Karin Souza

Connecting Top Talent with Leading Opportunities in Life Sciences | Empowering Careers in Advisory Services

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

About

Highly accomplished and seasoned Talent Acquisition professional with 15 years of international experience in corporate functions & consulting services. My approach blends strategic thinking with hands-on execution, and I have successfully led TA efforts across multiple regions - LATAM and EMEA. I partner with senior leadership to build and execute talent strategies to drive business growth. Redesigned and implemented the recruitment process for all levels within strategy consulting, improving efficiency while ensuring great candidate experience. I am at my best in a fast pace environment with a work hard play hard mentality. Extremely resilient, determined and enthusiastic person. Passionate about working with people and building strong and trustworthy connections with candidates and stakeholders. I believe in the power of collaboration and empowering others to reach their full potential, which in term drives better results. Outside of work, I'm a proud mum of two, Peloton addict who also loves to spend time in nature (hiking or on the lake), travel and connect with people.

Experience

  • IQVIA (Switzerland · Hybrid)
    • Principal Recruiter EMEA Advisory Services & Global TA Partner for DTAS
      Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

      Global TA Partner for the the newly formed DTAS - Data, Technology and Advisory Services organization within IQVIA. DTAS focuses on supporting global and regional HQ life science companies with a clear mission: Helping our clients bring transformative treatments to patients faster. IQVIA's new global Advisory Services organisation brings together our talented people from across legacy consulting, analytics, commercial excellence, market access, asset & portfolio, brand & commercial, health economics and primary research teams - fully aligned around our most strategic HQ clients and tightly connected to IQVIA’s data, technology and AI ecosystem.

    • Principal Recruiter EMEA Commercial Consulting Solutions & TA Lead for Switzerland
      Jan 2025 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr

    • EMEA Talent Acquisition Principal, Commercial & Consulting Solutions
      Apr 2022 - Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      Supporting the EMEA Regional Commercial Consulting, covering the following teams: ✓ Global Commercial Life Science Strategy Consulting (Brand & Commercial Strategy, Asset & Portfolio Strategy, Integrated Digital Health and IQVIA AI/ML CoE's) ✓ Operations Consulting (Supply Chain & Manufacturing) ✓ Value & Payer Evidence | Pricing Strategy | Market Access | ✓ Financial Institutions Consulting (FIC) ✓ Integrated Research ✓ Client Partner

  • PageGroup (4 yrs 11 mos)
    • Senior Executive Manager | Interim Management | Healthcare & Life Science | Michael Page
      Jan 2021 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos

    • Senior Executive Manager | Page Personnel
      Mar 2020 - Dec 2020 · 10 mos

    • Executive Manager | Page Personnel
      Mar 2018 - Mar 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • HR Manager | HR Business Partner at Burberry
    Nov 2014 - Mar 2017 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Senior Manager | Page Interim | Page Personnel at PageGroup
    Apr 2009 - Nov 2014 · 5 yrs 8 mos