Land the senior biotech role you're actually qualified for and earn £250,000+ more over your career
All without sending hundreds of applications, getting ghosted by recruiters or being overlooked for the level you've earned. The TrueFit Blueprint is a 4-month, 1:1 programme with a biotech recruitment insider.
Watch this before you book · 5 minutes
Are you an experienced scientist who's doing everything right and still hitting silence?
Answer a few quick questions. If you qualify for one of my programmes, I'll show you how to book your discovery call.
On this call we'll
A conversation with me, Chrissie. It's a diagnostic, not a pitch.
Find where your search is breaking down
Positioning, network, applications or interviews. We look at what you've actually been doing, not a template.
Map what the next 4 months would look like
The roles and titles you should be going for, and what we'd work on first to get you there.
Tell you straight if I can't help
If the programme isn't right for you, I'll say so, and point you to what I'd do instead.
You're not struggling because you're not good enough
PhD, postdoc, years in industry. Maybe you've led teams, maybe there's a Head of or Principal in your title. And yet here you are. The market has quietly shifted from candidate-led to company-led, and nobody has taught you how to navigate the new way of hiring.
Your applications go into a black hole
One client had applied to over 100 roles before we started. One in ten got him an interview, and the average wait to hear anything back was 30+ days.
Recruiters go quiet on you
A promising first call, then nothing. No feedback, no reason, no next step.
You get boxed in
A structural biologist with 12+ years' experience kept being pigeonholed as "just a crystallographer", when his skills spanned data, protein design and cross-functional leadership.
You're told to come in a level down
Sam, a Head of Preclinical Research with 15 years behind him, got an interview and was told he couldn't come in as a Principal. "Maybe a Senior instead."
Your CV reads like everyone else's
In my last in-house role I received 300+ applications per role, and 80% of the CVs read exactly the same. A hiring manager gives yours about six seconds.
All five are the same problem underneath
Your years of experience are not the problem. It's how that experience is positioned, and who gets to see it.
A few quick questions · then book your discovery call
400 generic applications don't make you look committed. They make you invisible.
Companies are more risk averse. Some are headhunting quietly instead of advertising. And if your CV and LinkedIn only tell one narrow story, hiring teams will only see one narrow role for you.
The numbers game
- Hundreds of generic applications
- Waiting for roles to be advertised
- A CV that lists everything you've ever done
- Generic LinkedIn connection requests
- Hoping the interview panel works out your level
What lands senior roles now
- Sharp positioning, so you're not competing on price or luck
- Strong networking, so you reach roles before they're advertised
- A targeted application strategy
- Authentic, specific outreach to the right people
- Interviews where the panel can't misunderstand why they need you
The TrueFit Blueprint: five parts, over 4 months
Every client starts from a different place, so the order and the emphasis are built around you.
Find your superpowers and your ideal role
We get precise about the unique combination of skills that makes you you, and the role that actually fits it.
- A tailored Master Skills list
- Ideal job mapping: defining your ideal role
- Your superpowers identified
- A personalised dashboard that holds all of it
Reposition your CV and LinkedIn
So a hiring manager understands in six seconds how you fit their team, role and company, at the level you're actually at.
- Personalised CV audit
- LinkedIn profile audit
- Guidance on the specific job titles to target, and a CV that speaks to those positions
Get into the hidden job market
Some companies are only hiring through the hidden job market now. We build the map of who to reach, and I open doors where I can.
- Specific company lists for your ideal job
- I reach into my own network to find you a connection at those companies
- Masterclass: how to build your networking map
- DM templates for reconnecting with your network and expanding it
- Introductions to good agency recruiters in the space
Win the interview
You walk in knowing your pitch, your answers and exactly what you need from your next role.
- Question bank for interviews
- Elevator pitch prep
- Live interview prep sessions
Me in your corner, the whole way
This is 1:1. You're not handed a course and left to it.
- 1:1 calls across the 4 months
- WhatsApp and email access for ad hoc questions throughout the programme
Your personalised dashboard: skills results, DM templates, pitch and outreach, and your hidden job market plan.
Is this just a CV rewrite?
No. A better CV on its own still goes into the same black hole. This fixes the three things that decide whether a senior scientist gets hired right now.
