ADME-TOX STUDY DIRECTOR - Excellent Opportunity - Pharmaceutical Industry!

Seeking a great Pharma opportunity?  Wanting to work in a Great Company?  Do you have Lab Management and Regulatory Experience?

SC Novi

Hello!  I am Holly Gunter and I am a technical scientific recruiter.  SC Novi is a premier biotech, automotive, and industrial recruiting firm with several great years of experience in improving the lives of scientists.  We are part of the world's largest recruiting affiliate network and our office has been consistently recognized as a leading office within this network.  To learn more about our company, please visit our website at http://www.scnovi.com/.   

ADME-Tox Study Director

My client is an international provider of life science products and lab services to the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. They possess expertise in rapid detection, analytical and drug development services, and ADME-Tox in vitro technologies.  They are currently seeking a study director will be responsible for designing and coordinating scientifically valid in vitro drug metabolism studies in accordance with SOPs.  The position manages all phases of project management including clients and scientists.  This person will be expected to:

• Manage and review QA department compliance audits and document control
• Plays a central role in the design, conduct, interpretation, and reporting of contract studies
• Implements studies by coordinating with biology and analytical chemists and other staff to ensure successful conduct of each study according to internationally acceptable standards and in accordance with relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) including initiation, conduct, completion and reporting
• Acts as the primary contact with the Study Sponsor to ensure well-designed and executed studies that meet Sponsor needs and are executed within the allocated time frame
• Interprets data and prepares reports that meet high scientific standards on time
• Assesses current procedures to improve the efficiency, productivity and scientific standards of DS
• Maintains a comprehensive knowledge of related scientific and technical areas, through liaison with scientific colleagues, reading scientific literature, and attending conferences.
• Performs "failure analysis" when problems occur and then implements solutions to prevent reoccurrence
• Serves as a general scientific consultant for clients, BDCs, and laboratory staff
• Provides input on new scientific and technical directions to enhance DS's future capabilities and reputation
• Leads R&D to establish new technologies/capabilities
• Develops and conducts training programs for laboratory staff
• Supports the Company Mission and implements corporate policies and procedures in a positive and constructive manner

Note: This position is located in Maryland and is a temporary position, lasting approximately 3 months

Must Have:

• Ph.D. in pharmacology, pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacokinetics, toxicology, biology, or a relevant field
• Minimum of 2-5 years of relevant experience
• Excellent organizational, communication inter-functional and interpersonal skills
• Excellent quantitative and writing skills
• Client service oriented
• Creative and proactive in nature
• High degree of professionalism and work ethics
• Ability to work well independently and on a team
• Ability to handle multiple assignments, meets deadlines, and work well under pressure
• Good understanding of compliance preferably GLP
• Good knowledge of computer applications, including word-processing, spreadsheets, and appropriate statistical analysis

Compensation:

Dependent upon experience

If you are interested and qualified, let's make it happen!

Please email your resume in MS Word format to hgresume@scnovi.com.

Please reference position 40021.

Thank you for your consideration and I look forward to speaking with you!

Holly Gunter

SC Novi - Current Open Positions

SC Novi is an award-winning office and part of the MRI network.  I am Holly Gunter, MS, and I specialize in placing scientists within the industry.

OUR ORGANIZATION:

#1) Our Office - We focus extensively in the Pharma/Biotech Industries and place candidates in the Research and Development, Clinical Research, Analytical Services, Quality Assurance/Control, Engineering, and Program/Project Management Disciplines from Entry Level to the Executive Suite.

#2) Our Services are Unique and different from other Recruiting Offices - We collaborate and partner with our clients. We follow a detailed 32 Step Process that guarantees the Recruitment of the Best Candidates in the Marketplace, and we provide a tremendous level of commitment to our clients.  We are not "Headhunters" who haphazardly shotgun resumes without doing the proper research.  We are Professional Recruiters that perform searches that work (over 96% of the candidates that we have placed over the last year are still gainfully employed with the client organization).

#3) My Background - My BS is in Biochemistry, and my MS is in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Microbiology (for which I defended a major research thesis) from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.  In addition to biochemical research, I have also worked for a leading forensic identification company, The McCrone Group, and was a Research Scientist in Bio-fuel R&D.  I have thorough knowledge of the technical aspect and have also completed graduate-level Chemical Engineering coursework (at Michigan State University).  I am also am an Organic Chemistry Instructor/Adjunct Professor at a local community college.  I know what great talent is and more importantly I know how to identify and ultimately recruit the best candidates to our client organizations.