ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR JOB DESCRIPTION

An Associate Director without a clear point of view is just another meeting attendee. In consultancy and professional services, clients pay for structured thinking that translates ambiguous briefs into decisions they can act on - and that is what this role is hired to deliver. The Associate Director owns a portfolio of accounts, leads strategic recommendations, and is accountable for both the commercial health of those accounts and the quality of advice that reaches the client. Fee income targets, bid leadership, and client retention sit directly in this seat.

As the Associate Director, you shape the strategic output that clients rely on to make high-stakes business decisions, owning account delivery from brief through recommendation while managing the commercial performance of your portfolio. You work within a multi-discipline consultancy structure, partnering with senior directors and junior team members to ensure every engagement meets its agreed budget and produces measurable business outcomes for the client.

Career Impact: Owning fee-generating accounts at this level builds a track record of commercial and advisory leadership that is directly legible to Director and VP hiring panels in professional services.

Business Impact: The clients you advise make marketing, infrastructure, or operational decisions worth significant capital investment - the quality of your recommendations shapes whether those decisions succeed.

Growth Opportunity: Experience leading multi-discipline bids and managing Associates through delivery prepares you for Director-level P&L ownership and independent practice leadership within three to five years.

Company Value: The role offers hybrid and flexible working options alongside mentorship from senior specialists, with exposure to a global network of research and advisory professionals.

• Lead account delivery across an assigned client portfolio, ensuring all deliverables meet agreed scope, budget, and timeline.
• Own the development of strategic proposals and client-facing recommendations, coordinating inputs from internal teams and partner agencies.
• Direct bid preparation for single and multi-discipline commissions, including fee tendering, resource planning, and client presentations.
• Review all client deliverables for quality, ensuring recommendations are analytically sound and commercially viable before submission.
• Monitor the commercial and financial performance of each account, reporting variances and course-correcting where required.
• Develop and mentor Associates and Senior Associates, conducting regular performance conversations and supporting progression plans.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities within existing accounts and target sectors to grow fee income year over year.
• Collaborate with discipline leads and external stakeholders to provide integrated advisory services that reflect the full scope of client need.

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, communications, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 5 or more years of client-facing advisory or consultancy experience, with demonstrated accountability for account delivery and commercial outcomes.
• Proven ability to lead strategic planning engagements, from initial brief through to presentation of final recommendations.
• Experience managing and developing junior professionals, including setting objectives and conducting performance evaluations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex analysis clearly to senior client stakeholders.
• Sound understanding of financial management principles including fee structures, budget monitoring, and profitability tracking.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams under competing deadlines without loss of output quality.

• Chartered or accredited professional status in a relevant discipline (such as MCIBSE, MICE, or equivalent) within the candidate's primary sector.
• Experience leading multi-discipline bids or cross-functional client engagements involving more than one service line or practice area.
• Prior exposure to business development activity including proposal writing, client interviews, and pipeline management.
• Familiarity with media planning, research methodologies, or technical design standards relevant to the dominant service offered by the employing firm.

• Client account retention rate, reflecting how well the portfolio renews and expands over a 12-month period.
• Fee income delivered versus target, measuring commercial contribution of managed accounts each financial year.
• Proposal win rate on bids led, tracking conversion of tendered opportunities to confirmed commissions.
• Deliverable acceptance rate by clients on first submission, indicating quality of output before revision cycles.
• Direct report progression rate, measuring how many mentored staff advance to the next seniority level within 18 months.
• Typical tools: project and account management platforms (commonly Microsoft Office Suite); media and research measurement systems (commonly planning and analytics tools relevant to the firm's sector).

• Base Salary Range: $110,000 to $155,000 depending on sector and firm size.
• Bonus: Annual performance bonus of 10% to 20% of base salary.
• Equity: Uncommon at this level; partnership track available at select firms.
• Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage; employer contribution standard.
• PTO: 18 to 25 days annually, plus public holidays.
• Common Perks: Professional development budget, hybrid work arrangement, client entertainment allowance.

Figures are estimates based on general US market benchmarks and may be outdated. Adjust based on location, company size, and seniority level.

Candidates for this position are evaluated without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Reasonable accommodations are available to applicants and employees with disabilities upon request. A background check is required as a condition of employment. All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States prior to commencing employment.

