Account Director

Associate Director Cyber Security | Permanent Role

$160,000 - $200,000 base

Location: Gaithersburg, MD or Radnor, PA - Onsite 5 days a week

Our client, a leader in their field, is seeking a talented and experienced Associate Director of Cyber Security to join their close-knit team. This permanent role offers a unique opportunity to take the lead in shaping the security strategy while contributing to the protection of a dynamic and progressive enterprise. If you're ready to bring your expertise to a key leadership position, this role is for you.

About the Role

As the Associate Director of Cyber Security, you will take charge of ensuring the safety, compliance, and reliability of our client’s systems and data infrastructure. This is a challenging role that requires both strategic vision and hands-on leadership to maintain a robust security posture across multi-cloud and on-premises environments. You’ll work directly with external SOC teams, senior stakeholders, and internal teams to manage, assess, and mitigate cyber risks.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop security operations, including strategy and incident response frameworks.

• Own and operate critical platforms such as SIEM, SOAR, EDR, and vulnerability management systems.

• Develop and manage security policies, roadmaps, and risk registers in compliance with frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, and GDPR.

• Manage relationships with external SOC providers, ensuring SLAs and escalation procedures are met.

• Provide mentorship and strategic leadership to security staff, fostering development and skill growth.

• Implement and audit controls against CIS benchmarks for Linux and Windows-based systems.

• Communicate complex security risks effectively to senior stakeholders and non-technical audiences.

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field.

• A minimum of 4 years in a senior cyber security role (L3 or higher).

• Industry-recognized certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or CCNP Security.

• Strong experience with security frameworks and regulatory standards (ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR).

• Proven expertise in multi-cloud environments (Azure/AWS) and hybrid on-premises systems.

• Deep knowledge of security hardening principles and auditing practices.

• Exceptional leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.

Why Join Our Client?

Our client prides themselves on fostering an inclusive and professional culture where every team member is empowered to make real contributions. In this collaborative environment, you’ll have the opportunity to influence meaningful and cutting-edge cybersecurity initiatives while developing your career as a valued leader in the field. You’ll work alongside professionals who are committed to excellence and innovation.

Interested?

If you are ready to take the next step in your career and bring your cyber security expertise to a leadership role, our client would love to hear from you. Apply today and help drive the future of cyber resilience!

Interim Head of QC

3-6 months - strong likelihood of extension.

IR35: Inside

About the Role

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead and oversee Quality Control processes, ensuring that all manufacturing outputs meet the highest quality standards. Process improvement and implementing a continuous improvement mindset is critical. This role is not just about identifying the improvements - it needs to make them happen.

Key responsibilities include:

• Directing all Quality Control activities to ensure compliance with internal and external standards.

• Leading and mentoring our client’s QC team, driving a culture of quality and continuous improvement.

• Collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to address quality-related challenges and develop sustainable solutions.

• Acting as a key decision-maker in Quality Assurance and Quality Control processes to support manufacturing excellence.

What We’re Looking For

• Previous senior QC leadership experience (QC Chemistry) within a pharmaceutical GMP environment 

• Previous leadership of QC teams essential

• Track record of coaching and mentoring 

• Experience in continuous improvement across QC processes

• Experience of a CDMO / client led / fast paced environment is a strong advantage

QC, quality, control, analytical, chemistry, leadership, manager, head, supervisor, leader, HPLC, GC, chromatography, QA, continuous, improvement.

Study Monitoring Lead
Department: Global Clinical Operations

Position Summary
The Study Monitoring Lead is responsible for the operational oversight of global clinical trials, ensuring studies are executed in accordance with protocol, timelines, ICH-GCP, regulatory requirements, and company SOPs. The SML oversees study feasibility, site management, monitoring activities, and CRO/vendor performance while partnering with cross-functional teams to drive successful study execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead study feasibility activities, evaluating country and site capabilities, patient access, and operational readiness.

• Partner with the Clinical Study Manager, Clinical Study Physician, and CROs to support country and site selection.

• Oversee site activation activities, including regulatory documentation, contracts, investigational product supply, laboratory kits, and other start-up requirements.

