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Darren Ferreira

Go-getter · DISC type d
Sr. Director, Head, Talent Acquisition at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
📍 Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Darren Ferreira is a global talent acquisition executive with over 20 years of experience, specializing in the biopharma industry. At firms like Ironwood Pharmaceuticals and Roche, he has built leadership pipelines and scaled talent frameworks across the U. S. , Europe, and Asia. He holds a BA from the University of South Florida.

He has a proven track record of placing high-level executives, having successfully delivered over 18 VP and SVP hires during his tenure at Roche.

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Current Role
Sr. Director, Head, Talent Acquisition
Location
Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Personality Overview

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Decisive
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Vision Oriented

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Priorities

Topics Darren cares about

Biopharma Recruiting
He has extensive experience leading talent acquisition for R&D and clinical-stage biotechnology companies like Ironwood Pharmaceuticals and Roche.
Executive Search
He is focused on building leadership pipelines and has a background of placing numerous senior executives (VP/SVP level) in multinational corporations.
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Career

Work history

3-2023 - 6-2025
Sr. Director, Head, Talent Acquisition
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
7-2019 - 3-2023
Global Talent Acquisition Partner - pRED & Pharma Partnering
Roche
2-2017 - 3-2023
Head, R & D Talent Acquisition
Roche
2-2014 - 3-2023
Attraction & Sourcing pRED
Roche
2-2007 - 1-2014
Recruitment, Sourcing Manager
Johnson & Johnson Recruiting
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Education
1993 - 1996
BA
University of South Florida
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Ball State University
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DISC profile (public)

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