The People

The people behind
every search we run.

More than one hundred fifty-five professionals work at Alden Search across nine US offices. The directory below features the recruiters and consultants who lead our active engagements — the individuals whose names will appear in your inbox.

152+
Full-time team members plus leadership
9+
Median years recruiting experience
9
US office cities
100%
In-house — no outsourced sourcing
Leadership

The partners.

Three senior partners whose collective experience spans global biopharma, healthtech innovation, and life sciences talent leadership.

Victoria Ashford Co-Founder

Victoria Ashford

Managing Partner

Seventeen years leading talent strategy across life sciences & biopharma executive search. Previously served as Head of Talent at a top-10 global pharmaceutical company. Wharton MBA graduate.

BioPharmaExecutive SearchBased in NYC
victoria.ashford@aldensearch.com
Jonathan Mercer Co-Founder

Jonathan Mercer

Managing Partner

Digital health & healthtech specialist with fourteen years of placing technology leaders across biotech platforms, clinical data systems, and AI-driven diagnostics. Stanford CS, Bio-X affiliate.

HealthTechDigital HealthBased in SF
jonathan.mercer@aldensearch.com
Elena Vasquez West Coast Lead

Elena Vasquez

Senior Partner

Eleven years of commercial & medical affairs recruiting spanning biotech, pharma, and CROs. Former Korn Ferry Life Sciences consultant. Leads our Commercial & Medical Affairs practice.

CommercialMedical AffairsBased in SF
elena.vasquez@aldensearch.com
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Meet the roster.
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Talent Partners
Practice leadership · Strategic engagements · Executive search
10 members
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Lead Recruiters
Search ownership · Client engagement · Candidate advisory
16 members
03
Senior Recruiters
Active searches · Mid-to-senior placements
30 members
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Recruiters
Search delivery · Candidate engagement · Sourcing
30 members
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Talent Sourcers
Active sourcing · Market mapping · Pipeline development
16 members
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Research & Market Intelligence
Compensation analytics · Market mapping · Competitive intelligence
14 members
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Client Success & Operations
Account management · Project delivery · Process excellence
16 members
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Marketing & Brand
External communications · Brand strategy · Content & creative
10 members
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Finance & Administration
Financial management · IT · HR · Office administration
10 members
152 verified professionals
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