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- Greater London
Ansök senast: 2024-07-04
Research Director, Pharmaceutical Research Agency
The Career Opportunity:
Joining a Pharmaceutical Research Agency - with a stellar reputation, and people-centric approach, they are at an exciting tipping point for growth and looking to attract a likeminded Pharmaceutical Research Director.
Working on fascinating projects that are intellectually stimulating & diverse; a broad range of methods & business problems meaning no two days are the same.
Primary Purpose:
- To assist the leadership and growth, contributing collaboratively to the broader leadership, development and success of the unit. Increase sales to defined outcomes. Maintaining profit margins, increasing head count profitably.
- This is a hands-on research role, leading from the front, with excellent and proven research skills - track record of working for, and rising up within a pharmaceutical research agency (vital)
Personality Sought:
- Energetic, motivating, an ideas person that can assert ideas.
- Has grit/edge/spike, a certain restlessness to get things done.
- Ego-less, able to wipe the milk up! Collaborative, supportive, wanting best for team.
Commercial Leadership:
Develop Accounts. Lead the strategic growth agenda for accounts. Identify new growth opportunities. Establish clear targets and objectives to budget, ensure profitable and successful operations. Grow the business through expanding the client base, contributing to the brand and marketing e.g. conferences, PR/content marketing (giving team a reason to talk to clients).
Client Leadership:
Client relationship management. Manage senior level clients. Personally develop relevant senior client relationships that will support both day to day delivery and longer term strategic growth opportunities. Act as a client champion for key accounts, influence delivery and excellence of delivery. Work to agreed growth targets.
People Leadership:
People management & development. Manage and oversee the team, develop personal and team targets and objectives for achievement and contribution to the business. Lead and manage the hiring and retention of the best talent. Develop team to enable them to perform at their best
Operational Leadership:
Operational Excellence. Ensure that the team is operationally efficient and effective and delivers best practice/ excellent customer experience and satisfaction with the work provided (and shared). Ensure all work is correctly monitored, with keen eye for detail and strong client service. Bring ideas and initiatives for how to do things better.
Proven Personal Approach:
People that thrive here share some of the following competencies: Curiosity, integrity, enthusiasm. Friendly, collaborative, proactive. Happy to take personal ownership, go above and beyond to help clients solve problems.
The Benefits:
- Be treated as a valued member of the team (vs. anonymous cog in a wheel) & feel supported from day one.
- Work with & have access to senior team members on daily basis, providing ‘on the job’ training & enabling faster career development; you truly progress at your own rate rather than being governed by years spent at a given level.
- Be given space & independence to pursue personal interests (e.g. Art / Graphic Design, Digital Innovation, Behavioural Economics) & career goals; nothing is off limits
- Be recognised & rewarded for your achievements & not constrained by corporate structure or hierarchy
- Enjoy a collaborative environment where colleagues work together as a team (vs. being pitted against each other); no egos allowed
- Work with open, transparent & inspiring leaders, who have your back, will advocate for you & ensure your contributions are valued & acknowledged
Next Steps:
Apply now if this feels interesting and you feel you have the right vital ingredients. If you do, we'll bring the role to life in full detail and confirm if it's a good match that will accelerate your career plans.
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