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.

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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.

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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.

Newly hired SVP of Sales and Marketing, CA Biotechnology Company

Tim is relentless about drawing out the very best in each person. I can’t begin to say how much he helped me personally and professionally.

New Jersey Manufacturing Company, President

Tim, I thought your seminar was really insightful and I am looking forward to sharing the knowledge I learned about recruiting with my colleagues at our upcoming HR meeting.

Illinois HR VP

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!

Mark C, Hospital Administrator, Vermont

Tim – I enjoyed your presentation at the SHRM conference this week….lots of great info! Could you shoot me over the supplemental materials? Thanks again!

Julie, VP Banking, NJ

Thanks again for the excellent presentation and materials. Your talk was really great!

State of Maine Senior Administrator

Tim is just really good. While very entertaining, Tim has an honest, sincere manner that really comes through.

MD New Jersey Pharmaceutical Company

Your firm is the best Executive Search firm I have ever worked with. Your team took the time to really understand our needs and culture, was always responsive, and never gave up.

VP R&D NJ Pharmaceutical company

Your team is really wonderful. We have gotten burned with retained search in the past, but not here. We got our money’s worth and more. Jason is great. Thanks

VP R&D NJ Pharmaceutical company

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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.