Alison Wilcox

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Senior Client Partner - Medical Devices and Market Leader, Life Sciences - Professional Search at Korn Ferry

Greater Orlando, United States

Overview

Alison Wilcox is the Senior Client Partner and Market Leader for Life Sciences at Korn Ferry, where she leads the North American Professional Search division. Holding a Masters in Human Resource Management and a SHRM-CP certification, she specializes in executive placements within MedTech and pharmaceuticals. Colleagues describe her as exceptionally professional, knowledgeable, and supportive.

Alison earned both her bachelors and masters degrees from the University of Central Florida. She has a demonstrated interest in major healthcare companies like GE HealthCare.

Unique Fact: In fiscal year 2024, she ranked #7 out of 84 in New Business Originated within her division at Korn Ferry.

Personality Overview

Features Driven

Fast But Wary

Generally Skeptic

They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms.  They are not focused on building rapport and relationships. They like to act fast and expect others to do the same.

Topics They Care About

Life Sciences Talent
Leads the strategic growth of Korn Ferry's Life Sciences division in North America, focusing on executive placements in MedTech, diagnostics, and pharmaceuticals.
Medical Device Sector
Manages and grows the Medical Device and MedTech sector, advising clients from startups to established corporations on critical talent and leadership needs.
Team Leadership
Responsible for the leadership and development of Sector Leaders, Managing Consultants, and Associates within her division at Korn Ferry.

Media Appearances

Alison Wilcox – Korn Ferry Consultant Profile. Featured in Korn Ferry

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Work History

5-2024
Senior Client Partner - Medical Devices and Market Leader, Life Sciences - Professional Search at Korn Ferry
7-2022 - 4-2024
Senior Client Partner and Sector Leader - Medical Devices at Korn Ferry
7-2020 - 7-2022
Sector Leader - Medical Devices at Korn Ferry
8-2016 - 7-2020
Managing Consultant - Life Sciences, Medical Devices at Korn Ferry
6-2010 - 8-2016
Business Development, Account Manager and Recruiter, Medical Devices at Legacy MedSearch - Medical Device Recruiters

Education

Master's degree from University of Central Florida
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from University of Central Florida

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Insights For Selling To Alison

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust

DONT's

  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alison is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alison

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alison move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Alison take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Alison

Personality Compatibility


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