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Chris Smith

Director of Life Sciences

Chris Smith is the Operations Director for Hays Life Sciences UK. Chris graduated from Sheffield University with a BSc Psychology in 2000 and has 20 years of recruitment experience. He has worked for Hays Life Sciences since 2006, starting as a Biometrics recruiter for Pharmaceutical and CRO clients across Europe, before launching Hays Life Sciences successfully in the Netherlands and managing delivery teams in Switzerland and Scandinavia.

In 2012, Chris joined the Hays Life Sciences UK business as Permanent Sales Director and has since taken the role of Operations Director for the UK brand. Chris has managed executive search, RPO / MSP, perm and temp recruitment with a consistent customer focus across a broad client base.

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