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Jim Welch is a partner with CHM Partners International. With a corporate background in the global pharmaceutical industry, Jim possesses a unique combination of executive leadership and commercial experience enabling him to intimately understand his clients’ needs and provide access to the proven talent critical to their success. Jim entered the search profession as founder of HR Sourcing LLC. His clients include a broad range of top tier domestic and global firms within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, device and diagnostic sectors. Jim has collaborated with clients in attracting executives in all senior management positions and for key leadership roles in R&D, business development, sales, and marketing as well as for most functional vice presidents. Prior to beginning his career in executive search, Jim was Corporate Executive Director of Human Resources, Novartis Pharmaceuticals (legacy CIBA). In that role, Jim oversaw many of the company’s global workforce initiatives spanning executive recruiting, compensation strategy, expatriate management and organization development. Jim began his corporate career as a research scientist and held executive positions in worldwide drug development and commercialization functions before assuming his leadership role in Human Resources. Jim is a graduate of St. Bonaventure University. He holds an MBA degree from Rutgers University and has completed graduate studies at Seton Hall University and The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. In addition to his wide-ranging business interests, Jim has also been active in a variety of community and charitable organizations and currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Partners in Philanthropy (NJ). | 