Jake vander Zanden

About Jake vander Zanden

We created the Technology + Life Sciences practice at M+B to provide a completely different retained search experience, and it has paid off tremendously. As a long-time client of retained search myself, doing turnaround work all over the globe, I’ve worked with some of the best firms in the business. Why are we better? As previous entrepreneurs ourselves we’ve been in your seat. We know how important it is. Based in Lean Six Sigma – our entire process has been designed to remove redundancies, drive quality, and create blistering speed. Most of our searches are completed in 70 days or less with the winning candidate identified usually in the first 7 days of the search. These candidates are often the people other firms can’t get to pick up the phone. Why do they speak with us? Reputation, excellent communication, and a stellar candidate experience. They know when we call – it will be a great opportunity. Clients give us high marks for our knowledge of Life Science technology and our skill in acquiring the most elusive talent. Need a unicorn, a game-changer, someone who can transform your organization? Give us your toughest challenge. You’ll keep coming back to us as your go-to firm.

Experience

1. Partner, Technology Life Sciences Practice Leader

   Mcdermott Bull

   Jan 2016 — Present · Orange County, CA, US

   I help companies find outstanding leaders and I LOVE my work! As a C-suite executive in Pharma, Biotech, and Medical Device, I led turnaround and growth initiatives for some of the most respected companies in our industry. My success came from putting great people into roles where they could put their talent and experience to work to make even the \"impossible\" happen. Now I lead the Technology & Life Sciences Practice at McDermott + Bull, and I get to do that for our clients with the help of an amazing team.As a client, I was frustrated by most search firms I used doing turnaround work. So we set out to do search differently - and the success in our approach has been tremendous! We are a different kind of search partner; we reach the top talent in the industry, we provide excellent communication, frank feedback, a phenomenal client and candidate experience, and complete most searches in under 70 days. We\'d love to talk with you if you have talent needs, even if you don\'t - we\'re a good friend to have in our industry!

Education

• University of St. Thomas

  BA, Marketing, Management

• UCLA Anderson School of Management

  Executive Education, Medical Device Marketing

Skills

• Global Marketing
• Disposables
• Sales
• Leadership
• P&L Management
• Cardiology
• Biotechnology
• Management
• Business Strategy
• Strategy
• Pharmaceutical Sales
• Operating Room
• Product Marketing
• Urology
• New Business Development
• Market Planning
• R&D
• Sales Management
• Market Development
• Ophthalmology
• Marketing
• Sales Effectiveness
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Sales Force Development
• Fda
• Surgeons
• Strategic Planning
• Product Launch
• Product Management
• Surgery
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Sales Operations
• Commercialization
• Capital Equipment
• Medical Devices
• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• Healthcare
• Business Development