Life Sciences Scoop | October 2024

With October upon us, many of us have returned from our holidays, ready to dive back into work. Our team has been busy curating exciting opportunities that could enhance your career or help strengthen your team’s capabilities.

This month’s newsletter brings you recruitment insights and new job openings including:

· Time to hire: how delays might be costing you top talent

· Free download: essential interview preparation checklist

· New job openings in #Medical, #Quality, #Regulatory, #Preclinical, #Engineering, and #Biometrics

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Lauren McQuade Guy Hunter

See you in Milan!

Jobs of the month

Contract

Sterility Assurance SME Consultant Contract | 6+ months | US (hybrid)

CMC Project Manager | Contract to end of 2024 with high possibility of extension to end of 2025 | Start Date: ASAP | UK

Clinical Operations Co-ordinator | 12 month contract |Basel, Switzerland

Clinical Operations Manager | Basel, Switzerland | Start Date: ASAP | 12 month contract | Up to CHF 73.72/hr (DOE)

RWD Programmer | Fully Remote, North America | 6 or 12 months Start Date: ASAP

Medical

Senior Medical Director- Cardiovascular Clinical Development | $300,000-350,000

Quality and Regulatory

Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager | Pharma | UK

Validation Specialist | Start Date: ASAP | €3500-€4500/month (DOE) | Netherlands

QC Microbiology Teamleader | Start Date: ASAP | €4500-€5250/month (DOE) | Netherlands

Preclinical

Principal Scientist or Associate Director | Liver Biology | Well funded Gene Therapy startup | $180,000 - 220,000

Engineering

Project Engineer | Global Pharma | Netherlands (hybrid)

Data Science

Lead Data Manager | Mid-sized global Pharma | Raleigh/Durham (hybrid)

Statistical Programming

US & Canada

Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer | Small CRO | Remote/Hybrid | US

Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer | Small CRO | Remote/Hybrid | Canada

UK & Europe

Senior Statistical Programmer | World-leading CRO

Biostatistics

USA

Associate Director Biostatistics (Lead Biostatistician)| Global, Research-focused Biopharma | Late Phase Studies / Submissions | FDA interaction | Remote

UK & Europe

Senior or Principal Biostatistician | Leading CRO | UK / Europe (homebased)

Associate Director / Head of Biostatistics | Top Pharma | UK / Belgium / Netherlands / France

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What to read

Time to hire: why you might be missing out on top talent

In the competitive Life Sciences sector, companies continue to face challenges in attracting and retaining top-tier talent. As a recruitment company, we see it time and again – qualified, niche professionals are in high demand and often have the luxury of evaluating multiple job offers simultaneously.

One key factor that can cause companies to lose out on these candidates?

Time to hire.

The following tips, written by Camilla Fedi , our Senior Recruitment Consultant in Medical and Clinical Development, offer practical advice on how employers can speed up their hiring process and secure the best talent:

• Provide timely feedback on CVs: Promptly reviewing CVs and involving the hiring manager in the early stages helps prevent delays.
• Active communication with candidates: Keep them informed about next steps and expected timelines for the assessment process.
• Timely interview feedback: Ideally, aim to provide feedback within 48 to 72 hours after the interview.
• HR involvement from the start: Ensure salary approvals are handled early, so there are no delays when making an offer.
• Open discussions about compensation: Have honest conversations about salary expectations with the candidate early on to avoid back-and-forth negotiations at the offer stage.

Get your free interview preparation checklist

You've already found the perfect role with the help of a Life Sciences recruitment company (we hope that's us!).

Now, the next step is to ace your interview and secure that dream job.

Our one-pager is packed with actionable tips and expert advice to help you navigate the interview with confidence.

Here's what you'll find inside:

• Preparation essentials: Understand what you need to consider and prepare before the interview to set yourself up for success.
• Interview dos and don'ts: Learn the key behaviors to adopt and avoid during the interview to present yourself as the ideal candidate.
• Skill presentation techniques: Master the best techniques to effectively showcase your skills and experience, ensuring you leave a memorable impact on your interviewers.

Click here to download

Who are Warman O’Brien?

Warman O'Brien is a global Life Sciences Recruitment partner. We're proud to say that we have a 90% success rate of CV-to-interview matches, and our partnerships with pioneering?Biotech, Pharma, and CROs across the USA, Canada, UK, and Europe. We recruit top talent across multiple functional areas, including Biometrics, Data Science, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Research, Discovery Sciences, and Medical.

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