The Associate Director leads strategic initiative development and branding implementation for NCAA Division II, assisting the director, managing director, and vice president in fulfilling the division's mission and strategic position. Working closely with external groups including CoSIDA and NACMA, the role shapes communications, oversees the governance intern, and enables the division to deliver consistent programming across conferences, committees, and championship events.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the director, managing director and vice president of Division II in the development and implementation of strategic initiatives and policies designed to fulfill the mission, philosophy and strategic position of Division II.
• Assist with the implementation of Division II branding initiatives, including the activation of the "Make It Yours" brand, Division II purchasing website, and execution of social media opportunities.
• Assist in the preparation of communications and educational materials for different Division II constituents through various means of communications, including managing and updating a comprehensive collection of Division II educational resources.
• Coordinate other Division II strategic initiatives, including the Make Game Day Yours initiative, campus retreats, conference T-shirt program and Division II Award of Excellence.
• Work with Turner Sports to ensure a consistent and broad presence related to content on NCAA.com, including coverage of regular season and championship events.
• Participate in Division II's partnership with CoSIDA, including the Division II Academic All-America Program, facilitating the annual Division II Conference Sports Information Directors' Meeting and attending other events and functions.
• Maintain relationships with and outreach to external groups and associations such as CoSIDA, NACMA, coaches' associations, and other higher education associations.
• Serve as secondary liaison to the Division II Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and the Identity Subcommittee of the Division II Management Council, including agenda building, supplement preparation and report writing.
• Attend selected Division II committee meetings and other Division II events such as workshops, summits, and forums.
• Assist with the Division II Convention planning process, including the execution of branding and communication efforts.
• Supervise the Division II governance intern, conduct regular one-on-one meetings, and conduct midyear and annual performance evaluations within established timeframes.
• Serve as the lead for the selection process for the governance postgraduate internship candidates.
• Provide internal service and support to national office initiatives and functions as directed.
• Perform other governance duties as assigned and determined by the candidate's skills, interests and abilities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Three to five years of related experience required, including experience in intercollegiate athletics either as a student-athlete or an administrator.
• Understanding of and interest in the governance structure and process for the NCAA and Division II.
• Previous experience with planning and executing communications strategies, especially with social media content preferred.
• Strong oral and written communications, interpersonal, and organizational skills required.
• Estimated travel required less than 40%.
• Position based out of the national office in Indianapolis, Indiana; current work environment is hybrid with 3 days in office and 2 days remote.
• All national office staff are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment; new hires must be fully vaccinated within eight weeks from acceptance of offer.

Reporting to Trimont Operations leadership, the Associate Director - Onboarding manages the end-to-end client and asset setup process, consulting internal and external stakeholders on onboarding procedures, capital structures, and servicing agreements. Partnering with Asset Management, closing attorneys, and internal departments, this role ensures all onboarding checklists, system entries, and loan documents are completed accurately and on schedule to support seamless commercial real estate servicing transitions.

Primary Duties

• Manage the overall setup process for new clients and new assets, ensuring each department is meeting its internal deadlines per policies and procedures.
• Maintain positive relationships with internal and external clients, providing a high level of customer service.
• Consult internal and external clients on the boarding process and Trimont operational functions.
• Review and consult on servicing agreement drafts or Repurchase Agreements on behalf of Trimont Operations.
• Work with clients to determine capital structure, remittance timelines, account structures and needs.
• Create and maintain client, investor, and asset onboarding checklists and set up information in various external and proprietary systems.
• Understand servicing fee structure, payment methodology, and invoicing contacts, and initiate processes for data fees, Triview access, and other client requests.
• Communicate pertinent information to internal departments and manage team email inbox.
• Obtain required documents for onboarding, determine internal personnel assignments for new assets, and request core loan documents from closing attorneys or clients upon asset closing.
• Review finalized asset documents for core data needed to board the asset in Strategy and follow up on closing binders.
• Serve as liaison between Asset Management and Trimont Operations during the onboarding process and assist with directing the application of reserve funds received at closing.
• Participate in servicing transfer calls with prior servicer, create and send hello letters for any servicing transfers, and assist with training for Asset Management on Trimont operational processes.
• Serve as backup for Asset Manager on any newly-closing asset.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree required; academic background in finance, accounting, or real estate preferred.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience, including experience with complex and challenging loans preferred.
• Understanding of commercial real estate transactions, industry terms, account structures, and servicing processes.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel; proficiency in Word and Outlook.
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to accurately interpret internal and external client needs and strong mathematical aptitude.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts.
• Excellent people skills with the ability to cultivate strong relationships with external clients and internal support staff.
• Ability to multi-task, meet deadlines, and identify opportunities to improve operational efficiencies.

Sitting at the intersection of clinical quality strategy and CMO oversight, the Associate Director / Director, QC develops and implements phase-appropriate Quality Control procedures and systems for Synthekine's clinical products across early to commercial-stage programs. Operating across internal technical operations and external CDMO and CRO networks, this role leads QC professionals, drives continuous improvement of the Quality Management System, and ensures all testing operations remain cGMP compliant to protect program timelines and regulatory standing.

