Bringing Great Companies and
Great People Together
We maintain a boutique, personalized approach, ensuring all clients receive attention—even smaller ones often overlooked by big firms. We specialize exclusively in oncology and immunology R&D roles.


Retained Executive Search, Recruitment,
CEO Coaching
Ruef and Associates is known for filling the hard-to-fill searches. Our specialty is R&D with a focus in Immuno-oncology, oncology and hematology.
Fortune 500 companies retain Ruef & Associates to find C-Suite & senior executives who make an immediate and lasting contribution.
Ruef & Associates is focused, hands-on, and relationship based. We are known for developing and nurturing long term client partnerships.
Expert Talent Acquisition for Specialized Industries
Our team has an in-depth understanding of the needs of pharmaceutical, bio-technology, high technology, specialty and emerging growth companies. We are expert at conducting senior level searches that require highly specified backgrounds and experience. Ruef & Associates is widely recognized for rigorous sourcing, networking and professional development of top tier passive candidates who are not actively looking for a new opportunity.

Unrestricted Access to Top Talent
Our team has an in-depth understanding of the needs of pharmaceutical, bio-technology, high technology, specialty and emerging growth companies. We are expert at conducting senior level searches that require highly specified backgrounds and experience. Ruef & Associates is widely recognized for rigorous sourcing, networking and professional development of top tier passive candidates who are not actively looking for a new opportunity.
Experience
- 20 years of experience successfully filling C-Suite & senior R&D and commercial roles
- Broad FUNCTIONAL and THERAPEUTIC expertise
- Hematology, Immunology and Oncology specialists
Bridging Academia and Industry for Future Leaders
From Academia to Industry® is an educational program that provides in-depth information about careers in industry to Hematology and Oncology Fellows at top-tier academic institutions by bringing them into direct contact with MD clinical development leaders from top oncology companies.
The program also facilitates the hiring of top entry level talent; these young MD clinicians and researchers are the leaders of the future and provide all important “bench strength” and back fill important positions. The program has the ancillary benefit of nurturing long term relationships with premiere universities, which often lead to scientific collaborations, such as clinical trial partnerships that fall outside of scientific linkages already in place.
Results
Result 1
Unique, personalized approach to attract top passive candidates and to ensure unprecedented client service
Result 2
Candidates are qualified and motivated
Result 3
Candidates “fit” the environment
Result 4
Candidates make an immediate and lasting contribution
Credibility
35 years of
industry experience
Deep understanding of C-Suite & Executive leadership
Strong client retention and referrals through successful placements.
Speaking
Corporations, professional associations and community groups engage Ruef & Associates to speak to C-Suite & leadership teams, employees and members. Tim Ruef, President of Ruef & Associates, is a dynamic, entertaining, passionate speaker. He has presented to hundreds of audiences large and small on a broad range of topics.
Testimonials
I have spent a considerable amount of time with Tim Ruef on the telephone. Without question, he is one of the best recruiters I have ever worked with and I have worked with many over a 26 year span. His professionalism and interpersonal warmth made the process much easier than I anticipated. In sum, he is clearly a cut above the other folks that I have encountered in our industry.
Hi Tim, I thought your presentation on Orientation at the SHRM conference was one of the best ones I attended – very insightful, very useful. I am currently re-evaluating and revamping our orientation process, and would love to see some of the materials you mentioned in your presentation. Thanks in advance!

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We maintain a boutique, personalized approach, ensuring all clients receive attention—even smaller ones often overlooked by big firms. We specialize exclusively in oncology and immunology R&D roles.