Positioning
The job titles you do and don't fit, which titles biotech is using now, and which ones make you sound old-fashioned and misunderstood.
Network
Reaching the people who are hiring before the role is advertised, with targeted, authentic outreach instead of generic connection requests.
Interview
Answers that make it impossible for a panel to misunderstand why they need you on their team.
What happens once the positioning is right
A Principal Scientist, unemployed for 15 months, after applying with her repositioned CV.
Exceeding her salary expectations, after significant time on interview prep.
A Principal Scientist who moved from a struggling biotech to a mid-sized pharmaceutical company.
A client in the Netherlands, after more than 9 months of job hunting in silence.
“My lack of confidence in my own abilities was making getting through the door difficult. Chrissie helped improve my CV, my network and LinkedIn, but more importantly improved my confidence in approaching people. That made my career options open up.”
Principal Scientist
“Working with Chrissie gave me more structure and clarity in my search. Before I was lost. Now I have an organised LinkedIn, an organised CV for the industry, and I'm networking actively.”
Microbiome Scientist
“Chrissie is a joy to work with, and her knowledge of the recruitment industry is excellent. But what really sets her apart is her ability to push me to focus on my core strengths, my superpowers, and how to present them at their best.”
Head of Preclinical Research
Messages from clients.
A few quick questions · then book your discovery call
I've been on the inside of the process that's frustrating you
I'm Chrissie. I have a bachelor's in biology, and I found out very quickly that the lab was not my happy place. I love the science though, so I found my way into scientific recruitment and I've spent the last 7+ years there.
I've reviewed thousands of CVs and interviewed hundreds of people. I can spot the CV that's about to be rejected, and the one that gets forwarded to a hiring manager with the message "stop what you're doing, you have to see this candidate".
I've been in the room when candidates were offered packages 10% higher than what was originally on the table, purely because of how strong their application and positioning was. That's the kind of outcome I want for you, and it's why I set up BioTech Careers Insider.
What I can and can't promise
I can't promise you a job. No coach honestly can.
What I can promise is that you'll present yourself more strategically, speak about your value with real confidence, and run a job search that's focused instead of scattershot.
This is not for you if
- You want someone to apply for you. I'm not an agency. You do the outreach and the interviews, with me alongside you.
- You only want a CV polish. The CV is one part of five. On its own it won't change your results.
- You're not willing to network. Reaching people directly is where most of the results come from. I'll show you how to do it without it feeling forced.
- You want a guarantee. Anyone offering you one isn't being honest with you.
What you're probably wondering
Do you guarantee I'll get a job?
No. I can't promise you a job, and no coach honestly can. What I can promise is that you'll present yourself more strategically, speak about your value with real confidence, and run a job search that's focused instead of scattershot.
I'm already getting interviews. Is this still for me?
Yes. Some clients come to me already getting interviews and just need help converting them into offers. We'd spend most of our time on your pitch and interview prep.
I haven't had an interview in months. Is it too late?
No. Others arrive not having had an interview in months and need to rethink their whole approach. That usually means starting with positioning: your superpowers, your CV and your LinkedIn.
I'm employed and want to move. Can you help?
Yes. Many clients are in a role and want out, or want the level they've earned. The approach is the same: sharper positioning, a targeted list and the right conversations.
I'm not in the UK. Does this work for me?
I've worked with clients outside the UK, including in the Netherlands. Tell me where you're based on the form and we'll cover it on the call.
I'm trying to move into biotech from another industry.
Say so on the form. Whether I can help depends on your background, and I'll tell you honestly on the call.
How long is the programme?
Four months of 1:1 work, with WhatsApp and email access in between calls.
What does it cost?
We'll go through it on the discovery call, once we both know which programme fits. If budget is your main worry, say so at the start.
The roles are out there. The teams are hiring.
The right opportunity at the right time, every time, is how our clients tend to earn £250,000+ more over their careers. If you need help getting noticed, positioning your seniority properly, interviewing with confidence or landing the role that matches the level you're actually at, answer a few quick questions and book your discovery call.
The outcomes and testimonials on this page are from real clients. Their results are their own and are not typical or guaranteed. BioTech Careers Insider provides career coaching. We do not guarantee interviews, job offers or salary increases, and your results will depend on your experience, the market and the work you put in.