Interim - Site Operations Head

Job Responsibilities

• You will provide day-to-day operational oversight of a specialist site supporting external drug discovery clients
• Act as the on-site point of contact for the global function head, reporting regularly on performance, deliverables and any issues that need escalating
• Own the relationship with off-site corporate support functions, including finance, IT, HR, legal and EHS
• Oversee site administration, including purchasing, invoicing support, expense control and general business housekeeping
• Keep SOPs, compliance activity and EHS standards on track and audit-ready
• Support client-facing activity where needed, including meetings, urgent requests and escalations

Job Requirements

• You should have significant operational leadership experience within a CDMO,CRO or other client-facing life sciences services environment
• Solid working knowledge of drug discovery or early-stage R&D operations and how service delivery works commercially
• Proven people management and project management experience, ideally gained across multiple functions
• Comfortable operating in a client-facing environment with tight turnarounds and shifting priorities
• Experience with site administration, budgets, purchasing and vendor or invoicing processes
• Working knowledge of EHS, quality systems and regulatory or compliance expectations in a lab environment