Pharmélis

What Pharmélis does

Pharmélis is a privately held French HR consultancy, structured as a S.A.R.L. with €10,000 share capital and headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt / Paris (registered as PHARMELIS S.A.R.L., RCS Paris 488 380 742). Founded in 2006, the company specializes exclusively in the healthcare and life sciences industries, providing three integrated service pillars: specialized executive search and recruitment (including direct approach, outsourced recruitment projects, and Recruitment Process Outsourcing), professional training programs (management, personal development, communication, HR, and skills assessment with DISC profiling), and coaching services for onboarding, retention, career evolution, and leadership development. Customers span pharmaceutical laboratories, biotechnology firms, medical device manufacturers, health authorities, cosmetics and perfume houses, fine chemicals, and agri-food companies.

The service delivery is supported by proprietary tooling centered on the DISC behavioral profiling methodology (William Marston), a proprietary candidate database augmented with leading CV databases, and an Assessment Center for competency evaluation. The company operates from six regional offices across France (Paris, Chartres, Rouen, Lyon, Lille, Valence) using a model of human-sized teams positioned near clients and employment basins. It is registered as a French training organization under number 24 28 01602 28 and is DATADOCK certified, GDPR compliant, and led by legal representative Gurvan Le Roux.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees across recruitment, training, and coaching engagements, with no public pricing disclosed and a formalized cooptation referral program paying a €200 net bonus per successful placement. There is no external venture or private equity investment, no parent company, and no public listing; ownership appears to be founder/management-held. Marketing is conducted through a multi-channel approach combining thought-leadership content (a weekly news blog archived 2016–2026, email newsletters) with social media presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram, and the firm positions itself as a long-tenured partner for French and European healthcare industries with over 20 years of specialized expertise.

Name

Pharmélis

Legal name

PHARMELIS S.A.R.L.

Website

https://pharmelis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pharmélis is a French HR consultancy that delivers specialized executive recruitment, training, and coaching services exclusively to healthcare and life sciences companies across pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, cosmetics, and agri-food verticals, operating from six offices throughout France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare HR Consulting Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACAFAH

Healthcare Clinical Direct Hire (Nursing/Allied/Physicians)

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Permanent Placement & Direct Hire

Keywords

• Healthcare recruitment services
• Executive search services
• Professional training programs
• Talent development coaching
• HR consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulogne-billancourt

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Specialized Recruitment Services: Executive search and direct approach recruitment services for executives, experts, and managers in the healthcare sector. Includes outsourced recruitment projects and RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing).
2. Training Services: Customized training programs in management, personal development, communication, HR, and competency assessment. Delivered in-house, on client sites, remotely, or at alternative locations. DATADOCK certified organization.
3. Coaching Services: Individual and team coaching services for onboarding, retention, career evolution, and management development. Provided by certified coaches using PNL, Transactional Analysis, and Systemic approaches.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pharmélis provides specialized HR consulting services to the healthcare and life sciences industries, delivering executive search and direct-approach recruitment for cadres, experts, and managers, Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), assessment centers, and graduate and succession programs. The company also delivers customized professional training in management, personal development, communication, HR, and skills assessment, and certified coaching for onboarding, retention, and leadership development, supported by proprietary DISC profiling and a proprietary candidate database.

