Paul E. Came has over 25 years of experience in executive search with a focus in three broad areas: biosciences including healthcare; industrial and consumer product manufacturing companies; and higher education and not-for-profit institutions. He was in the healthcare and higher education practices of the global recruiting firm Heidrick & Struggles for many years and
also was a member of the industrial and consumer products practice and the not-for-profit/higher education practice of Ray Berndtson, another global recruiting firm, until
he co-founded CameSweeney in 2002.
Paul Came’s personal scientific, technical and general management experience provide an extensive and broad-based experience across all functional areas of organizations ranging from small entrepreneurial companies to large well established and complex entities. He has successfully completed dozens and dozens of assignments for a wide spectrum of functions including but not limited to those for controllers, cfo’s, vp’s of manufacturing, vp’s of sales and marketing, directors of regulatory and clinical affairs, and presidents.
Before joining the field of executive recruiting Came was with the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. He began as a research microbiologist, then a director of virology for Schering-Plough, then director of microbiology for Sterling Drug, and eventually president of Hemispherx Biopharma, a biotech start-up, where he was responsible for R&D management, strategic planning, manufacturing, quality, regulatory affairs, financial management, and other disciplines.
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In his early career, Came was a researcher at Rockefeller University. He also taught at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Albany Medical College, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the University of Tennessee College of Medicine.
Paul Came has an undergraduate degree from St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, a master of science degree from the University of New Hampshire and a Ph. D. from Hahnemann Medical College (now Drexel University College of Medicine) in Philadelphia.
He served as a member of the President’s Council of the Museum of Science & Industry and the Union League Club of Chicago’s Civic Affairs Committee. He also was co-founder of the Association of Biotechnology Companies.
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