This next-generation biotech company uses advanced cell factory engineering and precision fermentation to develop renewable and scalable alternatives to traditional chemical manufacturing. With a growing team and a challenging hiring landscape, they turned to CK Group to help recruit specialists aligned with their scientific and sustainability-driven mission.

The Head of Development describes what the company does as this: “We make nature accessible, affordable, and sustainable by transforming traditional chemical manufacturing and creating renewable and scalable routes to materials, chemicals, and ingredients used by our society. We use advanced cell factory engineering and precision fermentation to recreate and transfer the complex chemistries in nature into efficient cell factories that produce food ingredients, biomaterials, agricultural chemicals, and pharmaceuticals.”

The company needed to hire highly skilled professionals in a highly competitive U.S. biotech talent market. Required roles spanned disciplines such as metabolic engineering, assay development, protein modelling, and bioinformatics—many of which require rare and highly specific experience.

CK Group provided focused and consultative recruitment support with a deep understanding of the scientific skillsets required. The team took time to understand the client’s hiring needs and company culture, resulting in accurate candidate matches.

“The staff at CK have done an excellent job finding appropriate candidates for my company. They have helped us find very appropriate candidates for a wide range of roles,” said the Head of Development.

The client experienced precision hiring from the outset:

“For the first hire, they sent a single resume that was perfect and led directly to a hire.”

Beyond sourcing, CK helped resolve final hiring terms and maintained high-quality communication throughout:

“They also helped us navigate some complications with the final terms of the agreement.”
“There are regular updates on the search process and they are always responsive when a phone call is needed”.

CK Group successfully placed highly specialised candidates into key roles including assay development scientists, computational protein engineers, and metabolic research scientists. The recruitment process was streamlined, with several hires made from concise, targeted shortlists.

“Our experience with CK has been the ideal recruitment experience,” the Head of Development confirmed.

This strong performance helped the company scale its R&D capabilities quickly in a highly competitive hiring market. The client viewed CK not just as a supplier, but as a trusted, long-term recruitment partner.

“This is a very professional group that you will enjoy working with.”