Malvern Panalytical – Client Case Study

Building a diverse Research & Development team to drive innovation.

Disciplines: Software Engineering, Quality Assurance.

Client Overview: Malvern Panalytical specialise in analytical instruments and technologies for material characterisation, creating a better world by providing solutions to enhance everything from the energies that power us and the materials we build with, to the medicines that cure us and the foods we enjoy.

The Challenge

Malvern Panalytical needed support to grow their Research & Development function, sourcing talent from graduate level through to senior roles. Key challenges included:

• Skills – finding candidates with expertise in full-stack software development and quality assurance.
• Diversity – building a team that reflects a range of backgrounds and perspectives.
• Culture fit – ensuring new hires align with their collaborative and innovation-driven environment.

Having worked closely together over a number of years, ADLIB was the obvious choice to deliver.

Our Approach / Solution

We partnered with Malvern Panalytical to deliver a tailored recruitment strategy:

• Specialist sourcing – leveraging our deep networks in Software Engineering and QA.
• Targeted outreach – headhunting and proactive engagement to attract top-tier talent.
• Inclusive hiring lens – ensuring diverse shortlists and equitable processes.
• Collaborative process – acting as an extension of their internal team to streamline hiring.

The Outcome

• Roles filled from graduate to senior level across Software Engineering and QA.
• Diverse team built, strengthening innovation within R&D.
• Business impact – a dynamic and skilled Research & Development team that Malvern Panalytical are proud of.

Roles Filled

• Full Stack Software Engineers (Graduate to Senior)
• Quality Assurance Specialists

ADLIB Teams Involved

• ADLIB Technology Recruitment team
• ADLIB Engineering Recruitment team