Clinical FSP Director, Western Europe, homebased UK or France

Clinical FSP Director, Western Europe home based UK or France

Do you want to work in a proactive, dynamic and engaged leadership team? This is a unique opportunity to join us and be part of such a team, where you will be accountable and responsible for driving growth and quality within Clinical FSP. In this client facing role you will have the autonomy to make business critical decisions supporting our FSP model.

As an industry leader, Covance has worked on all of the top 50 best-selling drugs available today through our full spectrum of nonclinical, clinical and commercialisation services, we don’t just offer you a job, we give you a career.

In this challenging and rewarding role you will be responsible for leading a team of over 200 professionals across multiple countries with a focus on driving growth through delivering exceptional results and enhancing our customer loyalty.

Leading by example you will encourage a supportive culture of self-belief and a desire to achieve successful outcomes, developing our existing talent whilst continuing to build for the future.

Key Responsibilities:

·       Provide operational leadership for a cluster of countries in driving the organization towards established goals, business, client and quality.

·       Partner with Alliance leadership to deliver on FSPx accounts.

·       Accountable for quality, performance and GCP compliance within the cluster.

·       Responsible for country cluster financial delivery (profitability, utilization and productivity gains as well as prevention of out of scope/contract work)

·       Mobilise, motivate and engage staff, encourage mutual support, drive the culture of self-reporting and of taking ownership

·       Examine for ways to increase client satisfaction

·       Ensure high level of employee engagement of all country cluster staff

·       Effectively communicate management strategies, policies and procedures in conjunction with leadership teams

·       Accountable and responsible for the execution of the regional Quality Plan and delivery on regional quality metrics.

·       Participate in the development of global tools for monitoring and utilization forecasting

·       Represent main point of contact for local clients and new businesses across integrated service offerings of Covance

·       Support bid-defense meetings as an expert in a geographic area

Education:

      Required

·       University/college degree – life sciences preferred or certification in a related allied health profession from an appropriately accredited institution (e.g., nursing certification, medical or laboratory technology).

Preferred:

·         Masters or other advanced degree

Experience:

Language skills: Fluency in English and French (preferably native French speaker) Extensive relevant clinical research experience in a pharmaceutical company or CRO with specific experience in FSP model Proven experience in managing clinical operations teams across multiple countries, both operational and line management. Knowledge of resource management systems Demonstrated ability to inspire effective teamwork and influence staff within a matrix system.

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