Denham and Steele, LLC
Denham and Steele is a consulting company specializing in Executive Search, aka Executive Recruiting.
We advise and assist our clients to maximize long-term success and profitability through smart recruitment and retention strategies. Our work is based on extensive experience and solid adherence to professional best practices.
We partner predominately with biopharmaceutical companies in the life sciences industry on positions in discovery, research, clinical development and manufacturing.
Kara Linn: Managing Partner and Chief Talent Advisor
Kara is co-founder of Denham and Steele, LLC. She has a bachelor’s degree in education (magna cum laud) from Texas Tech University with emphases in speech and political science. She taught speech to high school students and English as a Second Language (ESL) to children kindergarten through Grade 12.
Kara left education to develop a successful career in the telecommunications industry where she was a technical sales expert and Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD).
Kara was then invited to join Management Recruiters Int’l (MRI) in Salt Lake City, UT, as a Search Consultant, beginning her career as a Talent Advisor to biotech and pharmaceutical companies as well as other types of companies operating in the Life Sciences space. During her tenure as a Talent Advisor she has fulfilled client needs for Chief Medical Officer, Directors of Clinical Operations, Clinical Research Associates, Biostatisticians from entry level to Vice President in both non-clinical and clinical roles, as well as a variety of Data Science and Analytics positions.
Focused on your needs
We work on a model of close collaborative partnership.
We work on difficult to fill positions.
When you work with us we will spend a significant amount of time learning about the nature of your business and the nature of your need for new talent.
We will have close communication with you at every step of the process, from inception to fulfillment.
Committed to Results
We nurture the extensive relationships we have built over the last 2 decades. We are not transactional in our approach to business.
We are committed to helping our clients find the talent they need without cutting corners. We don’t try to force square pegs into round holes by bringing you candidates that are on the market and are generally unhappy, unqualified, or unemployed.
We do proactive original recruiting based on YOUR specifications rather than bringing you candidates that are available but not qualified.
We aren’t satisfied until we have helped you recruit the talent you need to reach your goals.
Long-term Value
We don’t bring our clients average candidates that they will see from other sources or who will apply to job postings.
When we say we do original recruiting, that means we target passive candidates who have the skills and qualifications you need and we go out and compel them to consider your opportunity.
We follow tried and true best practices of our industry in order to reduce the risk of turn-downs (candidate turns down an offer after extensive time has been invested in the interview process) and fall-offs (candidate reneges after accepting an offer, does not show up on his/her start date or quits/is fired shortly after being hired).
Because of our due diligence, commitment to detail, and putting our emphasis on the best interests of others, we have a career 3-year retention rate of over 90%.
It is not unusual for our candidates to stay where we have placed them for 10 years or longer. That’s HIGH RETENTION, and that translates into higher profits for our clients!