Product overview

Pharmélis offers a unified suite of HR services for the healthcare and life sciences industries comprising three core pillars: Specialized Recruitment (Recrutement Spécialisé) for executive search, RPO, and volume hiring; Professional Training (Formation) covering management, personal development, communication, HR, and skills assessment with DISC methodology; and Coaching services for onboarding, retention, career evolution, and leadership development. The company operates from 6 offices across France (Paris, Chartres, Rouen, Lyon, Lille, Valence) and serves clients throughout France and Europe. The Assessment Center and DISC Profile tools are integrated add-on services used across recruitment and coaching engagements. Pharmélis also provides tools including soft skills evaluation, behavioral typing, video pitch capabilities, and a proprietary candidate database enhanced with leading CV databases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recrutement Spécialisé (Specialized Recruitment) Specialized executive search and direct-approach recruitment services for executives, experts, and managers in the healthcare sector (pharmaceutical, biotech, medical devices, cosmetics, fine chemicals, agri-food). Includes outsourced recruitment projects, Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), assessment center, graduate programs, and succession planning. Delivered to organizations requiring confidential hiring of senior cadres and specialized technical talent.
• Formation (Professional Training) Customized and catalog professional training programs covering Management, Personal Development, Communication, Human Resources, Skills Assessment, and DISC Profile, delivered in-person, on client sites, remotely, or in dedicated locations. Provided by a DATADOCK-certified training organization for healthcare sector clients.
• Coaching Individual and team coaching services for talent onboarding, retention, career evolution, and leadership development, provided by ICF-accredited certified coaches using NLP, Transactional Analysis, and Systemic methods. Targeted at healthcare professionals, managers, and executives.
• Management Training Training programs focused on becoming a manager, daily management, transversal management, remote management, change management, conflict management, and team meeting optimization. Targeted at new and existing managers in the healthcare sector.
• Développement Personnel Training (Personal Development Training) Training covering time optimization and priorities, stress management, leadership development, positive adaptation of relationships, and emotional intelligence mastery. Targeted at healthcare professionals and managers seeking personal effectiveness.
• Communication Training Training in public speaking, communication-style adaptation, positive workplace relationships, cooperation skills, and assertive communication. Targeted at healthcare professionals and managers.
• Ressources Humaines Training (Human Resources Training) Training covering recruitment process mastery, training plan development, trainer training, and annual performance evaluation interviews. Targeted at HR professionals and managers.
• Bilan de Compétences (Skills Assessment) A formal skills assessment service in which individuals take stock of their experience, know-how, strengths, and resources with an expert career coaching professional, typically structured over 16 hours across four half-days. Targeted at healthcare professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Training organization registered with Préfet of Centre region under number 24 28 01602 28 and DATADOCK certified
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• CPL Life Sciences: Specialist life sciences recruiter with presence in France and broader Europe covering pharma, biotech, medical device, and CRO clients — overlaps with Pharmélis's vertical and service scope, particularly on permanent and contract life sciences placements.
• Skills Alliance: London-based specialist life sciences and healthcare recruitment firm focused on mid-to-senior scientific and technical hires — comparable niche focus to Pharmélis but with a UK and broader international geographic reach.

Direct peers

• SThree: International specialist staffing group with deep life sciences coverage via Real Staffing, Computer Futures (clinical/regulatory) and Progressive Recruitment — competes with Pharmélis across permanent and contract life sciences placements in Europe.
• Real Staffing: Specialist life sciences recruiter (part of SThree) focused on pharma, biotech, medical devices, and CRO hiring — directly comparable in target verticals, candidate types, and service mix to Pharmélis.
• Michael Page Life Sciences: PageGroup's specialist life sciences division recruiting mid-to-senior professionals into pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device organizations — competes head-on with Pharmélis for the same candidate pools and client mandates in France and Europe.
• Robert Half Life Sciences: Established global recruiter with a dedicated life sciences practice serving pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device employers — directly comparable in the same verticals and offering the same recruitment + talent advisory value proposition.
• Hays Life Sciences: Global staffing firm with a dedicated Life Sciences practice providing permanent and contract recruitment into pharma, biotech, and medical device companies — directly competitive with Pharmélis's core executive search and RPO offerings across the same client base.

Regional players

• Catenon: International executive search firm with strong presence in pharma, healthcare, and biotech across Europe and Latin America — comparable executive search positioning to Pharmélis but with a broader geographic footprint.
• Axa Healthcare Recruitment: France-focused healthcare and life sciences recruitment firm — direct comparable in the French mid-market segment where Pharmélis operates, with similar target verticals (pharma, biotech, medical devices).
• Catalyx (formerly DGE) Life Sciences: France-based specialist recruiter operating in life sciences, pharma, and medical device verticals — closely comparable in geography, vertical focus, and executive search / RPO service mix to Pharmélis.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PHARMELIS
• LinkedInfr.linkedin.com/company/pharmelis
• Instagraminstagram.com/pharmelis_france

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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