Adam Isle, BA, MSc, MCIPD in

Adam Isle, BA, MSc, MCIPD

Visionary · DISC type Ds
R&D Early Talent Lead at GSK
📍 Stevenage, England, United Kingdom

Adam is the R&D Early Talent Lead at GSK, where he sets the global strategy for attracting and developing top talent. With a background at AstraZeneca, he is an expert in early careers programmes and university relations. People who have worked with him describe him as passionate, supportive, and professional.

He is passionate about mentoring and giving back, frequently sharing his wisdom on job applications and interviews to support social mobility. Adam previously served as a Sessional Lecturer at London South Bank University, where he taught modules on talent management and managing change, and completed his MSc.

Unique fact: Adam was awarded "Student of the Year" for two consecutive years during his MSc in Human Resources Management.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
R&D Early Talent Lead
Job Level
Senior
Location
Stevenage, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Adam shows up

Goal-Oriented
Fast But Thoughtful
Objective Evaluator

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Priorities

Topics Adam cares about

Early Talent Strategy
He leads the early talent strategy for R&D at GSK and previously led global early talent and MBA programmes for AstraZeneca, focusing on attracting and retaining top-tier candidates.
Scientific Recruitment
His roles at both GSK and AstraZeneca have focused on attracting outstanding scientific talent for R&D, Data Science, and AI graduate programmes across the US, UK, and Sweden.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
R&D Early Talent Lead
GSK
1-2019 - 11-2024
Global Talent Acquisition Lead - Early Talent & MBA Programmes
AstraZeneca
3-2017 - 1-2019
Global Graduate Programmes Manager (R&D and Data Science & AI)
AstraZeneca
7-2015 - 2-2017
Recruitment Partner
AstraZeneca
1-2014 - 1-2018
Sessional Lecturer
London South Bank University
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Media appearances

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Education
1994 - 1997
Ba (hons) 2i
University of York
2010 - 2013
MSc
London South Bank University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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