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Robert Ferguson Office Managing Director
Seattle

Robert F. Ferguson is Office Managing Director of Korn/Ferry International’s Seattle office, and is Leader of the Contract Services Sector within the Global Life Sciences Market. During his nearly two decades in executive search, Mr. Ferguson has developed a special expertise in healthcare-related clients.

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Ruchira Pathania is a Senior Client Partner in Korn/Ferry International’s Global Life Sciences Market, based in Princeton, NJ. She is also a member of the Firm’s Technology Centre of Expertise. For almost a decade, Ms. Pathania has focused on recruiting senior-level executives for Global 1000 and Fortune 500 pharmaceutical corporations, specialty pharmaceuticals, as well as start-up and venture funded companies in the Life Sciences sector.

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By Robert Ferguson and Ruchira Pathania

Despite ongoing challenges, emerging CROs are altering the global pharmaceutical and biotechnology landscape by providing significant value to clients. By deploying an adroit combination of talent-, technology-, and market-driven strategies, many of the astute leaders of small CROs are skillfully staging a formidable campaign to establish profitable niches.
 

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