Duties

• Develop and implement phase appropriate Quality Control procedures and systems for the Synthekine clinical products.
• Oversee Quality Control testing operations for in-process, lot release and stability programs being conducted at CMO sites.
• Review and approve all test methods, qualification protocols and reports, sample management forms, and QC-related SOPs from the CMO site to ensure technical content.
• Maintain a strong working relationship with CMOs and CROs performing GMP testing activities.
• Foster a quality and continuous improvement mindset to ensure all QC deliverables are cGMP compliant in a phase appropriate fashion to support early, late clinical phase and commercial programs.
• Set strategy in partnership with Technical Operations Leadership and assure appropriate management oversight of Quality Control performance.
• Lead quality professionals, including objective setting, performance management, coaching, training, mentoring, development, and recruiting.
• Proactively identify issues, concerns or potential risks to the business and ensure appropriate preventative actions are in place.
• Recommend, monitor, and engage in corrective actions for all identified excursions for QC testing and stability program testing.
• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System while fostering an environment of collaboration, trust, risk management, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Skills & Qualifications

• Associate Director: B.S. degree or equivalent in experience; advanced degree preferred; minimum 10 years of quality control or analytical technical experience within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
• Director: B.S. degree or equivalent in experience; advanced degree preferred; minimum 12 years of quality control or analytical technical experience within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
• Experience managing Quality Control testing groups for Biologics and cell therapy projects, including demonstrated relationships with CDMO and/or CRO vendors for product release testing.
• Demonstrated success in evaluating quality compliance issues across all phases of clinical development for Biologics and Cell therapy programs; experience in a smaller pharma/biotech that has reached commercial stage is ideal.
• Broad knowledge of regulatory requirements for clinical and commercial products.
• Demonstrated experience with analytical techniques for testing biologics, lentiviral vector, and cell manufacturing products.
• Experience with quality management systems, document control systems, and LIMS; previous experience establishing GMP documentation.
• Ability to respond to regulatory agency inquiries or complaints and to read, analyze, and interpret scientific and legal documents.

Embedded within Carvana's operations organization, the Associate Director builds and delivers enterprise-wide learning solutions, internal communications strategy, and training programs that improve leader and team performance across Market Operations, People Operations, Logistics, and Inspection Centers. Working closely with senior executives and cross-functional stakeholders, this role develops a team of training professionals and advances the organizational capability needed to sustain a best-in-class customer experience.

Core Functions

• Lead the strategic planning of the employee learning experience, internal communications and implementation of training programs.
• Partner closely with business leaders and relevant stakeholders to assess needs, develop learning solutions, and deliver training to improve the performance of leaders, teams, and individuals across the organization.
• Create internal communication strategies and work cross functionally to execute messaging.
• Develop a team of training professionals who enable Carvana to deliver the best in class customer experience.
• Guide and design the vision behind a user-centric content based on adult learning principles to drive learning transfer, performance improvement, and business outcomes across a wide range of delivery methods.
• Identify gaps and opportunities in on-going curriculums and address them creatively and innovatively.
• Measure and report on the effectiveness of learning solutions that have been implemented.
• Confer with management, supervisors and employees to gain knowledge of work situations requiring training and to better understand changes in policies, procedures, regulations, business initiatives and technologies.
• Work cross-functionally with groups company-wide, including Market Operations, People Operations, Logistics, and Inspection Centers to drive meaningful results.
• Lead operations change communication and participate in organizational change management.
• Sustain a thriving culture that embodies the company's vision and values.
• Lead change management, learning and development, and other programs in parallel while supporting the team's ability to execute.
• Identify, assess and design different initiatives to elevate the customer and employee experience in partnership with Operations and Talent Development.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 10+ years of working experience in a training and development capacity in a large and complex business setting, including experience developing successful training programs that led to employee performance improvement and positive business outcomes.
• Proven analytical skills with the ability to gather, conduct, and evaluate analyses of program performance, identify points of improvement, and develop solutions and strategies from findings.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to balance multiple projects while producing excellent presentations and proposals.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including clear and articulate communication with remote direct reports.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, organizational, and people leadership abilities.
• Ability to scale and lead a large operations team while influencing and consulting with top executives on strategy.
• Ability to prioritize, meet tight deadlines, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

A key member of the insights practice, the Associate Director delivers end-to-end project insight work using culture and consumer sources, building strategic research recommendations that move clients to act. Collaborating across account teams and a global network of research professionals, this role integrates MB tools and methodologies to translate complex findings into compelling stories that support client marketing decisions and team budget goals.

Functions

• Deliver the insight component of projects from beginning to end, using culture and consumer sources to build thinking.
• Share methodology recommendations confidently with clients and team members and apply fresh methodologies as needed.
• Make the complex simple and tell powerful stories that help clients understand the world and act on insights.
• Connect the dots to solve big questions for clients and build and deliver strategic research recommendations.
• Articulate insights in writing and in presentations to provide clients with outcomes that meet or exceed expectations.
• Apply strong commercial acumen to ensure delivery of profitable jobs that meet or exceed client expectations.
• Role model behaviours that inspire more junior team members.
• Apply expert knowledge of clients and their business in all client interactions and deliver effective advice and consultancy.
• Develop positive client relationships to become the first port of call for strategic opinions and advice across all accounts.
• Lead accounts to oversee the team in delivering all account deliverables within agreed budgets.
• Integrate knowledge of MB tools, philosophies and techniques into the design, analysis, and interpretation of research projects to deliver meaningful insights.
• Ensure insights are translated into engaging stories with clear implications to help clients make better marketing decisions.
• Actively seek and develop new business opportunities to achieve personal and team budget goals.
• Contribute to rollouts of regional and global launches by identifying opportunities to introduce them to clients and add value to accounts.

