Spencer Knight

Leading Biotech Talent Partner - From Clinical Trials to Approval

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

About

[email protected] ๐๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐‡๐ž๐š๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ | At Hartmann Young, we deliver tailored recruitment solutions that help biotech companies build world-class teams. With expertise across all seniority levels and functions, we specialise in areas such as: ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž: Regulatory Affairs, QA/QC, Clinical Ops, Clinical Development, Medical Writing ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Discovery, R&D, Preclinical Development ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ: Process Development, CMC, Technical Operations ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: Business Development, Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐๐ฌ: - Cell & Gene Therapy - Immunology & Inflammation - mRNA, RNA, sRNA therapies - Neurology - Oncology - Ophthalmology ๐‹๐ž๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ With a network of over 100,000 biotech professionals, Iโ€™m always keen to collaborate with industry leaders and innovators. Whether you are: Expanding your team with strategic, growth-enabling talent Exploring new career opportunities in the field Looking for insights to support your next big project Letโ€™s arrange a confidential consultation to discuss how we can work together to achieve your goals

Experience

  • Hartmann Young (Full-time ยท 1 yr 11 mos)
    • Business Development Director - Biotechnology
      Sep 2025 - Present ยท 11 mos

      I partner with biotech companies from seed-stage ventures to FDA-approved leaders to deliver transformative VP, executive, board, and senior talent that accelerates growth and builds leadership teams capable of achieving critical clinical and commercial milestones. Backed by my cultivated network of 85,000+ biotech professionals, I provide immediate access to expertise across R&D, clinical development, manufacturing, and commercial operations. My focus spans Cell & Gene Therapy, Immunology & Inflammation, Neurology, and Retina - helping organisations to achieve clinical milestones, and deliver breakthrough therapies for patients. Through a strategic, partnership-driven approach, I help clients build the leadership foundations required for long-term success in a highly competitive global biotech landscape.

    • Principal Consultant - Biotechnology
      Sep 2024 - Sep 2025 ยท 1 yr 1 mo

      As an expert headhunter and leader of the Biotech team at Hartmann Young, I specialise in connecting emerging and pioneering biotech companies with top-tier talent in areas such as Cell & Gene Therapy, I&I, Neurology, Oncology, and Retina My expertise spans key functions including R&D, clinical development, manufacturing, and commercial operations, enabling organisations from pre-seed startups to Series C to scale rapidly and strategically. With a cultivated network of over 85,000+ industry professionals, I provide clients with immediate access to the specialised talent they need to drive innovation, accelerate growth through drug development, and edge closer to approvals in the competitive biotech landscape.

  • CSG Talent (Leeds, England, United Kingdom ยท On-site)
    • Principal Consultant - Biotechnology
      Feb 2024 - Sep 2024 ยท 8 mos

      โœ… Following CSG Talent's acquisition of Charlton Morris, I joined the CSG family and l successfully led all efforts in Biotech, Neuro, Retina, CGT and other therapeutics areas in biotech delivering consistent and tailored talent solutions to our clients. We took pride in our proven track record of success, helping start-ups scale and hire at every stage as they advance from pre-IND to clinical phases.

    • Senior Consultant - Cell & Gene Therapy
      Sep 2023 - Feb 2024 ยท 6 mos

      โœ… Following CSG's acquisition of Charlton Morris, I joined the CSG family and led all CGT efforts

  • Charlton Morris (Leeds, England, United Kingdom)
    • Senior Consultant - CGT (CM Acquired by CSG)
      Mar 2023 - Sep 2023 ยท 7 mos

      Utilising our global reach within Cell & Gene Therapy, myself and the team are dedicated to providing continuous talent solutions to our clients. We are proud to have achieved tremendous success from scaling up and hiring for pre-seed to series C start-ups as they progress from pre-IND to phase 3.

    • Business Consultant - Cell & Gene Therapy
      Jul 2021 - Mar 2023 ยท 1 yr 9 mos

      As part of the Life Science division, I lead the global Cell & Gene Therapy market within Charlton Morris. Through this experience, I have successfully scaled up start-ups and SMEs across the biotech and pharma therapeutic spaces and mastered the need to move quickly and increase attraction and acquistion of quality candidates. The result is a more agile and personal approach to recruitment that places you at the forefront of the race for global Cell & Gene Therapy spaces. Charlton Morris also has 350,000 followers across biotech. [email protected] www.charltonmorris.com www.searchinglifescience.com