Clinical Operations Hiring at Speed for a Global Pharma Leader
Challenge
The client is a global pharmaceutical leader with a sizeable Clinical Operations presence in Dublin. As demand for their clinical study pipeline grew, so did the pressure on their Clinical Operations team. They needed to bring in three specialists quickly, all with niche experience and the ability to step into a fast-moving clinical environment from day one. Despite a strong employer brand and an active internal talent function, several of these roles had remained open longer than the business could accommodate. Clinical Operations is a small, specialised market, and the specific combination of therapeutic area exposure, regulatory understanding, and study delivery experience the client required narrowed the pool further. Every week these roles stayed open was a week of risk against study timelines. Delays in hiring threatened to translate into delays in delivery.
Approach
Our team took the time to understand the brief properly, including team dynamics and timelines, then drew on our Clinical Operations network to map the market and surface a targeted pool of pre-qualified candidates. Tight communication, fast feedback loops, and rigorous screening across technical fit, therapeutic area experience, and cultural alignment kept the process moving from shortlist to offer. Three Clinical Operations specialists were placed within an eight-week window. Roles that had previously sat open for months were closed quickly, with strong candidates the client felt confident about. Clinical studies stayed on schedule, the team's growth plans stayed intact, and feedback from the placed candidates reinforced that the matches were genuinely good ones on both sides. The wider outcome was a hiring partnership the client could rely on. By demonstrating speed, market knowledge, and a collaborative working style, we built internal confidence in our approach and laid the groundwork for ongoing support as the function continues to grow.
Senior Clinical Trial Manager & Study Manager
8 weeks to hire
Associate Director Clinical Operations
We worked with Megan and Trish from Warman O’Brien to recruit several Clinical Operations roles that we had been struggling to fill, after a recommendation from another internal department. The experience was excellent from start to finish. The recruiters we partnered with understood the brief immediately and demonstrated clear expertise in these roles, providing strong, highly relevant candidates very quickly. They were also extremely responsive and collaborative throughout, working closely with us to keep the process moving at pace. Feedback from the individuals we hired has been equally positive. I would highly recommend Warman O’Brien to anyone recruiting within Clinical Operations.
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