Requirements

• No degree, certification, experience, technical skill, or language requirements stated.
• Exciting career growth opportunities across an array of clients and industries with a wonderful culture.
• Support and collaboration with a global network of research professionals for a truly global career.
• Hybrid and flexible working options and unique leave entitlements available.
• Training, development, and mentorship from the industry's leading insights specialists provided.

Regulatory program success across Phase I through post-approval depends on the Associate Director, who shapes global CMC strategies for multiple clinical development projects and leads all submission activities including INDs, BLAs, MAAs, and NDAs without supervision. Based within the pharmaceutical regulatory function and serving as the primary interface with health authorities, this role ensures documents meet regulatory requirements, communicates risks to project teams, and enables timely approval of major biologic marketing applications.

Accountabilities

• Develop and create global regulatory CMC strategies for multiple clinical development projects at all stages, from Phase I through post-approval, with a focus on innovation and regulatory compliance.
• Lead the preparation for and conduct of formal CMC meetings with regulatory health authorities, including reviewing applications and negotiating with Health Authorities.
• Provide regulatory support to other functions and CMOs during Regulatory Authority inspections.
• Lead and drive all CMC submission activities, including planning, authoring, reviewing, coordination, and submission for assigned projects and products.
• Plan, prepare, and critically review CMC components of regulatory documents including INDs, Annual Reports, DSURs, Amendments, MAAs, BLAs, NDAs, DMFs, Meeting Briefing Packages, and equivalent documents for other countries' health authorities.
• Respond in a timely manner to deficiency questions and inquiries from health authorities.
• Collaborate with project team representatives to ensure documents meet regulatory requirements and guidance.
• Communicate risks along with mitigation strategies to project teams and management.

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline; master's or advanced degree (PhD, Pharm D, MD) preferred.
• Extensive pharmaceutical industry experience with relevant regulatory CMC background, including prior experience authoring, submitting, and obtaining approval of a major biologic marketing application.
• Experience with primary authoring of all drug substance and drug product sections; experience in technology transfers for biological products is an advantage.
• Expert knowledge of fundamental principles of pharmaceutical drug substance and drug product CMC development, including up-to-date knowledge of existing and emerging regulatory guidance.
• Ability to conduct critical evaluations of analytical data and set clinically relevant specifications.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office required.
• Cultural sensitivity and ability to develop consensus within a multinational organization.
• Ability to proactively identify issues, develop mitigation strategies, and negotiate delivery with key stakeholders.
• Highly motivated with great attention to detail and strong endurance to work under tight timelines and complex or changing situations.

As the Associate Director, Strategy, this role owns the development of strategic proposals, campaign plans, and client-facing POVs across assigned accounts, coordinating with internal teams and partner agencies to build integrated media solutions. The strategy team relies on this work to translate channel insights and historical performance into actionable recommendations that grow client results and strengthen relationships with key marketing partners.

Strategic Responsibilities

• Strategize with internal directors and clients to develop innovative, well-targeted marketing solutions.
• Interface with clients and partner agencies to build strategic communication plans for targeted audiences.
• Review client deliverables for quality, ensuring that recommendations and work products are sound and viable.
• Own the development of strategic proposals and client-facing POVs, coordinating with necessary teams to account for all relevant inputs.
• Assume accountability and ownership of campaign planning for assigned client accounts.
• Lead strategic planning initiatives including deckwriting, budget and channel allocation, and audience development.
• Develop best practices for improving communication and collaboration within the team and group, and lead knowledge share sessions on strategies for optimizing campaign performance.
• Collaborate and foster relationships with key partners including clients, internal teams, and leadership.
• Serve as escalation point for teams to help troubleshoot issues and support development of strategic approach and experience design.
• Embrace and encourage a culture based on teamwork, collaboration, and support.
• Manage and develop Associates, Senior Associates, and Supervisors.

Background & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or higher in marketing, advertising, business, or equivalent preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in media strategy and planning across media channels, including previous team management experience.
• Strong digital media experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with strong understanding of Excel and PowerPoint; experience with media systems and platforms such as Kantar, MOAT, Prisma, and ComScore a plus.
• Resourceful, curious, and motivated with the ability to work independently and in a team setting.
• Ability to manage timelines, projects, and personnel within a direct report team and across cross-functional teams.
• Strong organizational, communication, time-management, and presentation skills with the ability to lead client meetings in person.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task and manage priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Associate Director leads and mentors a team of engineers, technicians, and apprentices delivering quality highway and transportation design solutions to programme and budget within the Delivery 4.0 transformation agenda. Success in the position means collaborating across global disciplines and stakeholders to provide integrated client services while supporting staff development, agile working, and financial management of projects.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Engage with the transformation agenda 'Delivery 4.0' and help others identify process efficiencies, opportunities for automation, and agile working in all activities.
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, technicians and apprentices in an environment where teams share best practice and support one another toward a common project goal.
• Take responsibility for the efficient production of quality design solutions to programme and budget.
• Collaborate with other disciplines and stakeholders globally to provide an integrated service to clients.
• Support staff who wish to work more agilely across transportation sectors, liaising with internal Career Partners to facilitate internal moves.
• Line manage staff locally and support the development and wellbeing of direct reports and those locally supervised.

