Research Director "Healthcare research"

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Clients

• Cultivates relationships for business growth and referrals, placing as top-of-mind business partner for clients

• Creates new business needs and opportunities from existing and new clients

People

• Leads the team and empowers them with knowledge, guidance and business vision

• Coaches the team in their decision making and thought process. Actively plan for them career development

Research

• Coaches the team on effective reporting structure that will make sharing of insights impactful

• Leads the communication on projects, including leading discussions, updates, responding to queries Communicates on a strategic and advisory level. and providing solutions

• Responsible for the quality and accuracy of deliverables, providing intervention and training as needed

• Expert and reference point for team and ensuring the team is up to speed in this area

Finances

• Contribute actively to budget planning and execution ensuring profitability

• Ensure compliance with internal Finances processes

Communication

• Demonstrates effective communication skills, adapts communication style and tone according to audience and message

Takes active part to MarCom activities and becomes an ambassador

HARD SKILLS & MAIN ACTIVITIES:

Profile

• Requires above 5 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of experience and education. Specialism in research is necessary

• Strong project management and planning skills, good communication and client-handling skills, shows commercial sensitivity

• Ability to coach and manage more senior members of staff, effective delegation

• Ability to work in an international environment
• 5+ Years of Experience in healthcare research

• Fluency in English

Main Activities

• Contributes actively to business strategy meetings and actions

• Coaches team to analyze

• Collaborates with other Business Unit Leaders. Be proactively involved in talent assessment & reviews, succession planning and developing of high potentials

• Engages clients in high level discussion on the study outcome and what it means for their business

• Leads complex projects

• Leverage resource to help team in the intervention aspect of the process

• Reviews, adds value and fine tunes the structure where needed

• Leads the team to develop ideas that are centered on client's business needs

Requirements:
SOFT SKILLS & BEHAVIOURS:

• Demonstrates a positive, solutions-focused attitude.

• Demonstrates excellence in time management, prioritization, and planning.

• Takes complete ownership of tasks

• Facilitates effective team working, through honest and open relationships.

• Make the difference by thinking critically throughout the process from A to Z

• Acts with integrity, respects confidentiality of situations and information

• Effectively multitasks to achieve team and business requirements.

• Offers and welcomes new ideas and suggestions