Cari Kraft is the President and CEO of one of the longest standing premier executive search firms with a niche focus in the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, Biotech, Diagnostic industries and those that support them such as CROs, CDMOs, Lab Equipment, Agencies, etc. Cari leads a team of master level recruiters with a network of over 300,000 of the top professionals in their field within the Life Science space.

Cari is also the publisher of HSandM, a leading publication for commercial executives in Life Sciences, currently serves as the Global Chair of the HBA Career Transformations Global Affinity Group and is proud to be a member of the Pinnace Board.

Prior to joining Jacobs Management Group, Ms. Kraft held positions in Leadership, Sales, Business Development, and Marketing in the Technology field. A University of Pennsylvania/Wharton alumnus, Cari holds degrees in both economics and decision sciences.

Example Roles

  • Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
  • VP of Sales
  • National Sales Manager
  • Regional Sales Manager
  • Sales Rep
  • Territory Manager
  • Inside Sales
  • Contracts Manager
  • Clinical Specialist
  • VP of Clinical Affairs
  • Medical Director
  • Clinical Trials Manager
  • Medical Science Liaison (MSL)
  • VP of Marketing
  • Marketing Director
  • Product Manager
  • Digital Manager
  • Market Research Analyst
  • VP of Operations
  • VP of Product Development
  • Engineer
  • Chief Scientific Officer (CSO)
  • VP of R&D
  • Formulation Scientist
  • Chemist
  • VP of Quality
  • Manager Quality Assurance (QA)
  • Supplier Quality Manager
  • VP Regulatory (RAFF)
  • Director Regulatory Affairs
  • Regulatory Affairs Manager
  • Production Manager
  • Supply Chain Manager

Industry Specialization

  • Medical Device
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Biotechnology
  • Diagnostics
  • CRO
  • CDMO
  • Women’s Health
  • Gynecology
  • Orthopedic
  • Cardiology
  • CRM
  • EP
  • Heart Failure
  • Interventional
  • Surgical
  • CNS
  • Respiratory
  • Pulmonology
  • Oncology
  • Neurology
  • Neurovascular
  • GI
  • Vascular
  • Spine
  • Sports Medicine
  • Joints
  • Trauma
  • Ortho biologics
  • Implants
  • Regenerative
  • Robotics
  • IVD
  • Molecular Diagnostics
  • NGS
  • OBGYN
  • Biologics
  • Imaging
  • Pediatrics
  • Wound care
  • Capital Equipment
  • Disposables
  • Endoscopy
  • Urology
  • Diabetes
  • Ophthalmology
  • Dermatology
  • Aesthetics
  • Vaccines
  • Cell and Gene Therapy
  • Car-T
  • Digital Therapeutics
  • Drug Delivery
  • Radiology

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