Gilbert J. Carrara, MD

Professional Focus

• 30 years’ combined experience in executive search and healthcare and life sciences, spanning pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, diagnostics, animal health, consumer healthcare, hospital and medical systems, and academic medicine
• Leads searches for board directors and C-level executives such as CEO and COO; functional heads, medical directors, heads of R&D, regulatory, pharmacoeconomics; clinical and therapeutic experts in oncology, CNS, cardiology, GI and other specialty areas
• Extensive business expertise including leadership development, strategic planning, transformation, business development, pharmaceutical pricing, health economics, outcomes research, contracts and negotiation, revenue generation and growth
• Track record of successful senior management searches for large blue-chip international organizations as well as SMEs and private equity firms
• Extensive global network amongst key stakeholders in the life sciences and healthcare sectors
• Author of various white papers including a groundbreaking data-based study on physician leadership and the behavioral profile of successful industry physicians

Business Expertise

• Partner-in-Charge, Global Life Sciences and Healthcare Practice at an international retained executive search and leadership consulting firm; CEO Executive Award Honoree; key member of the firm’s global management team
• Co-Founder of a recruitment and leadership consulting firm specializing in healthcare and life sciences
• Managing Director, North American Life Science Practice of an HR consulting and executive search firm; built Global Life Science Practice
• Principal, Life Science and Healthcare Practice at another of the world’s top global executive search firms; helped establish offices in Princeton, NJ and Philadelphia, PA
• Founder and Director of TPECC, New Jersey’s largest pediatric extended care center
• Medical Director at an international pharmaceutical company working on phase III, IIIb and IV clinical trials

Practice Membership

Global Industry Practices

• Healthcare & Life Sciences

Additional Expertise

• Pharmaceuticals
• Medical Devices
• Biotechnology
• Diagnostics
• Animal Health/Veterinary Medicine
• Consumer Healthcare
• Hospital & Medical Systems
• Academic Medicine

Education & Certifications

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from Ross University School of Medicine, New York
• Bachelor’s degree from Drew University, New Jersey

Affiliations & Awards

• Member, American Association of Pharmaceutical Physicians
• Former Chairman, Delaware Township Board of Health
• Former Member, Delaware Township Office of Emergency Management
• Founding Board Member, Arizona State University Health Futures Council
• Advisor, Tuchman School of Management, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
• Founding Member, Hunterdon County NJ Medical Reserve Corps