Professional Experience

• Proven record of managing engineering design solutions in transportation.
• Proven technical experience delivering Major Highway, Local Road, or other transportation projects.
• Thorough understanding of commonly used design standards such as DMRB.
• Sound knowledge of H&S legislation with a passion for fostering wellbeing in teams and projects.
• Experience of financial management and control of projects.
• Ability to lead small to medium sized teams effectively and support their development, and ability to present to external stakeholders including clients.
• Ability to work independently within a global multi-disciplinary team with an open and inclusive mindset.

The Associate Director, Drainage produces drainage design deliverables and technical reports across a variety of scheme stages, from feasibility through to detailed design, within Jacobs' wider transportation drainage team. Working closely with clients, stakeholders, and multi-office project teams, this role advances junior staff development, supports innovative solutions for best value delivery, and oversees the financial management and quality of drainage commissions.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Support resourcing of local resources as part of the wider transportation drainage team.
• Assist with the technical development of more junior staff, Engineers, and Senior Engineers as a line manager.
• Provide deliverables and solutions to drainage elements on schemes and problems.
• Produce and review feasibility studies, technical reports, detailed designs and contract documents across a variety of projects.
• Check and review scheme deliverables and supporting information, and monitor and report on progress.
• Meet and liaise with clients, stakeholders, and other disciplines.
• Seek innovative solutions in achieving best value in delivering services and support team development through project delivery.
• Work with other Jacobs offices in a multi-office delivery environment.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Degree in Civil Engineering required; working towards CEng with completed IEng and MICE status or equivalent.
• Experience delivering projects at a variety of scheme stages from feasibility through to detailed design for drainage and transportation projects.
• Thorough understanding of DMRB and/or UK rail standards, SuDS Manual, and other relevant standards.
• Ability in MicroDrainage modelling system or equivalent hydraulic design tools.
• Working knowledge of H&S legislation and experience of financial management and control of projects.
• Confident with proven interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to produce accurate and well-written reports.
• Ability to manage a challenging workload subject to change at short notice and work effectively within a global multi-disciplinary team.

Reporting to senior leadership, the Associate Director Regulatory Affairs manages and undertakes ecology surveys including Extended Phase 1 habitat surveys and protected species assessments, while preparing tenders and a full range of ecological deliverables from Preliminary Ecological Appraisals to Habitats Regulation Assessment reports. Partnering with regulators, stakeholders, and a growing team, this role advances the technical development of junior staff and strengthens the consultancy's capability in Biodiversity Net Gain and emerging digital ecology tools.

Operational Focus

• Manage and undertake ecology surveys including Extended Phase 1 habitat surveys, protected species surveys, and Ecological or Environmental Clerk of Works.
• Prepare tenders and a range of ecological deliverables including Preliminary Ecological Appraisals, Ecology Chapters, Ecological Management Plans, and Reports to support Habitats Regulation Assessments.
• Manage client liaison and project management responsibilities.
• Undertake consultation and negotiation with regulators and stakeholders.
• Manage staff and teams, with opportunity to influence the direction of the team.

Technical Qualifications

• Appropriate academic qualification in a related discipline; membership of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management required.
• Strong experience in ecological consultancy with developed core field and reporting skills, including experience in Extended Phase 1 habitat surveys and expertise in protected species surveys.
• Holder of at least one European protected species survey licence preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of relevant wildlife legislation, ecological survey methodologies, EcIA, and HRA.
• Ability to take a lead role in undertaking protected species surveys and communicating requirements to other team members.
• Interest and experience in coordinating survey teams, mentoring junior staff, and contributing to a strong team ethos.
• Interest in developing fields of ecology such as Biodiversity Net Gain and digital tools.

Sitting at the intersection of biology strategy and cross-functional collaboration, the Associate Director provides scientific leadership for small molecule discovery programmes, working with the chemistry team to shape screening cascades and contributing to company-level target identification strategy. Operating across internal research functions and external outsourcing partners, this role leads experimental design, manages outsourced studies, and evaluates novel targets to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery across inflammation and oncology programmes.

Areas of Ownership

• Provide scientific leadership for cross-functional small molecule discovery programmes.
• Utilise scientific expertise to influence and aid project development.
• Work collaboratively with the chemistry team to define and shape strategy and the screening cascade.
• Lead experimental design and data review for a range of bioscience studies.
• Support identification of outsourcing partners and manage outsourced studies to ensure on-time and high-quality delivery.
• Contribute to company strategy for target identification for new drug discovery projects and evaluate novel targets to assess validation, disease linkage, and project feasibility.

