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Société Générale de Surveillance

Testing, inspection, and certification services globally

Director of Transformation

Business OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBucharest, Romania€45k - €50k /mo

About the Job

Requirements

  • A higher education in a scientific, pharmaceutical, engineering, or equivalent field is required.
  • Confirmed experience in a contract research organization (CRO), clinical trials, cosmetics, or testing is required.
  • Successful experience in organizational transformation and change management is required.
  • Good command of quality, regulatory, and safety issues related to clinical activities is required.
  • Leadership, pragmatism, results orientation, and the ability to unite teams are required.
  • Ability to structure teams and lead necessary recruitment is required.
  • Fluent English is essential.
  • Mobility within Romania is essential.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Romanian subsidiary’s transformation to ensure its full integration with Group standards and support its modernization.
  • Structure and accelerate the transformation by addressing organization, processes, tools, and ways of working, with the aims of sustainably improving subsidiary performance and strengthening its integration into the Group.
  • Align the subsidiary’s practices, processes, tools, and performance indicators with Group standards and frameworks.
  • Lead and support the transition to the new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, ensuring business continuity, team adoption, and process optimization.
  • Analyze the subsidiary’s organization and evolve roles, responsibilities, and ways of working to improve efficiency, agility, and accountability.
  • Conduct a comprehensive assessment of safety practices and systems, define the necessary action plans, and ensure their implementation in accordance with Group requirements.
  • Identify, prioritize, and implement improvement opportunities to strengthen the subsidiary’s operational performance and competitiveness.
  • Unite and support Romanian teams through the transformation, facilitate adoption of new practices, and help establish a lasting culture of performance and continuous improvement.
  • Support the evolution of teams in line with the subsidiary’s transformation and future organizational needs.
  • Identify skills and resource needs in accordance with the target organization.
  • Lead necessary recruitment in coordination with Group human resources teams to strengthen the organization and secure the key skills needed for the transformation.
  • Contribute to onboarding and developing the skills of new and existing employees.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in process optimization, performance management, and ERP is appreciated.
  • Romanian language skills are appreciated.

About the Company

Société Générale de Surveillance

Testing, inspection, and certification services globally

SGS provides testing, inspection, and certification services to help clients meet regulations, ensure quality and safety, and gain market access. It runs laboratory testing, on-site inspections, and certification against standards, often with training and consulting, across a wide range of industries. The services rely on a global network of laboratories and offices that deliver localized solutions with global expertise. What sets SGS apart is its large global footprint and its emphasis on quality, integrity, risk mitigation, and sustainability, enabling it to serve a diverse set of customers from small businesses to multinationals. The company's goal is to help customers comply with regulations, improve product quality and safety, reduce risk, and boost productivity across markets.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland
Founded
1878

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