Hartmann Young

What Hartmann Young does

Hartmann Young is a specialist life sciences executive search firm headquartered in Leeds, United Kingdom, operating as Hartmann Young Limited (incorporated in England and Wales). Founded in 2016, the firm provides executive search, board placement, and project build-out services exclusively to organisations in the life sciences sector, covering eight defined vertical markets: Diagnostics, MedTech, Life Science Tools & AI, Biotechnology, Contract Services (CROs/CDMOs), Pharmaceuticals, Health & Nutrition, and Animal Sciences. Engagements target leadership hiring at C-suite, board, and senior functional levels (commercial, scientific, technical, operational), with explicit positioning from Seed-stage through IPO. Geographic delivery spans EMEA, North America, and APAC, and the firm works with a deliberately limited number of organisations concurrently to preserve focus.

The business model is a quote-based professional services model built on retained and contingency executive search engagements. Pricing is bespoke, negotiated by seniority, geographic scope, and search complexity, with contract cadences spanning multi-year engagements. There is no proprietary technology stack, software product, or platform — the offering is human-delivered search work, augmented by content marketing through an Insights blog, LinkedIn presence, industry events, and a newsletter subscription funnel. Customer logos include Phagenesis, Altasciences, Cognitive Research Corporation, Natera, Camena Bioscience, and CND Life Sciences, spanning multiple life sciences sub-sectors. Revenue mix is concentrated in a single stream (Executive Search Services) with no disclosed subscription, licensing, or marketplace components.

In 2025 the firm reported record sales growth, expanded its advisory board of senior industry figures, and added dedicated commercial (CBO) and operational (COO) leadership to support global expansion. The leadership team of Tom Maskil (CEO), Sheridan White (CBO), and Donna Ramshaw (COO) operates alongside an external advisory board drawn from biotechnology, diagnostics, medtech, pharmaceuticals, life science tools and investment. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity.

Name

Hartmann Young

Legal name

Hartmann Young Limited

Website

https://hartmannyoung.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hartmann Young is a Leeds-headquartered specialist executive search firm focused exclusively on life sciences, placing C-suite, board, and senior leaders across eight vertical markets (Diagnostics, MedTech, Biotech, Pharma, CROs/CDMOs, Tools & AI, Health & Nutrition, Animal Sciences) for enterprise clients in EMEA, North America, and APAC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search Services

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Life sciences recruitment
• Executive placement
• Leadership hiring
• Headhunting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Leeds

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Executive Search Services: Retained and contingency-based executive search fees for identifying and placing senior leadership in life sciences organisations. Services include executive permanent placement, board positions, and project build-outs for scaling businesses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hartmann Young is a specialist executive search firm placing C-suite, senior commercial, scientific, technical and operational leaders, as well as board positions and team build-outs, exclusively within the global life sciences sector. Services are delivered across eight defined market specialisms (Diagnostics, MedTech, Life Science Tools & AI, Biotechnology, Contract Services, Pharmaceuticals, Health & Nutrition, and Animal Sciences) through a direct, consultative engagement model.

Product overview

Hartmann Young is a specialist life sciences executive search firm offering three core services: Executive Search for C-suite and senior leadership placements, Board Positions for Non-Executive Directors and Advisory Board Members, and Project Build-outs & Scale-up Support for team building during critical growth phases. The firm operates across eight defined life sciences market specialisms: Diagnostics, MedTech, Life Science Tools & AI, Biotechnology, Contract Services, Pharmaceuticals, Health & Nutrition, and Animal Sciences. Each specialism is served by dedicated consultants with deep sector expertise, enabling precise talent identification across global markets spanning North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The company also produces market insights content through its insights platform, sharing perspectives on life sciences hiring trends and leadership placement stories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers6 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Skills Alliance: Specialist life sciences executive search and talent advisory firm focused on biotech, pharma and medical devices. Direct peer with similar retained search model, comparable scale, and overlapping geographic focus on Europe and North America.
• Real (formerly Real Life Sciences): Specialist life sciences recruitment and executive search firm operating globally across pharma, biotech, medical devices and clinical research. Direct competitor on retained life sciences mandates with broader mid-level staffing capability Hartmann Young does not offer.
• Coulter Partners: Coulter Partners is a specialist life sciences and healthcare executive search firm operating globally. Closest direct peer to Hartmann Young — same sector focus (biotech, pharma, medtech, diagnostics), similar retained executive search model, and comparable scale with global delivery across Europe and North America.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: One of the world's largest executive search and organisational consulting firms, with a strong Life Sciences sector practice spanning biotech, pharma and medical devices. Significantly larger and broader in scope than Hartmann Young but competes for the same senior life sciences mandates.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search firm with a dedicated Life Sciences practice serving biotech, pharma, medtech and diagnostics clients. Overlaps directly with Hartmann Young on mandate types but operates at materially greater scale and brand recognition across all major geographies.
• Egon Zehnder: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with a significant healthcare and life sciences practice. Competes with Hartmann Young on senior biotech, pharma and medtech mandates while offering broader leadership consulting services across industries.
• Spencer Stuart: Leading global executive search firm with a dedicated Healthcare and Life Sciences practice. Comparable to Heidrick and Korn Ferry in competing for senior life sciences leadership mandates, with strong board-level relationships that overlap with Hartmann Young's board placement service.
• Odgers Berndtson: Global executive search firm with strong European roots and a dedicated Life Sciences practice serving biotech, pharma and diagnostics clients. Particularly comparable in European/APAC coverage and sector specialisation, overlapping with Hartmann Young's specialist positioning.

Emerging players

• Life Science Partners Network (LSPN): Niche executive search network focused exclusively on life sciences leadership across biotech and medtech. Comparable to Hartmann Young in sector focus and limited-engagement model, but typically smaller and more regional in scope.

Others

• Adaptive Biotechnologies search competitors / Leathwaite (now part of LHH): Leathwaite, now part of LHH (a global talent solutions and advisory business), runs executive search mandates in life sciences and healthcare. Not a sector specialist but a relevant adjacent competitor for senior pharma, biotech and medtech placements where Hartmann Young competes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HartmannYoung
• Facebookfacebook.com/HartmannYoungLtd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hartmann-young

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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