Position Requirements

• MSc or PhD in a relevant discipline required.
• Minimum 5 years of direct industry experience as a bioscientist working on projects for a pharmaceutical, biotech, or CRO type organisation.
• Experience in inflammation or oncology disease areas.
• Experience defining biology screening cascades and methodology and data analysis expertise for in-vitro assays and in-vivo models.
• Ability to provide scientific leadership and direction.

Embedded within Pick Everard's building services discipline, the Associate Director develops new business, leads large and complex multi-discipline commissions, and oversees the commercial and financial performance of projects and teams across the consultancy. Working closely with project staff, clients, and senior leadership, this role refines design quality, monitors utilisation, and ensures all Health & Safety and security requirements are met to deliver increased fee income aligned with the Discipline Business Plan.

Scope of Work

• Take an active interest in the Discipline Business Plan and be actively involved in the delivery of its aims and goals.
• Carry out business development and develop new business within specific sectors and regions aligned with the business plan to deliver increased fee income per year.
• Embrace cross-discipline collaboration in business development and service delivery.
• Control day-to-day work programming, planning, staff resources, and monitoring of utilisation.
• Lead single and multi-discipline bidding, fee tendering, and client interviews.
• Take responsibility for co-ordination and delivery of large and complex commissions.
• Prepare and oversee designs, technical solutions, and reports.
• Monitor the commercial and financial performance of projects and teams.
• Ensure that yourself and your teams understand and comply with all Pick Everard Security, Health & Safety requirements, practices, and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer (MCIBSE) status desirable.
• Extensive project management and design experience with a consultant or contractor in building services, showing abilities across small and large projects.
• Hands-on knowledge and understanding of electrical and lighting design software such as Hevacomp, Amtech, and Dialux.
• Excellent organisational, communication, writing, and presentation skills with excellent design skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to motivate and manage teams and address difficult elements of projects.
• Ability to work to deadlines and manage time across multiple tasks.
• Emotionally intelligent and able to make sound business judgements.
• Promotes all disciplines and demonstrates full respect and consideration for all disciplines and support teams.

A key member of the surgical instrumentation engineering group, the Associate Director manages and leads a team of optical and photonics engineers through the full design, development, and validation lifecycle of optical, fiber optic, and single-use devices in a matrix-based organization. Collaborating across optical, opto-mechanical, and materials disciplines, this role builds the engineering team, contributes to patent strategy, and delivers medical device V&V outcomes that support commercial viability and production ramp-up.

Role Responsibilities

• Management and leadership of a group of optical and photonics engineers with emphasis on technical leadership and team building.
• Direct the design, assembly, alignment, measurement, testing, analysis, and troubleshooting of optical, illumination, fiber optic, laser delivery, and single-use devices.
• Lead medical device development activities such as prototyping and testing, pilot builds, V&V, risk assessment, and ramp-up to production validation.
• Serve as technical leader and SME, mentoring peers about the domain and related technology.
• Derive product design requirements based on top-level commercial input.
• Support all aspects of documentation and design control through ECN, ECO, and Windchill.
• Contribute to patent portfolio and strategy development.
• Identify technical, project schedule, and commercial viability risks.
• Run cross-functional trade-off reviews and drive design decisions.

Engineering Responsibilities

• 7 years of relevant experience and 5 years of demonstrated leadership required; several years of management experience and proven ability to build and lead engineering teams required.
• Biomedical product and medical device development experience, including architecture design, requirements and risk management, medical device V&V, reprocessing, and single-use devices.
• Development knowledge in fiber optic energy delivery devices, probes, and illuminators; precision manufacturing techniques including micro-optical and miniature opto-mechanical component assembly.
• Knowledge of optical components, complex sub-systems, and OEM supplier management.
• Expertise in optics, fiber optics, opto-mechanics, and lasers using industry standard tools and methods for optical, photonic, and electro-optical systems engineering.
• Proficiency in ZEMAX, Code V, and Light Tools required.
• Knowledge of physical optics, materials engineering and science related to optical materials and polymers, and ophthalmic domain knowledge required.
• Fluency in reading, writing, understanding, and communicating in English required.

Client retention and new business growth depend on the Associate Director, who leads key client relationships within a global agency network, delivering integrated channel plans and implementation plans in response to client briefs while keeping clients informed on media landscape developments and competitor activity. Serving as the team's primary client-facing authority, this role challenges clients to drive measurable business results and ensures documentation, onboarding, and WIP management operate seamlessly across the account team.

Key Deliverables

• Work with the wider team to deliver channel plans and implementation plans in response to client briefs, effectively coordinating key brief deliverables and ensuring client expectations are met.
• Lead key client relationships, ensuring first-class client servicing.
• Bring knowledge of the client business into the team via regular business updates and reporting.
• Ensure clients are kept up to date on the media landscape, providing necessary media information, competitor reports, and updates.
• Lead and manage client WIPs, ensuring all relevant campaign and market updates are communicated and actions are managed across the team.
• Ensure documentation and records are maintained and assist in onboarding new team members to ensure seamless service.
• Challenge clients to drive business results and help deliver a pipeline of new opportunities.

