Bright minds, placed from Heidelberg.
Heidelberg has one of the highest concentrations of researchers, physicians and developers in Europe. Neckar Minds places them in permanent positions at hospitals, practices, industry and companies, in the region and across Germany. Success-based, personal, drawn from our own network.
No retainer, no upfront payment, no temp agency work.
Instead of fifty CVs.
Terms in writing first, then the profile. No surprises.
Four fields, one network.
Research & Science
PhDs, postdocs and group leaders from the university, DKFZ, EMBL, Max Planck institutes and hospitals who want to move into pharma, biotech, medtech or software. Our core focus.
Scientist · Medical Advisor · R&D Lead · Data
Hospital, Practice & Dentistry
Specialist and resident physicians, senior consultant and leadership roles, employed dentists, practice succession, nursing leadership. Also for the practice with a single vacancy.
Clinics · Hospitals · Medical care centres (MVZ) · Practices
Technology & Industry: IT, Data, Engineering
Software, data science, SAP environment, IT leadership, medical technology, biotech, chemicals, mechanical engineering, automotive, hardware, R&D. From corporates and mid-sized companies to spin-offs.
Data Scientist · SAP Consultant · Lead Engineer · CTO
Administration & Skilled Professionals
Commercial specialists and managers, hospital administration, controlling, sales, project management. Everything else a hospital or company needs.
Head of Administration · Controlling · Sales
What you get, and how it works.
30 minutes: role, team, salary band, timeline. Followed by a short placement agreement, two pages.
Direct approach within our network of research, hospitals and industry. First profiles in 10 to 14 days.
Three to five pre-interviewed profiles with our assessment: expertise, salary, motivation to move, availability.
Interviews coordinated, contract supported. Fee due only when the employment contract is signed.
Fees
- €15,000Minimum fee for percentage-based roles
- Only on hireNo retainer, no upfront payment
- On contract signaturePayable within 14 days net
- No guaranteeYou assess suitability in the interview; we deliver the shortlist
Fee only on placement.
No retainer, no upfront payment, no temp agency work. You receive three to five pre-interviewed profiles, not fifty CVs.
- First profiles in 10 to 14 days
- Terms confirmed in writing before every introduction
- One point of contact from briefing to first day at work
Free of charge for you.
The fee is always paid by the employer. Your documents go to a specific company only with your approval. If your degree is from abroad, you will find our complete guide to recognition, language and visa here.
- Initial conversation in German or English
- Honest assessment of salary and market
- No mass applications in your name
Doing something about the skills shortage.
Germany is short of physicians, nursing leaders, engineers and developers. At the same time, highly qualified people leave research every year without a suitable next step, or, as professionals from abroad, get stuck on recognition and bureaucracy. Neckar Minds starts exactly there: we connect people who are already here, or want to come, with the positions that need them: in hospitals and practices as well as in pharma, chemicals, mechanical engineering, automotive and software.
- For the region: talent from Heidelberg institutes and hospitals stays in Rhine-Neckar instead of leaving for Munich or Boston.
- For Germany: hospitals and companies nationwide gain access to one of the densest knowledge networks in Europe.
- For people from all over the world: support through recognition, language and visa, fair and free of charge for candidates, in line with the WHO Code of Practice.
- For employers: filled faster, retained longer, without temp agency work.
Why Heidelberg. Why Neckar Minds.
The university, the university hospital, DKFZ, EMBL, Max Planck institutes, the technology park, SAP and BASF on the doorstep: few regions in Europe have so many highly qualified people in such a small area. Neckar Minds is run by Ali Yahyaoui: business graduate with a focus on HR and organisation, Master's in Entrepreneurship, two years in Heidelberg's research and medical community. He knows the people he proposes personally and has an eye for who will make the move from academia to industry. Large agencies do not have that.
Every candidate has been interviewed by us before we present them.
Heidelberg, Mannheim, Walldorf, Ludwigshafen: short distances, familiar organisations.
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