Neither of the usual answers. Yaffa Grace is a career strategist and a working BioPharma recruiter, someone who has spent 20+ years on the hiring side of this industry, deciding who advances and who doesn’t. That’s different from a coach, who guides, and different from a resume writer, who documents. You get positioning built from the exact intelligence recruiters and hiring managers use when they decide. It’s career strategy from the person who has been in the room where the decision gets made.

Most professionals working with career advisors are getting writing help. This is built on something different: 20+ years inside BioPharma recruiting, on both sides of the hiring process. Yaffa Grace has been in the rooms where hiring decisions are made. That recruiter intelligence is what gets built into your positioning, not general career advice, but the specific framing that moves applications forward in BioPharma hiring.

Most clients come in because their applications aren’t converting at the rate their experience warrants. They leave with positioning built on recruiter-side intelligence, the specific framing BioPharma hiring managers actually respond to. We can’t manufacture job offers, but we can make sure you’re not losing roles because of how you’re presenting yourself. That’s the gap we close.

Yes. Every engagement, from the strategy call to the final document, is handled by Yaffa Grace directly. No team, no junior writer, no intake form that disappears into a queue. You work with the person whose name is on the door.

Often yes. The issue is rarely execution, it’s strategy. A well-written resume built around the wrong positioning still won’t convert. The work starts with what story needs to be told, then builds the materials to tell it.

No. The professionals who move fastest are the ones whose positioning is ready before the role they want posts. Waiting until you see the right job means you’re already behind candidates who prepared in advance.

Pharma layoffs are industry-wide and well understood by hiring managers. The question isn’t why you left: it’s what you built, what you delivered, and how clearly your background translates to the next role. That’s a positioning problem, and it’s exactly what this work addresses. Many clients come out of large organizations like Pfizer, AbbVie, Johnson and Johnson, and Bristol Myers Squibb and go on to land roles at mid-size and specialty biotech companies where their experience becomes a direct competitive advantage.

For experienced BioPharma and Biotech professionals, a realistic search in the current market typically runs three to six months, though it varies by function, geography, and how targeted the search is. Candidates who move fastest come in with clear positioning and materials built for where they’re going, not just where they’ve been. A Career Strategy Session is a good starting point if you want a straight read on your positioning and where you have the most traction.

Most engagements are completed in under 10 days from kickoff. Career Strategy Sessions are usually scheduled within the same week. If you’re working toward a specific deadline, mention it when you book: timelines can often be adjusted, and you’ll get a straight answer on what’s realistic.

Yes. If you book a Career Strategy Session and move forward with Signature Positioning or Signature Search within 7 days, $200 of your session fee credits toward the engagement. Nothing gets started over.

I don’t offer refunds, but I do something better: I work with you until the materials are right and you give final approval. Revisions are built into every engagement. You’re never handed a draft and left to figure it out. The work isn’t done until you’re confident putting your name behind it. If you’re not yet sure which service fits, a Career Strategy Session gives you a clear read before any larger commitment.