Group Leader, Compound Library
Evotec
Group Leader, Compound Library
Evotec
Global drug-discovery services via partnerships
Mission générale :
Diriger et encadrer plusieurs équipes dans leurs activités quotidiennes de gestion des composés pour le compte du groupe de gestion des échantillons d'Evotec. Diriger et gérer les projets et les relations avec les clients. Communiquer et entretenir de bonnes relations avec les clients internes, les autres services et même les autres sites d'Evotec
Responsabilités et missions :
Connaissances et compétences
Expérience et formation :
Main role and activities
To Lead several teams in their compound management daily activities with strong focus on external customer’s facing projects with dedicated resources for those customers. To develop and mentor leaders as well as colleagues so they achieve their potential. To initiate, develop and maintain relationships with customers. To provide technical leadership in automation and sample management processes from complete understanding and expertise in drug discovery workflows. To support the strategic progress of the department and innovative services provided to customers.
Interacting and maintaining good relationships with internal customers, other departments and even other Evotec sites is also expected.
Principal responsibilities
· Contribute to the Toulouse SM business strategy with the head of SM Toulouse and the other group leaders
· Contribute to the Toulouse SM strategy with the other group leaders
· Contribute to the management of the service along with the other group leaders and the head of SM Toulouse
· Leading several teams delivering SM activities to external customers
· Collaborate, coordinate and align activities with other departments within Evotec or multiple Evotec sites as required
· Manage and develop skills (technical and leadership) to team leaders and technicians within the Sample Management context
· Leading and managing resource allocation and priorities, ensuring preparation et distribution of compound orders in required forms and formats (powder, solutions, plates, ARP etc...) to deliver all projects to the agreed deadlines
· Monitoring and driving activities of the group through KPI
· Ensuring respect of client’s timelines, milestones and expectations of our external customers as well as the confidentiality regarding projects and data
· Contribute to ensuring positive relationships and synergies between SM leaders, provide leadership through positive feedback
· Will coordinate relationships with customers along with project leaders, will manage complex projects with dedicated teams for external customers
· Ensure scientific quality and rigour is applied in all activities
· Provides scientific leadership and operational excellence across all aspects of compound management
· Leads and manages scientific and technology improvement to ensure we maintain a state of the art set up and processes
· Ensures high level of quality and productivity with respect to applicable Quality policies and Health & Safety procedures.
· Leads and support continuous improvement projects
Knowledge, skills and abilities :
· Outstanding leadership and management skills (~15-20 people within multiple teams),
· Expertise in project management, presentation and communication skills
· Broad experience and relevant expertise in Drug Discovery
· Experience and understanding of financial monitoring
· Strong experience in project management and implementation of process optimisation approaches.
· Proven record and expertise in sample management or extensive knowledge of screening, drug discovery and automation processes
· Strong focus on cooperation, collaboration and customer relationships
· Ability to lead and influence others (peers, superiors and subordinates) in a rapidly changing and growing environment
· Ability to lead in transverse and with multidisciplinary teams
· Extensive knowledge in automation, data management and informatics’ tools
· Knowledge of Mosaic and/or LIMS systems would be highly beneficial
· Knowledge or expertise in Lean Sigma, continuous improvement would be beneficial
· Good industrial and academic network, especially at international level would be highly beneficial
Experience and education :
· PhD or engineer’s degree, in Life Sciences
· Minimum of 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry (especially in screening, compound/sample management or biobanking)
· Proven experience team leaders’ management
· Proven understanding of automation would be necessary
· Experienced scientist, project and managerial leader
· Good communication skills verbal and written
· Advanced level in both English and French required
FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.
EN: In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.
IT: In compliance with fundamental ethical and professional principles and with Legislative Decree 198/2006, Evotec is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering a safe, diverse, and inclusive workplace built on mutual respect. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees based on their skills, experience, and professional qualifications. In line with our ethical and professional principles, all employment-related decisions, including recruitment and selection processes, are made fairly and without any form of discrimination. All qualified candidates will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, sex, age, disability, genetic information, gender expression, gender identity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.
Evotec provides research and development services for drug discovery and development through strategic partnerships with pharma, biotech, and academic groups. Its work relies on proprietary platforms such as iPSC-derived cellular models and machine learning to run experiments and analyze data from early discovery through clinical development, often using patient-derived materials to support precision medicine. Unlike many competitors, Evotec offers an integrated, end-to-end R&D platform within collaborations, combining data-driven biology with cell- and gene-therapy capabilities rather than selling standalone tools. Its goal is to bring new and better medicines to patients faster and at lower cost by making the drug development process more efficient through partnerships.
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