Qualifications & Experience

• 8+ years of planning experience in a media agency, client-side in-house team, or media owner capacity required.
• Client management and implementation planning background required, including knowledge of the Investment, Trading, and Buying function within an agency ideally.
• Demonstrated experience and success in a client-facing role with depth of understanding of the industry, business, brands, and consumers.
• Solid knowledge of all media channels with a proven track record of creating integrated media recommendations and a strong digital background with a strategic outlook.
• Highly evolved presentation and reporting skills with experience managing multiple work streams and integrating on large projects and teams.
• Strong leadership skills to guide and develop team members and serve as the client's trusted advisor.
• Good verbal and written English skills; passion for data, insights, and ideation preferred.

As the Associate Director, this role manages an existing team in the Reading office to grow Highways design capabilities across housing development and civil structures projects, spanning feasibility through construction for both public and private sector clients. The transportation team relies on this work to deliver technically sound highway designs, fee proposals, and business development activity that consolidates existing client relationships and secures new commissions.

Work Activities

• Prepare highway design and specifications.
• Chair client and consultation project meetings.
• Prepare technical reports, fee proposals, bids, budgets, resource levels and all associated HSE, CDM, and QA aspects.
• Develop business through consolidating existing client relationships and seeking out new business.
• Take responsibility for ensuring all projects are completed in a timely and cost-effective way.
• Provide technical guidance to others and mentor engineers.
• Report as necessary on projects and progress.
• Work with both public and private sector clients on projects.

Education & Experience

• Civil Engineering degree or relevant discipline, or equivalent required; Chartered MICE or MIStructE or equivalent required.
• Previous Highways design experience at an Associate level required, including experience of bridge design, assessment, and maintenance work and UK experience in rail projects using Network Rail standards.
• Extensive experience leading civil engineering or multi-discipline projects in a client-facing role.
• Understanding of structural schemes, Eurocodes, Design Manual for Bridges, British Standards, and other codes; knowledge of design codes required.
• Experience of AutoCAD, Civils 3D or PDS, MicroDrainage, and various Section Agreements.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to work well in teams and provide efficient direction to graduates.

Associate Director oversees financial consolidation, reporting, and strategic planning for Grifols Therapeutics Manufacturing Operations, a portfolio of approximately $1–1.2B, acting as liaison between Corporate Finance in Barcelona and GT while advising the Sr. Director Mfg. Planning and Control on the financial implications of business activities. The work directly supports executive decision-making by producing monthly variance analyses, ad-hoc financial assessments, and long-range planning scenarios that ensure enterprise value and SOX compliance across North America manufacturing operations.

Executive Functions

• Serve as a primary financial resource for consolidation of financial results for GT Manufacturing Operations.
• Coordinate a team of professionals in support of the tactical and strategic requirements of the business, providing leadership and direction in forecasting, budgeting, and management reporting processes.
• Maintain processes and controls to ensure SOX compliance.
• Assist in the consolidation of the annual budget and rolling forecast processes for GT Manufacturing Operations and Capital Expenditures, including preparation of presentations to senior management and Executive Steering Committees.
• Develop, implement, and administer North America management financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting systems; drive utilisation of automated reporting tools such as SAP Analytics Cloud and Business Intelligence.
• Serve as key business partner to the Sr. Director Mfg. Planning and Control and contribute to strategic initiatives, including business development, portfolio management, and oversight of financial analysis for GT initiatives.
• Produce monthly analysis of actual versus budget and forecast, ensuring proper analysis is performed to monitor business performance against financial targets and strategic objectives.
• Provide financial and operational analysis for ad-hoc projects along with comprehensive presentations for senior management, the Executive Management Team, Corporate, and other external parties.
• Assist in performing all tasks necessary to achieve the organisation's mission and help execute staff succession and growth plans.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting or Finance required; advanced degree, MBA, or CMA recommended.
• Minimum 10 years of well-rounded experience in Accounting and Financial management, including 5+ years managing a diverse team of finance professionals.
• Prior FP&A experience in a Pharmaceutical or Biotherapeutics Manufacturing mid-tier or large publicly traded company preferred.
• Practical working experience in enterprise change, growth strategy implementation, and complex financial analysis, including strong emphasis in financial modelling and business case development.
• Excellent software skills in SAP, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Business Intelligence, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Access, COGNOS, or similar FP&A tools required.
• Strong organisational, communication, project management, and sound judgment skills.
• Capability to prioritise multiple activities in an atmosphere of controlled urgency, react quickly to changing priorities, and work collaboratively with multi-functional teams.

