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The role of the Transition Manager in the laboratory sector A company can sometimes encounter difficulties and find it difficult to overcome them. This is often the case when the key performance indicators are bad. It is therefore preferable to find solutions quickly. It is at this precise moment that a company needs an additional […]

The role of the Transition Manager in the laboratory sector

A company can sometimes encounter difficulties and find it difficult to overcome them. This is often the case when the key performance indicators are bad. It is therefore preferable to find solutions quickly. It is at this precise moment that a company needs an additional resource and can therefore resort to a transition CEO in order to relaunch the company’s activity.

What is the role of a laboratory transition CEO?

The objective for a laboratory transition CEO is to enable the company to regain performance . This requires a set of measures such as team management, by coordinating the implementation of an action plan.

Thanks to his experience, the transition laboratory CEO manages the teams. It is he who supervises all technical, scientific and administrative activities. It controls the application of measures and carries out analyses, in particular those of the conformity and quality of pharmaceutical products.

In which cases should a laboratory transition CEO be used?

A company can use a laboratory transition CEO in order to restructure its entire organization to deal with difficult situations or when it is necessary for it to strengthen its management and breathe new life into its performance.

The laboratory transition director performs his duties most often in the laboratory. But he can also intervene in pharmaceutical or cosmetic companies.

The sectors: food, environment or energy also call on a laboratory transition director.

It can also intervene in the public sphere such as hospitals. The field of activity of a director in laboratory transition is therefore quite vast.

It is possible to use a laboratory transition CEO in the following situations:

  • ➢ When a company is in difficulty or requires a leader who will have an advisory role: indeed, the covid-19 crisis has disrupted the structure of certain companies.
  • ➢ During the recovery or restructuring of a company: here again, the director plays the role of the white knight and proposes new solutions that seem appropriate for the company.
  • ➢ When merging or acquiring businesses.
  • ➢ When carrying out an important project.
  • ➢ To improve the level of business activity.

What is the expected profile of a laboratory transition CEO?

A laboratory transition director must have rich and complete experience in the medical or pharmaceutical field. He must be able to adapt to complex situations and have excellent interpersonal skills. He must have great leadership abilities that must be perceived by his teams. A director in laboratory transition must have an excellent level in English, because he may have to work with international companies.

Missions entrusted to the CEO of laboratory transition

In charge of the management of the laboratory, the director is responsible for the supervision and analysis of the results . In times of crisis, it is present to restructure and find a balance through strategic plans. It is up to him to manage the teams: he supervises, motivates and advises his teams.

He participates in the development of new technical projects, but also financial ones, in particular investment projects. Its objective is above all to produce qualitative results. He must supervise compliance with the safety measures and sanitary rules of the laboratory.

By virtue of his function, the general manager must maintain links and exchange with the various departments of the company, namely the commercial, HR, administrative and financial departments. He is the conductor who allows the smooth running of the company, because it is to him that we constantly refer. Teams must find new research and development opportunities with the help of the director.

Qualities and skills required for a laboratory transition CEO

A laboratory transition director must be organised, rigorous and precise. He must be calm and thoughtful and have in-depth knowledge of the scientific, medical and pharmaceutical fields, as this is a sector in constant progress. He must also have managerial qualities and be able to plan and manage laboratory activities throughout the production process.

Knowledge of the regulations in force and notions of intellectual property are also necessary.

The salary of a CEO in laboratory transition

The salary of an interim CEO depends on several factors. First of all, it takes into account the time of occupation of the post and the professional experience of the CEO. But it also depends on the size of the company and the importance of the project.

A director in laboratory transition can claim an annual gross salary of between 80 and 120,000 euros . The average cost per day is estimated at between 800 and 1700 euros.

The bonuses of a laboratory transition CEO

The amount of bonuses for a CEO in laboratory transition is set by the national collective agreement for medical biology laboratories. The more years of experience a CEO has in this field, the higher the bonus will be.

Our references

Resource Director
Client
Entreprise internationale leader sur le marché de la certification de systèmes qualité (normes ISO) ou de services
Mission
Management Relay
Duration
6 months
Mission summary

Review of the organization (processes, IT tools, “make or buy” choices, people in place): diagnosis then definition and introduction of new processes.

Coaching then replacement of the Director of Resources: team of 6 managers directly, 40 employees in total. Coaching of the new planning manager, recently hired. Implementation of activity and performance indicators.

During the mission, improvised management of the very strong slowdown in audit activities following the Covid 19 confinement: partial unemployment, reorganization.

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Transformation Director
Client
Editeur européen de logiciels spécialisés dans la performance financière et le capital humain
Mission
Management Relay
Duration
6 months
Mission summary

Intervention following a change of CEO and deployment of a new strategy. Replacement of the previous R&D director. Complete inventory of the R&D department: team, organization, methodology and practices. Orientation of the products to be developed for the next five years.

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Commercial director
Client
Société française éditeur de logiciels dans le domaine de la finance
Mission
Management Relay
Duration
6 months
Mission summary

Replacement of the commercial director. Reorganization of the commercial team. Implementation of KPI and CRM to drive the activity to develop the turnover. Recruitment of a permanent director.

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General director
Client
Entreprise dans le secteur du bâtiment spécialiste dans des solutions dédiées à l’assainissement, l’eau potable, l’irrigation, l’hydroélectricité et l’industrie.
Mission
Management Relay
Duration
6 months
Mission summary

Replacement of the General Manager and the Deputy General Manager in his commercial functions, HR coordination and management of the subsidiary’s operations and supervision of major projects.

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Site Director
Client
Entreprise pharmaceutique européenne spécialisée dans le contrôle qualité
Mission
Management Relay
Duration
6 months
Mission summary

Replacement of the director of operations and creation of the position of site director. Creation of a management committee. Implementation of management tools commonly used in the industry. Training of the middle management team in order to make it autonomous. Improved operational performance (customer service rate).

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Consolidation Director
Client
Secteur de la métallurgie et la sidérurgie
Mission
Management Relay
Duration
6 months
Mission summary

Replacement of the Consolidation and Standards Director. Reporting & financial information system. Supervision and animation of a team of 5 people. Realization of normative studies specific to the Group’s projects. Improvement of the efficiency of the SAP tool and of the reporting and consolidation tools.

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