SPG Resourcing launches life sciences division

Leeds-based technology talent business SPG Resourcing has appointed Nathan Sharpe as head of practice, life sciences, to lead a new specialist recruitment division.

Nathan brings more than seven years’ recruitment experience spanning life sciences, deep technology and AI for science.

He joins from Skills Alliance, where he led its life sciences practice in Leeds, building computational, machine learning and research teams for deep-tech and AI4Science companies.

His career also includes roles with Factor Search and Charlton Morris, where he was part of the life sciences leadership team.

Nathan said: “Life sciences is going through a significant period of change. 

“Advances in AI, computational science and data are changing how companies approach everything from drug discovery to diagnostics, but those advances depend on having access to people with highly specialised skills.

“The scale of the UK sector makes the opportunity clear, but this is also an international talent market. 

“The businesses developing new therapies, technologies and scientific platforms are competing for a relatively small pool of people capable of turning ambitious science into working models, software and ultimately new discoveries.

“SPG already has deep expertise in technology talent, and my job is to build a specialist practice that combines that capability with genuine knowledge of the scientific markets we serve.”

The new practice marks a diversification for SPG Resourcing, which has built its business around recruiting technology talent across software engineering, cybersecurity and data science.

It will focus particularly on areas where science and technology increasingly overlap, including computational science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data and research.

The move gives SPG Resourcing a foothold in the UK's £146.9 billion life sciences sector, which employs almost 360,000 people.

Sam Hameed, managing director of The Solution Performance Group, added: “The launch of our life sciences division is a strategic step for SPG Resourcing. 

“We have built our reputation around helping organisations find specialist technology skills quickly and effectively, and we are increasingly seeing those skills converge with science.

“The UK has a life sciences industry approaching £150 billion in annual turnover and employing around 360,000 people. 

“At the same time, AI, data and computational technologies are becoming fundamental to how that industry develops. 

“That creates a substantial opportunity for a recruitment business which understands both specialist talent and technology.

“Nathan has the sector knowledge, network and experience of building teams and markets that we need to turn that opportunity into a significant new practice for SPG. 

“His appointment gives us an experienced leader who can build the division from Leeds while developing relationships with life sciences businesses across the UK and internationally.”

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