The Associate Director, Employee Experience elevates the employee work experience across a world-class academic institution by operationalizing DEI norms, redesigning talent management processes, and curating programming that connects hiring, onboarding, development, and retention into a coherent cross-cutting system. Reporting to the Director, Human Resources and collaborating with HR Business Partners and senior leaders, this role creates the equity-centered, hybrid-ready people infrastructure that enables faculty, graduate students, and staff to thrive.

Strategic Initiatives

• Plan and provide talent management strategy, direction, advice, and counsel to senior leaders and HR business partners in partnership with the Director, Human Resources.
• Provide thought leadership on the future of work, DEI, and emerging employee experience concerns.
• Gather anecdotal and data-driven research on the health of the organisation utilising surveys and available HRIS data.
• Lead and align talent management processes to connect DEI, talent development, and overall organisational health, including editing existing processes, raising transparency and access to university resources, advancing management capabilities, and filling gaps with locally produced initiatives.
• Develop and curate a calendar of employee events and experiences in partnership with the Director, Human Resources.
• Advocate for an equitable and consistent experience for all staff and creatively integrate a focus on humanity in initiatives and programs to encourage empathetic behaviour and mindset shifts.
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners to determine best methods for equitable access to training, development, and career opportunities, and facilitate adoption of flexible work design.
• Provide HR Business Partner support for an assigned client group, act as point of contact for university performance and development programs, and serve as internal expert for related systems.
• Lead by example in designing success in this role and exhibiting flexibility and resilience in responding to new or transitional demands.

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and five years of relevant experience, or a combination of education and relevant experience.
• Specialised expertise in executive development, talent acquisition, learning and development, and/or employee experience, including specific knowledge and experience implementing DEI initiatives.
• Demonstrated change management and group facilitation skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency utilising technology and systems to deliver insights.
• Strong planning, program design, and project management skills.
• Ability to translate complicated topics and data into clear and concise recommendations.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, tact, and diplomacy.

Reporting to senior Finance and Business Development leadership, the Associate Director, Pricing Strategy develops tailored pricing solutions, high-quality projection models, and strategic partnership analyses that position the company as the leader in innovative CRO partnerships across clinical development. Working closely with Business Development, Proposals, and Therapeutic Business Units, this role produces management reporting, tracks industry trends, and drives continuous improvement of financial analysis tools to support timely and accurate strategic decision-making.

Performance Expectations

• Collaborate with Business Development, Proposals, and Therapeutic Business Units to develop tailored pricing solutions for key customers.
• Develop presentations that clearly articulate strategy to internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop high-quality projection models that incorporate complex financial and operational data to support pricing strategy and decision making.
• Produce high-quality reporting and analysis to management, as well as ad hoc analyses and reports as directed.
• Track CRO industry trends to ensure the company is positioned as a leader in developing and executing innovative partnerships.
• Analyse strategic partnership opportunities with potential clinical development partners and other partners including service providers and research institutions.
• Attend customer meetings as necessary to present partnership strategy.
• Manage monthly updates to financial forecasts and metrics to support management's timely visibility to changing business trends.
• Drive continuous improvement of analysis and reporting processes and tools to enhance quality, clarity, and timeliness of output, working with Finance, IT, and other functions on related issues and system enhancements.

Required Qualifications

• BS degree in business, finance, accounting, economics, or health sciences related field, or equivalent; advanced degree in business or health sciences preferred.
• Project management experience or previous pricing and budgeting experience in the CRO industry highly preferred.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology, clinical data, and ICH/Good Clinical Practices.
• Highly capable Excel skills with experience building consolidated income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow analysis.
• Strong presentation skills and high proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint; basic understanding of corporate accounting.
• Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, organisational, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.
• Excellent financial, communication, and interpersonal skills with a high level of personal motivation and the ability to perform several tasks simultaneously to meet deadlines.

Reporting to practice leadership, the Associate / Associate Director manages and leads a geographic business region for a UK-leading vertical transportation consultancy, coordinating VT strategies, lift traffic analyses, and technical specifications for new and existing buildings across landmark commercial, residential, and rail sectors. Partnering with design teams and clients on-site and in the office, this role conducts progress reviews, witness testing, and asset management activities that support sustainable and Net Zero project delivery.

Job Functions

• Manage and lead a geographic business region in a customer-facing role with full integration to the design and project team.
• Design and create VT strategies for new and existing buildings.
• Conduct lift traffic analysis, produce reports, and deliver design team presentations.
• Prepare lift and escalator technical specifications and manage the approval process.
• Conduct on-site progress reviews and witness testing.
• Carry out building refresh site surveys and develop solutions.
• Manage asset management responsibilities.

Qualifications & Experience

• Knowledge of rail and/or healthcare sectors advantageous.
• Responsibility to embrace sustainable design and deliver Net Zero projects.
• Multi-talented and technically competent with experience across all sectors of the built environment.
• Experience with landmark commercial and residential tower projects, both internationally and in the UK, and experience in UK rail station design and specification preferred.
• Supported by an open and collaborative dynamic team.