Tim Ruef

• Founded and led a preeminent retained search firm specializing in senior research and development roles in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
• Consistently grew revenue and profit by strategic outreach to and execution for key client targets
• Personally led over 350 successful retained searches
• Established reputation for conducting and filling the “hard-to-fill” searches that necessitated rigorous sourcing, networking, professional development and onboarding of top tier talent who were not actively looking for new opportunities.
• Connected with C-Suite & senior leaders in a deep and meaningful way facilitating the selection of executives who made an immediate and lasting contribution to their new organization.
• Provided individualized high-touch recruitment services that assured the ideal candidate for each unique position and environment, and led to consistent inclusion in the list of Best Oncology Search Firms in New Jersey.
• Over 80% of new hires continued in the organization for greater than 2 years
• Over 95% of searches resulted in successful offers.

• Coached individual clients and small groups to achieve true potential for both professional success and personal fulfillment.
• Helped participants exposes their own well-disguised mental Saboteurs
• Collaborated with other coaches to share best practices, techniques, and insights for overall program improvement.

• Led group sessions of small business CEOs focused on improving business performance.
• Developed comprehensive workshop materials to improve participant understanding and engagement.
• Served as a resource for trainees post-session completion by providing follow-up support via email or phone consultations.
• Achieved notable improvement in business owners success through effective coaching and group exercises.

• Chaired a chapter of the worlds largest CEO Coaching and Peer Advisor organization facilitating effective leadership and communication skills for board members.
• Led the workshop group to be better leaders, who made better decisions and achieved better outcomes.
• Championed diversity of group members to manage challenges, grow and in many cases turn their businesses around.
• Initiated strategies to drive company growth and increase market share and profitability.

Developed new business in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Managed all aspects of searches from client brief to successful hiring of candidate.

Directed the worldwide launch of products for oncology and arthritis with the later deemed the largest, fastest, most successful launch in Merck history according to the 1997 Annual Report.

Developed strategy, positioning, and core launch programs for a new arthritis product and later developed key components of the launch strategy for a major cholesterol compound with peak sales of over $12 billion

Drove new business and managment of a healthcare communications company in New York City, increasing revenue 34 percent in a two-year tenure.

Managed the worldwide anti-infective business

Led Hospital/Oncology business for Lederle, Canada increase profitability by 15% over a two year period..

Managed Worldwide Cardiovasculars; launched a new product for hypertension and led a highly co-promotion initiative with Wyeth/Ayerst utilizing breaktrhough coaching technology to build trust and facilitate highly successful launch.

As Project Director, Lederle Oncology, built a multidivisional, high-performance team, which reduced the time required to bring the product to market by nine months.

Named National Sales Manager of the Yearin 1983 and Regional Sales Manager of the Year on 3 differenct occasions.