About Hays Life Sciences Hays Life Sciences supports organisations across Pharmaceuticals, Bioprocessing, Fine and Speciality Chemicals, MedTech, Advanced Materials, and Industrial Science-led Manufacturing. Our clients include start-ups, scale-ups, global leaders, and established UK industrial manufacturers. Demand for skilled professionals across manufacturing, operations, process development, engineering, and technical leadership continues to rise due to industry growth, regulatory evolution and digital transformation: UK Life Sciences vacancies increased 5.2% in 2024, with the North West among the strongest growth regions in the country''s scientific hiring landscape. AI adoption, digital manufacturing and predictive maintenance systems are reshaping production environments, intensifying demand for skilled technical professionals across pharma, biotech, chemicals and advanced manufacturing sectors.The Life Sciences industry employs around 300,000 people and contributes nearly £100 billion annually to the UK economy, reinforcing long-term demand for specialist talent supporting manufacturing and process operations. Liverpool and the wider North West form one of the UK''s most established manufacturing corridors, home to major pharmaceutical, chemical, bio-processing and industrial production sites. As organisations scale capacity and modernise operations, recruitment demand continues to increase across engineering, technical manufacturing, process optimisation and operat