Powering Success: Where Strategy Meets Talent

Finding top talent to grow your business

Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Deane Search & Strategy assists clients coast to coast as well as internationally. Our firm specializes in executive recruiting in and around the Life Sciences space. Our clients include Consulting firms, Data and Analytics providers, Market Research companies, technology organizations and more. We have 20+ years of experience recruiting executives for leadership, consulting, product, sales, marketing, client success and product roles .

Whether you’re looking to fill one role or many, we will work with you to ensure that we bring top talent in the door. Through a thorough search and vetting process, we bring extensive experience and professionalism to every interview and customize our search to support your individual needs.

Life sciences is our world


Deane Search & Strategy is rooted in recruiting exclusively within the Life Sciences space, with years of experience working both the industry and vendor side. Our candidates have experience working with teams from R&D to Clinical through HEOR, Commercial and Market Access. Knowing these teams gives us a major advantage in supporting your success.

Open Roles

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Finding the right fit.

Whether you are searching for a new hire to join your team, or searching for a new job to take the next step in your career, finding the right fit is crucial in the decision making process. So how do you ensure that it is the right fit? [Read More]

Metrics for success.

With a surplus of data at the tip of our fingertips, it can be challenging to understand which information is valuable and how to gather insights from it. How are you measuring the success of your sales teams beyond revenue? [Read More]

Negotiation.

Some people live for negotiation, but most don’t. How do you come out on top while making sure everyone feels like they are winning in the end? What you need to know to better prepare for that inevitable negotiation conversation. [Read more]

"Excellent firms don't believe in excellence - only in constant improvement and constant change."

- Tom Peters

Ed Deane - Founder, President

Ed Deane has been recruiting top talent in the Life Sciences space for over 20 years. Commitment and Collaboration are at the core of his beliefs. He and his partners work hard together under united goals.

Ed founded Deane Search & Strategy in 2007 with a focus exclusively in the Life Sciences space. With years of experience working both the sponsor and vendor side, DS&S delivers a more focused and client-driven approach. We are an extended arm of our partners’ own teams.

Ed has spent a career recruiting, hiring and leading sales organizations. His ultra competitive attitude and his dedication has led to much success. Ed is a front line leader that does not take a back seat. He continues to put his partners and clients needs above all else, to work towards their continued success.