Study Director II

Job Description

The Study Director ensures study design; execution and reporting align with client project specifications. This role will support commercial, customer support, and operations teams in project management. This role requires technical expertise and proficiency in client communication within a contract research organization.

The Study Director is a scientific leadership position, responsible for providing guidance and alignment between our customer base, the industry at large, commercial teams and service operations. This role will be collaborative and influential in a broad network of business functions in support of delivering high quality services to our valued customers, and driving business growth, brand recognition, and alignment with Eurofins core competencies.

• Develops client and stakeholder relationships through technical leadership and collaboration
• Manages client projects in all phases of study life cycle from study design to reporting
• Ensures regulatory compliance and quality assurance of client studies
• Supports portfolio strategy, new growth areas and global innovation projects
• Contributes to portfolio and product management team by developing content for services catalog, external marketing, and brand awareness
• Provides leadership in establishing and monitoring unit research and development objectives and commercial lifecycle management
• Provide technical leadership to lab operations, business development and marketing team
• Supports client services team in generating proposals, RFPs, study plans and scope of work preparation. Assists pricing team in completing custom pricing and cost analysis
• Supports laboratory team, and may be required to conduct experiments at the bench, in a lab setting to support client projects, R&D, training, and troubleshooting
• Understands and complies with requirements for work performed within a GxP site
• Completes required training and supports 100% of Employee Health and Safety requirements
• Conducts responsible use of confidential IT and business systems, as required
• Adheres to department SOP and documentation requirements
• Ensures accurate data management and reporting, with the highest integrity, and manages quality control on project data and reports
• Accountable for delivering to unit and site key performance metrics (quality, delivery on time)
• Supports site goals and demonstrates Eurofins’ competencies, as defined in the job plan
• Provides training to colleagues and external end users, when required
• Performs other duties, as assigned

Qualifications

• Demonstrates a positive attitude, capacity for team environment, and exhibits a genuine interest in drug discovery in support of advancing human health.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written skills, including ability to prepare detailed scientific reports and group presentations
• Ability to support project management, plan and coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, with appropriate allocation of available resources
• Demonstrated experience in working effectively with cross-functional teams
• Excellent attention to detail and maintain a high quality standard of work under defined timelines.

• M.A. or M.S. with 3 years relevant experience
• Ph.D. with 1 years relevant experience
• Combination of Education and Relevant Experience
• Demonstrated experience in project management, support of technical correspondence, drafting and presenting of scientific proposals to clients.
• Scientific expertise in the areas of: cellular biology, in vitro assays, and phenotypic screening.
• Experience and/or knowledge in supporting a functional area within a drug discovery program, from development to IND submission life cycle.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high quality results in a time driven manner.
• Demonstrated expertise in scientific data generation, interpretation, reporting and presentation.
• Proven experience with program management and research/development in an industry setting.

Additional Information

Position is full-time, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm. Candidates currently living within a commutable distance of St. Charles,ÂMO are encouraged to apply.

• Excellent full time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays