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Rachel Gibbs

Rachel is a senior rewards specialist with over a decade of experience advising organisations across the life sciences industry, including biotech, pharmaceutical, and medtech companies. She has collaborated with both growing and established global employers, supporting leadership teams across Europe and internationally to design reward strategies that attract, retain, and motivate highly skilled talent.


With a background in employment taxation and deep expertise in job architecture, salary benchmarking, and reward governance, Rachel combines technical precision with commercial insight. Her approach emphasises helping life sciences organisations gain a competitive edge through pay and reward, ensuring frameworks are competitive, sustainable, and aligned with business strategy.


Clients appreciate Rachel’s collaborative style, strategic clarity, and practical advice. Through Merities Consulting, she partners closely with HR and business leaders to develop reward structures that support profitable growth, enable fair and consistent decision-making, and strengthen the connection between talent, performance, and long-term success.

Networked expertise

Projects are personally led and supported, when needed, by a trusted network of senior HR specialists with experience across the life sciences sector.


This adaptable model allows the right expertise to be assembled for each assignment, ensuring focused delivery while tapping into broader capabilities when the scope of work requires it. 

Our proven approach tailored to provide your advantage

Discovery and context

Understanding your organisation, strategy, workforce profile, and reward objectives to ensure the approach aligns with your specific business environment. 

Insight and benchmarking

Analysing internal structures and market data to identify opportunities, risks, and areas where pay and rewards can enhance your talent strategy. 

Framework design

Creating clear, practical reward structures and governance that promote fairness, competitiveness, and sustainable decision-making. 

Implementation and support

Assisting leadership and HR teams with communication, manager guidance, and practical steps to effectively embed the approach. 

Life science clients that benefited from our work

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