We are looking for a Practice Lead to manage our growing team of collaborators performing activities around Supply Chain area in Life science.

The Practice Leadis responsible for ensuring the progression of the workforce, the growth of the practice in terms of recruitment and the evolution of the age pyramid, as well as managing the P&L of the resource and the practice.

MAIN TASKS:

Resources and Knowledge Management

• Contribute to the development of the practice in terms of skills, offers, and staff;


• Supervise, control, motivate, and animate the team, developing a sense of belonging;


• Develop a standardized skills reference framework for the Practice;


• Identify skill levels and map resources within this framework through evaluations (quarterly and annually);


• Identify progression paths by profession and by resource;


• Develop internal and external training plans and plan & monitor the execution of the value plan (in collaboration with the HR department);


• Identify recruitment needs (through a defined recruitment plan and according to external/internal needs throughout the year);


• Collaborate with recruiters: describe the need/contribute to the organization of interviews (identify participants for candidate qualification - estimate the salary proposal and validate it with the Director of Operations);


• Identify retention strategies with HR and Marketing departments;


• Organize and coordinate working groups aimed at developing resource skills.

P&L

• Meet the needs of the departments by identifying the best resources for project execution;


• Manage daily and monitor the balance of billing rates, margins, training of the practice, and optimization of resource allocation while focusing on developing employees' skills.

Business Development

• Manage relationships with the sales team: have an overview of the duration of interventions by practice members and end dates of assignments; raise alerts on risks of peaks and troughs to balance commercial pipeline management and optimize billing rates;


• Ensure that profile sheets are updated one month before the end of the mission/job descriptions, and the mission summary is completed according to the defined template;


• Prepare employees for client interviews in collaboration with Business Development;


• Participate in GO/NO GO meetings organized by Business Operations to provide input on resource availability and skills;


• Participate in RFP/RFI responses to identify people involved in the response and BID defense meeting, ensuring that the standard daily rate by activity, profile, and grade aligns with the Practice reference framework;


• Ensure that each employee completes the project reference sheet at the end of their mission;


• Ensure the drafting of mission orders for each employee, allowing for the measurement of discrepancies during quarterly and annual evaluations between the actual mission execution and the initial plan.

Reporting

• Report to the Director of Operations (project board reviews). For each resource and weekly, perform:
  
  
  
  1. Forecasting and maintenance;
  
  
  2. Gap analysis between planned (Budget, Last MBR, Last Week, etc.) and actual in the employees' CRA;
  
  
  3. If the gap is negative, verify if the cause is cyclical or structural (persisting over 2 sliding weeks) and propose an action plan;
  
  
  4. Validate CRAs at the resource level.
  
  
  
  


• Maintain a three-month inter-contract reporting weekly;


• Identify alerts and escalate problems and risks identified with solutions;


• Implement action plans shared in weekly meetings or exceptional meetings.

Quality

• Respect quality commitments and participate in the continuous improvement of the Quality System;


• Participate in the development of quality documents;


• Participate in management reviews;


• Participate in audit and inspection preparation;


• Identify and record non-conformities involving the practice.

EXPECTED LEVEL, QUALITY, AND SKILLS:

• English level: fluent (written, spoken);


• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint);


• Autonomous and proactive;


• Methodical, organized, and perseverant;


• Dynamic and creative;


• Good communication and team spirit;


• Leadership.

EDUCATION:

• Scientific degree (bachelor's plus 4/5 years).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Successful experience in Clinical Research or management;


• Experience in Supply Chain in the pharmaceuticals industry is a plus.

WHAT WE OFFER:

At Keyrus, thanks to the expertise of our people and external partners, each employee is welcomed with a varied integration program. You will join a dynamic and international environment with enthusiastic and professional colleagues.

We invest considerable time and resources in training our staff (technical and non-technical courses) to continuously support you in your personal and professional growth. On top of this, you will receive a complete salary package including attractive extra-legal benefits (company car, petrol card, meal vouchers, group insurance, hospitalization…) based on your background and experience.

WHO WE ARE:

Keyrus Life Science is an international Consulting, Contract Research Organisation and Functional Services provider with a reputation for transparency and integrity, highly focused on being able to deliver with excellence. Our ‘human’ approach to service provision is what differentiates us from our competitors. Combined with our high caliber staff, this approach has allowed us to become a key player in clinical research.

At Keyrus Life Science we’re proud of our commitment to delivering services of the highest quality, not only skillfully, efficiently and reliably, but also with sincerity and genuine care for our clients’ projects, priorities and reputation. Thus we maintain and advance our vision and our standards, all the while ensuring that we serve your interests better.

From early- to late-stage drug development, our range of services includes: Project Management, Clinical Operations, Pharmacovigilance, Quality Assurance (GxP), Regulatory Affairs Strategy & Support, Data Management, Medical Review & Coding, Biostatistics, Medical Writing & Medical Information, Real World evidence services.