Executive Search for Industrial Biotech Leaders

We help deep industrial biotech innovators hire the AI, data, and technical leaders they can’t afford to get wrong.

Why are AI and Data Vital to Industrial Biotech?

Industrial biotech and green chemistry are redefining sustainable innovation — from engineered microbes to circular materials. As AI in industrial biotech accelerates discovery and biomanufacturing, emerging companies face fierce competition for hybrid leaders who bridge biology, data science, and scale-up operations. With increasing regulatory scrutiny and capital intensity, data leadership in industrial biotech is mission-critical. Lucent helps emerging industrial biotech companies hire the cross-disciplinary executives who can lead through complexity and growth.

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From strain engineering to digital twins for biomanufacturing, we place executives who lead AI strategy and turn complex biology into scalable, data-driven operations.

Where omics data, machine learning, and synthetic biology converge, we place the hybrid leaders who speak both science and software.

From strain optimization to digital twins, we deliver executives who turn complex bioprocesses into intelligent, industrial-scale operations.

Typical Searches in Industrial Biotech

Chief Data Officer (CSO)

Head of Computational Biology / Bioinformatics

VP of Data Science

AI Expert for Drug Discovery

Clinical Data Scientist

Head of Artificial Intelligence

Chief Technology Officer

Chief Information Officer

Need help scoping your next critical role? We can help define it — not just fill it.

Why Biotech Leaders Trust Us With Their Hardest Hires

Interdisciplinary skills required: biotech, chemistry, AI, and scale-up operations
High regulatory burden — even for non-pharma bio products
Talent concentrated in a few geographic hubs (e.g., Boston, Oxford)
AI expertise in biotech is scarce and highly competitive
Need for leadership that bridges science, product, and business strategy
Intense competition from pharma and tech sectors for talent
Limited talent pool with real-world biomanufacturing experience
AI expertise is increasingly core but hard to find within biotech

Deep-Tech Search Backed by Sector Fluency

Deep knowledge of biotech, green chemistry, and AI-enabled R&D
Lucent Smart Search® process defines and delivers hybrid technical leaders
Executive search, interim, and embedded talent solutions

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Our expertise in mapping talent across tech sectors offers an invaluable advantage in securing the people poised to fuel your next stage of growth. To find out if we can help you secure talent for your team from specific markets, book a no-obligation 20-30 minute consultation call.

To me, Rebecca is more than just a recruiter; she's a valued business partner who assists me in locating, attracting, and recruiting top-notch candidates. Unlike your typical recruiter who simply relies on database searches, Rebecca employs a more comprehensive and systematic approach, yielding superior results. The candidates she provides consistently surpass the quality of those sourced by most other recruiters.

Rebecca goes above and beyond by actively promoting companies and roles to enhance visibility, incorporating innovative strategies like using videos to capture attention. The engagement level from candidates is exceptional, resulting in successful placements for key roles within rapidly growing companies facing significant challenges.

Matt Little, Chair and NED, Various High Growth Companies.

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