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04 — Client Experience

Real Outcomes. Real Clients.

Across therapeutic areas, company stages, and geographies — our clients return and refer because of outcomes, not promises.

01 — Client Experience

What Our Clients Say

Across therapeutic areas, company stages, and geographies — our clients return and refer because of outcomes, not promises.

Top 10 Global Pharma
Building an oncology clinical safety team where institutional search had stalled — placing three physician-scientists in pharmacovigilance roles. A referral from a trusted executive who had worked with us before. We partnered closely with the therapeutic area head and HR. Outcome: two of three physicians placed received promotions within 6–9 months. The engagement led to a direct follow-on mandate.
— Therapeutic Business Head, Los Angeles, CA
Top 5 Private Equity Portfolio
A CHRO mandate built around culture, diversity, and long-term organizational fit — not simply filling a seat. We engaged as a genuine search partner — conducting deep discovery, participating in every interview round.
— Chief Human Resource Officer, Boston, MA
Startup — First Drug Approval
A first-in-class drug approval creating an urgent, unplanned need for post-market pharmacovigilance and people leadership. Referred through our network after two prior agencies had worked the mandate for 4–5 months without success.
— VP of People, San Francisco, CA
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02 — Geographic Reach

National Footprint

Headquartered in San Diego — the epicenter of U.S. biopharmaceutical innovation — Blake & Michaels operates nationally. Our active market presence spans San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, New Jersey, and Boston. We do not limit mandates by geography. We operate wherever the company, the candidate, or the capital is located.

Headquarters
San Diego, CA
Presence
Bi-Coastal + National
Key Markets
6 U.S. Hubs
San Diego
HQ
Los Angeles
Active
San Francisco
Active
Boston
Active
New York
Active
New Jersey
Active

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