Targeted Talent – Specialized Recruiting for Clinical Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Pharma, and Healthcare

Targeted Talent was founded in 2013 with a simple premise: the best candidates in clinical diagnostics, pharma, and healthcare services aren’t on job boards. They’re already succeeding somewhere else.

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About

Targeted Talent exists for one reason

For over a decade, we’ve built and maintained one of the most extensive networks in the diagnostics and life sciences recruiting space — relationships with high-performing sales professionals, clinical specialists, and leadership talent who trust us because we’ve been in this industry long enough to know who they are and what they’re worth. When a client brings us a search, we don’t post and pray. We call people.

We’re a small firm by design. Two people, deep expertise, and a focused practice that covers clinical diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, life sciences and healthcare services. That focus means we understand the nuances of your market, your roles, and the talent you’re competing for — in a way a generalist firm with a hundred open requisitions simply can’t.

Most of our clients have worked with us more than once. Many call us before a role is even open. That’s the relationship we’re here to build.

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Our Team

Our leadership team has over 40 years of collective experience.

But our whole is greater than the sum of our parts. Click here to meet our team.

Karen Harris is an intuitive, strategic recruiter with a proven track record of connecting companies with high-performing, high potential talent. She specializes in understanding the full picture of a search — the required skills, cultural fit, leadership qualities, and what truly makes someone successful in a role — so that placed candidates stay, and teams are built with people who drive the business forward.


Known for her ability to move quickly on urgent roles without sacrificing quality, Karen has built teams for U.S. expansions, startups, and growing organizations across diagnostics, RX, and life
sciences. Most of her work comes from long-term clients who call her first — a reflection of the trust she’s built through consistent results and a deeply consultative approach.


With a vast network and sharp market insight, Karen brings genuine business acumen to every engagement, guiding both clients and candidates through the hiring process with clarity and
purpose.

Karen graduated from Drexel University and began her career as a researcher at Bain & Company before moving into an international logistics role with a Bain client. That foundation
— analytical, globally minded, and always solution-first — shapes how she approaches every search today.

Trey Tambouri supports the operational and business development functions of Targeted Talent, keeping the firm’s processes sharp and its pipeline moving. Over the past two years, he has developed a focused specialization in clinical diagnostics recruiting and has expanded into healthcare services with growing success. Behind the scenes, Trey manages the firm’s ATS, candidate tracking, and client outreach infrastructure — ensuring that Karen can focus on what she does best.


Services

What we Provide

Evolving Workspaces with Strategic Vision and Unity

Recruiting Services

Whether you’re scaling a team, filling a critical leadership role, or planning ahead for future growth, Targeted Talent delivers tailored recruiting solutions built around your specific needs — not a one-size-fits-all process.

Extensive Candidate Network

Access a deep, curated network of pre-screened, high- performing candidates who aren’t circulating on public job boards — passive talent that most firms simply can’t reach.

Market Intelligence

More than a recruiter — a market resource. We bring comprehensive knowledge of industry trends, competitor hiring activity, and compensation benchmarks to help you attract the right people and make informed decisions faster.

Long-Term Partnership

We take the time to understand your organization’s current and future hiring needs, with a focus on placements that last. Most of our clients come back because the people we place stay.

Flexible Engagement Models

From contingency to managed service agreements and custom contracts, we structure engagements around what works for your business — delivering exceptional results at terms that make sense.

Passionate About People

Our team has a collective 30+ years in elevating workplace dynamics and fostering success for all.

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Let’s Collaborate

We’re eager to embark on this journey with you. Reach out, and let’s make a difference together.

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