Client Development Consultant

We are solving some of the toughest talent and leadership hiring challenges in the life sciences world.

It happens through deep networks, market intelligence, trust, credibility and timing.

This role sits right at the center of that.

This is not a traditional graduate recruitment role.

And it's definitely not a job where you sit quietly building lists or waiting for instructions.

This is a front-row seat to how complex leadership hiring problems are solved inside a high-performing life sciences executive search firm.

If you're curious about:

• How senior leaders are identified – and how trust, credibility and long-term relationships are built by consistently adding value
• How the toughest leadership hiring challenges are framed, strategized and executed
• How networks become a genuine competitive advantage
• How high-impact commercial work actually happens behind the scenes
• How exceptional talent can create new business opportunities and shape client relationships

…this role will stretch you in all the right ways.

Why this role exists

At Fraser Dove International, we hire ambitious people with a clear objective: to build the next generation of Executive Search Consultants and future leaders of our business.

Over the past decade, we've developed industry-leading executive search talent from the ground up. Many of our most senior leaders – including those leading practices and offices across Farnham, London, New York and Basel – started their careers at FDI in junior roles. They didn't just learn how to execute searches. They learned how to build networks, earn trust, influence outcomes and solve complex leadership challenges.

As Founder and CEO, I genuinely believe FDI is the home of the best emerging talent in the life sciences executive search industry – and our clients tell us that too.

This role exists to continue that legacy.

The purpose of this role:

The Client Development Associate role exists to help us solve the hardest talent and leadership hiring problems our clients face while creating new opportunities across the life sciences market.

You are here to:

• Strengthen and grow FDI's leadership networks across life sciences
• Build deep market understanding in complex, specialist areas
• Support the delivery of niche and high-impact executive search assignments
• Create opportunities through strategic candidate engagement and market intelligence
• Ignite, engage and compound commercial conversations that turn relationships into long-term partnerships
• Support and learn directly from FDI Principals and Partners – experienced executive search leaders shaping the partnerships, processes and decisions that matter most

This role is about leverage, influence and long-term value creation.

You are not simply measured on candidates placed.

You are measured on network strength, pipeline growth, quality of relationships, insight generated, and opportunities created.

Where you sit in the business:

You'll work closely with some of the most experienced Principals and Partners in the firm.

You'll see first-hand:

• How senior client relationships are built and sustained
• How leadership hiring decisions are shaped long before mandates are signed
• How judgement, insight and credibility influence outcomes
• How executive search consultants create opportunities through both talent and client relationships
• How business development and search execution work together to drive growth

You'll be trusted with real responsibility early, contributing to work that directly shapes client outcomes, long-term relationships and the growth of the firm.

What you'll actually be doing:

Network Growth & Relationship Building

• Growing and curating high-quality networks of senior life sciences leaders
• Researching and mapping leadership ecosystems across target organizations and…