribute to building something bigger than their own desk.
• You are adaptable across cultures and contexts. Whether you are navigating a Nordic boardroom or a cross-border mandate spanning three countries, you read the room and adjust. Experience in multiple different markets is a strong advantage.

For more information about our company values and what it means to be a consultant at Birn+Partners, please visit Join Birn+Partners | Career Opportunities & Professional Growth.

A note on our process: Every consultant applicant across all Birn+Partners entities regardless of market or brand, goes through the same initial screening. This ensures consistency, fairness, and that we get to know you from the very start. If you progress through this first stage, the relevant local Partner or Managing Director will be in touch directly to take the conversation forward.

We look forward to reading your application and thank you for the time you take.

For more information on this role:

• Mikkel F. Birn. Group CEO and Managing Director, Denmark
• mfb@birn-partners.com