Human Capital Solutions Inc. has hired Mark Lombard as managing director of the executive search and professional recruiting company’s Life Sciences, Healthcare and Technology division.
 
Lombard has more than a decade of research experience as a drug discovery molecular biologist with Amgen, GlaxoSmithKline and Pharmacia & Upjohn, which now part of Pfizer.
 
“His scientific career primarily centered on elucidating protein-protein interactions and signaling pathways in support of target discovery and validation programs in oncology, infectious, neurodegenerative and metabolic diseases,” a news release stated.
 
Lombard has co-authored publications in several journals such as Cancer Research, Molecular Biology of the Cell, Genomics and the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the release stated.
 
He holds a degree in biology and master’s degree in molecular biology from Western Michigan University and completed his MBA with an emphasis on biosciences management from N.C. State University.
 
His hire coincides with Wilmington-based Human Capital Solutions’ expansion to Raleigh with the opening of a new office there.
 
“Our firm will be celebrating our 14 year anniversary in just a few months and we are excited to see the key business indicators and the psychology of the marketplace improve and swing more favorably for companies to grow, hire, and expand” company CEO Bo Burch said in the release.