Biotechnology and Medical Device

Maura Halligan has been a recruiter with Executive Alliance since February, 2020. Maura focuses on the needs of biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, filling all levels of positions on both the operational and science sides.

Maura started out as a medical technologist and later moved into sales and management, leading teams in two medical device companies to #1 positions. Before joining the staffing industry, Maura founded a training and development consulting company whose clients included Bayer Diabetes, Siemens Diagnostics, GE, Quidel, Johnson Controls, Kos Pharmaceuticals and McKesson among others.

Maura is a self-described “business junkie” and believes recruiting enables her to apply all her skills and interests including selling, coaching and learning about the latest business trends, products and technologies. When Maura is not buried under a pile of newspapers or a good book, you’ll find her outdoors in the woods or at the beach.

Maura can be reached at 631 493 0574 ext. 104. Her email is maura@execsallied.com.

Scott Passeser has been in the staffing business for over 35 years and joined Executive Alliance in 2013.  In his role as Senior Vice President, he runs the manufacturing, engineering and supply chain divisions and focuses on aerospace, the environment and biotechnology.

Scott is responsible for the marketing function of the company. He also manages the Executive Alliance Thought Leadership Team which publishes articles for the company’s blog and LinkedIn accounts. An innovator in executive search field, Scott created Long Island’s Jobline on News 12 and hosted the show for 24 years. He now hosts Radio Jobline and has been on LInewsradio since 2014.

Scott was selected by the Long Island Federation of Labor’s Consortium of Worker Education in October, 2001 to run a 12 month Re-employment program that provided outplacement services to over 1,000 workers dislocated by the tragic events of 9/11.  Scott is a published feature writer on the subject of navigating the job market and was a career columnist for Newsday, Long Island Business News and the Wall Street Journal’s National Business Employment Weekly. Scott was also an Adjunct Professor at Hofstra University. When he is not working, Scott watches every Yankee game and adores dogs.

Scott met his wife in 5th grade and they have been married nearly 40 years. Scott can be reached at 631.635.1206.  His email is scott@execsallied.com.