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Functional Expertise
Functional Expertise
Functional Expertise
Research & Discovery: Target selection , drug discovery, protein engineering, assay development, molecular biology, and translational science.
CMC & Technical Operations: Process development, analytical sciences, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality.
Clinical Development & Regulatory: Clinical operations, program management, regulat
Research & Discovery: Target selection , drug discovery, protein engineering, assay development, molecular biology, and translational science.
CMC & Technical Operations: Process development, analytical sciences, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality.
Clinical Development & Regulatory: Clinical operations, program management, regulatory affairs, and biomarker science.
Functional Leadership: Executive and department head roles that shape scientific strategy and organizational growth.
Our Approach
Functional Expertise
Functional Expertise
Understand the Science & Strategy: We learn your technology, therapeutic focus, and business objectives.
Align on Needs & Culture: We define success profiles and ensure candidates align with your mission, pace, and values.
Engage & Represent: We act as an ambassador— telling your story with credibility and authenticity.
Deliver & Streng
Understand the Science & Strategy: We learn your technology, therapeutic focus, and business objectives.
Align on Needs & Culture: We define success profiles and ensure candidates align with your mission, pace, and values.
Engage & Represent: We act as an ambassador— telling your story with credibility and authenticity.
Deliver & Strengthen: We identify exceptional talent while helping you build hiring processes that scale for the future.
Talent Solutions
Functional Expertise
Talent Solutions
Executive Search: Partnering with founders and CEOs to identify strategic leaders who can drive technical excellence and company growth.
Specialized Scientific Recruiting: Filling critical roles across R&D, CMC, and Tech Ops that enable programs to advance efficiently.
Fractional Support: Providing flexible recruiting and talent support
Executive Search: Partnering with founders and CEOs to identify strategic leaders who can drive technical excellence and company growth.
Specialized Scientific Recruiting: Filling critical roles across R&D, CMC, and Tech Ops that enable programs to advance efficiently.
Fractional Support: Providing flexible recruiting and talent support to scale quickly during high-growth or transition phases.
Strategic Talent Advisory: Offering guidance on team structure, compensation strategy, and long-term talent planning.
Ways to hire hire with Nexagen
Full Time
We specialize in full-time hires for technical and leadership roles for therapeutic, platform, and service companies. With deep domain expertise and access to passive candidate pools, we help you make critical, long-term hires with confidence.
Contractors and Consultants
Whether you need short-term support, help during a hiring freeze, or specialized expertise for a project, we provide vetted professionals on a contract basis. We handle payroll, benefits, and compliance—or place contractors on 1099 if preferred.
Fractional
We plug into your team as a part-time Talent Advisor to lead your hiring efforts. Perfect for early-stage companies without internal recruitment, this model includes everything from sourcing and interviewing to building hiring processes from scratch.
Recent Searches
Discovery
VP, Drug Discovery (Oncology)
Senior Director, Biology (Autoimmune)
Senior Director, Bioinformatics
Director, Antibody Discovery
Principal Scientist, Immunology (Cell Therapy)
Senior Scientist I, Biology
Senior Scientist, Drug Discovery (Antibody)
Senior Scientist, Antibody Discovery
Senior Scientist, Preclinical Development
Senior Scientist, Cell Biology (Cell Therapy)
Senior Scientist, Biology (Neuro)
Scientist, Translational Research
Scientist, Cell Therapy R&D
Scientist II, Antibody Discovery
Development
Executive Director, Clinical Ops
Director, Clinical Science
Associate Director, Clinical Biomarkers
Associate Director, Clinical Ops
Senior CMC Program Manager
CMC Lead, Biologics
Scientist, Toxicology
Senior Scientist, Biomarkers
Director, Analytical Sciences
Director, Protein Purification
Director of Analytical Development
Director, CMC Program Management
Associate Director, Downstream PD
Principal PD Scientist
Senior Scientist, Process Development
Project Manager, CMC
Ops, BD, HR, Finance, Manufacturing
Head of Business Development
Senior Director, Program Management
Director, Human Resources
Controller
Director, Manufacturing
Director, Finance
Director of Marketing
Corporate Controller, SEC Reporting
Director, Supply Chain
Director of Quality Systems
Head of Manufacturing
Head of Facilities and Engineering
Head of GMP Quality
Senior Manager, Manufacturing
Manager, Operations (HR/Finance)
Executive Assistant to CEO
Executive Assistant to CSO/CMO
Oncology
Rare Disease
Autoimmune
Autoimmune
Rare Disease
Autoimmune
Neuro
Rare Disease
Rare Disease
Rare Disease
Rare Disease
Rare Disease
Jeff Caskey
Founder & Managing Partner
With over a decade of experience in life sciences recruiting, Jeff takes a hands-on, relationship-driven approach to every partnership. He understands that each biotech company has its own mission, culture, and challenges — and tailors every engagement to reflect that individuality. Known for his ability to bridge business strategy with scientific understanding, Jeff works closely with founders, executives, and hiring leaders to design search strategies that align talent with purpose and long-term growth.
De-risk the Hiring Process
Over the last 5 years, Jeff has maintained a 95%+ one-year retention rate for full-time hires. This has been accomplished by building relationships with companies and candidates that are grounded in trust, transparency, and results. His deep understanding of life sciences recruiting, enables him to deliver data-driven insights and market intelligence that help clients make confident, strategic hiring decisions.
Trusted Industry Partner
Having successfully executed more than 200 searches across the biotech ecosystem, Jeff has cultivated a global network of scientists, executives, and technical experts. He partners with companies at every stage — from early discovery startups to commercial-stage organizations — and brings the experience needed to navigate the complexities of search with precision and integrity.