We Know that Hiring is Competitive
IQ Referrals understands how competitive it is to hire talent in Biologics, Pharmaceutical, and Medical Devices. We also understand how to find your needed talent even as the existing candidate supply/demand imbalance is compounded by changes from the pandemic, the housing/rental price roller-coaster, and the shifting priorities of candidates.
When you're out of quality, you're out of business."
IQ Referrals knows that the best talent is most often passive, and this is why we spend our time seeking referrals to top, well-respected professionals and on the phone speaking with people and learning about them. Although these well-recommended professionals are often hard-working individuals who are not actively looking, we frequently find that they can be motivated by great opportunity, advancement, and a chance to make an impact.
Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles."
IQ Referrals appreciates the difficulty of and further attrition caused when hiring executives and companies have roles go unfilled. At IQ Referrals, an experienced and industry-knowledgeable executive recruiter will be your single point of contact and support you all the way.
There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all."
IQ Referrals separates itself from other executive recruiting firms via its industry and discipline specialization; its 20+ year focus on building relationships with recommended and referred professionals; and its commitment to finding the right match for you – and often ahead of your need via our years of developing these relationships.
Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.
Candidate screening is thorough and involves multiple contacts and sometimes has developed over a period of many years and seeks to include:
Technical screening
Compensation parameters
Motivators
Strengths and experiences
Product/development life cycle experiences
Reason open for a change/recent past changes
Leadership experience
Relocation considerations, if applicable
Quality is free. It's not a gift, but it's free. The unquality things are what cost money."
Customized Search Options
Your company's needs on certain searches may differ from what you want in standard agreement. Similarly, your company may need certain flexibility or features other companies don't need. This is why we offer a variety of search options that can be further customized to your company's individual needs and include the below.
You can also ask our thoughts on which is best suited for your specific needs and then choose for yourself, or we can work together to custom-tailor a solution to bring you the talent you seek.
Employer Testimonials
How IQ Referrals Benefits Employers
Understanding Attributes that Predict Future Success
For close to 10 years, I have been working with Ira on recruiting high-caliber candidates for Quality roles in the medical device and pharmaceutical industry. In order to target the right candidates, Ira takes the time to understand the needs of the hiring manager and the department. He also focuses on organizational culture and understanding attributes that will help predict the candidate's future success. Using this information, Ira has demonstrated success in identifying talented individuals that meet these needs. Equally important, Ira takes the time to get to know the candidates to ensure the right match is being made for both parties. He is relationship driven and maintains a broad network of industry contacts. I have Ira to thank for introducing me to candidates that have become some of my very best hires."
He's a True Subject Matter Expert - Trustworthy
I worked with Ira while Managing the Staffing team at Baxter / Baxalta / now Shire. Having worked as a Headhunter myself for 12 years, I have little patience for Recruiters who claim to be experts in their field and know nothing about the industry and hunting passive candidates. Not only was Ira an EXPERT, he was humble and communicated clearly about what he could and couldn't do. I HIGHLY recommend Ira for searches in the Pharma industry dealing with Validation, Regulatory, and Quality. He's a true Subject Matter Expert and even harder to find - trustworthy."
Nothing Short of Spectacular
I have known Ira for many years and have spoken to him many times. I recently had to fill a key Sr. Manager position on my team. The position had been open for more than 6 months. Once I brought Ira into the process, I had a full slate of excellent candidates to consider in less than 2 weeks and a great candidate on staff in 6 weeks! Ira's quick work from initial research on the position, sourcing candidates, providing me with incites on candidate needs, and help in closing the offer were nothing short of spectacular! A true professional from start to finish, I will absolutely use his services again."
Committed to Excellence... Best-in-Class Search Partner
Ira's experience and commitment to excellence in client satisfaction is the glue that has maintained my professional relationship with him through my various company changes over the years. Ira has strong communication skills. He asks all the right questions and processes those answers quickly and accurately resulting in high-level acumen of client business objectives and preferences. He then tailors a successful strategy for identifying top talent for the client's consideration. Add this to Ira's style which is "easy to do business with," and you have the recipe for a successful search. It was only with his partnership that we were able to fill a difficult niche audit role in Regulatory Affairs. When I require a best-in-class search partner related to Quality and Regulatory Affairs, the name that always comes to mind is... Ira Mann!"
He Has Your Company's and the Recruit's Best Interest in Mind
Ira is a powerful and resourceful recruiter. He is extremely knowledgeable and intelligent. He is the best recruiting partner I have had the opportunity to work with. He is quietly persistent but invasive. He takes the time to get to know his recruits and their individual talents and strengths. He is prepared, persistent, and completely trustworthy. You know he has your company's and the recruit's best interest in mind in terms of success and fit. There is a solid confidence that the placement is a win-win for all parties involved."
Only Sent Highly Qualified Candidates
I have worked with Ira on numerous occasions as he recruited candidates for me at Amgen for extremely hard-to-fill Quality positions. Ira always took the time to listen to our needs and only sent highly qualified candidates. He is very professional, personable, an expert in his areas of recruiting, on time with his follow up, and available whenever I needed to contact him. Ira really puts in the extra effort that is hard to find these days. I highly recommend Ira and would work with him again without a doubt."