Learning and Development Consultant

Performance Coach – Sales Coaching in Life Sciences Recruitment

Barrington James is a global leader in life sciences recruitment, placing top talent across the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries. As the life sciences sector continues to thrive in 2025—recovering faster than any other industry—our consultants are busier than ever. To help them reach their full potential, we’re looking for a Performance Coach to join our Learning & Development team and drive sales success on the recruitment floor.

The Role

As a Performance Coach, you will work closely with key members of our sales team, providing tailored coaching to improve performance and enhance sales skills. Your focus will be on diagnosing challenges using data insights, identifying opportunities for development, and delivering coaching sessions that directly impact revenue generation.

This is not a one-size-fits-all training role—you will have full autonomy to coach in a way that best suits each individual, using a wealth of resources and support from our extensive L&D curriculum. Whether you’re coaching a junior consultant struggling with objection handling or an experienced recruiter looking to break into top biller status, you will be a key driver of their success.

About You

We’re looking for someone with a strong background in recruitment who understands what it takes to succeed in a sales-driven environment. You might be a top-billing recruiter looking for a new challenge, a recruitment mentor or manager passionate about coaching, or someone with a proven ability to develop others within the industry.

Key qualities we’re looking for:

• Proven success in recruitment (as a consultant, mentor, or manager)
• Comfortable using data insights to diagnose performance challenges
• Confidence in dealing with assertive personalities on the sales floor
• Strong stakeholder management and experience managing upwards
• A positive attitude and a genuine belief in your ability to drive behavioural change

Why Join Us?

• Full training & development to upskill you as a coach—experience in L&D isn’t essential
• Autonomy to coach individuals in a way that suits their learning style
• Work in a booming industry—life sciences is leading the global economic recovery
• Access to a huge curriculum of training materials and best practices to support your coaching