Our Brands

Our Brands

Compass Associates provides a premium contingent recruitment service to clients and candidates in the independent health, social care, and children’s services & education sectors – specialising in mid-to-senior level, permanent hires.
Having been established in 2010, Compass Associates has grown to become the largest dedicated recruitment agency to support the independent health and social care industries in the UK. Headquartered in Portsmouth, but with offices in Manchester, London, and Raleigh, NC., the team has helped find jobs for 10,000 candidates since first opening our doors.

Compass Carter Osborne is the dedicated executive search brand within CRS. Formed following the merger of the two leading names in private equity backed healthcare search, the team are the go-to business consulting advisor to investors and providers alike.
Comprising some of the most respected and long-standing executive search consultants within the investor backed healthcare and life sciences space, CCO has been recognised multiple times at industry awards for standout delivery, knowledge, and proficiency. Active contributors to the sectors they perform searches in, the team have deep and wide-reaching networks drawing upon in sector expertise, with out of sector reach.

Carrot Life Sciences has been a recruitment partner to the life sciences industry for nearly two decades, building teams across the pharmaceutical, biotech, medtech, and service industry sectors, making hires on a permanent and contract basis.
Becoming part of the Compass house of brands in 2023, Carrot Life Sciences provides premium contingent recruitment solutions for the global life sciences industry. Founded by Debbie and Martin Anderson – former industry veterans – their expertise has been instrumental in supporting clients and candidates across nearly 20 years in operation. This experience has shaped the Carrot offering, with the team aligned to support all recruitment hires across the full drug development life cycle.

Consult Search is a bold, energetic recruitment consultancy, operating across healthcare and scientific markets in the UK and across the globe. They partner with aspirational organizations and identify the best talent to drive outstanding commercial performance.