• Monitor site activation, enrollment, protocol compliance, and data quality.

• Prepare, review, or approve Monitoring Plans, Laboratory Manuals, patient-facing materials, and other operational study documents.

• Oversee CRO and vendor performance related to site management and monitoring.

• Support training for CRO Clinical Trial Leads, CRAs, and investigative sites.

• Oversee remote and on-site monitoring activities, ensuring timely visit completion, issue resolution, and follow-up.

• Conduct sponsor co-monitoring visits and perform monitoring or co-monitoring activities as needed.

• Track study metrics, including site activation, enrollment, monitoring visits, protocol deviations, and overall study progress.

• Oversee biological sample tracking and investigational product management with study stakeholders.

• Collaborate with Clinical Operations, Data Management, Medical, Safety, Regulatory, Clinical Supply, CROs, vendors, investigators, and study sites to ensure efficient study execution.

• Identify and resolve operational risks, escalating issues when appropriate.

• Ensure compliance with study protocols, ICH-GCP, regulatory requirements, and company SOPs while supporting inspection readiness.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Life Sciences or a related field.

• 5+ years of clinical operations experience, including 3+ years monitoring oncology studies as a CRA or comparable site management role.

• Experience with study feasibility, site selection, site activation, monitoring oversight, and CRO/vendor management.

• Strong knowledge of ICH-GCP, global clinical trial regulations, and inspection readiness.

• Excellent communication, collaboration, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to travel internationally as required.

Analytical/QC Project Chemist

Location: South Yorkshire, West Midlands or North-West - with flexibility to travel

We’re supporting the growth of a new specialist QC function within a dynamic, multi-site pharmaceutical operation across the UK. This is a project-focused role working alongside a dedicated validation team, supporting new product introductions, method development, and technical transfer across multiple UK sites.

You’ll play a key role in bringing new methods into GMP QC environments, scaling processes, and embedding robust validation practices across the network.

What you need to know

• Multi-site role – based out of a North UK facility but with travel required across all UK sites

• Working closely with a central validation team, while remaining part of the wider QC function

• Reporting line into QC leadership, with strong project-based collaboration

• Focus on new product introduction, validation and tech transfer before handover to local QC teams

• Core responsibilities include: 

  • Method validation and transfer (some method development)

  • Scaling up analytical methods for routine QC use

  • Training QC teams on validated methods

What you need to bring

• 2–3 years’ experience in a GMP QC or analytical environment

• Demonstrated expertise in analytical method validation – not just some exposure, but independent troubleshooting and problem solving

• Hands-on experience with HPLC and GC techniques

• Strong understanding of GMP requirements within a regulated setting

• Experience supporting method development, optimisation, or tech transfer

• Ability to work in a project-driven, multi-site environment

• Confident communicator, capable of training and supporting QC teams during method handover

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Laboratory Validation Officer / Analytical Chemist

Location: South London

As part of a significant operational expansion we are delighted to be exclusively partnering with a market leading global brand and supporting the hire of a new Laboratory Validation Officer.

The successful hire will focus predominantly on method validation activities from bench to HPLC. There may be the need for some degree of method development.

Working in a small team this role must have independent and “can do” focus.

The opportunities in the business for development and progression are strong and they welcome a proactive and ambitious attitude.

For further details please contact Mark Bux-Ryan

Key experience

- Previous experience in method validation of HPLC

- Pharmaceutical (or healthcare/nutraceutical) GMP experience

- Any method development experience is advantageous

- Problem solving mindset with ability to work independently

laboratory, validation, method, HPLC, development, transfer, chromatography, liquid, pharmaceutical, research, analytical, scientist

QC Analyst

Location: South London

We are partnered exclusively with a leading global brand within the healthcare industry, that has an exceptional and long-standing reputation.

As we move further in 2026, they are now underway with critical expansion projects focused on new manufacturing lines, upgrading equipment and expanding headcount across a number of operational teams.

As part of the expansion, the business is adding new headcount to their QC team at more junior and senior ends of the spectrum.

Career development and chances for progression in this company are genuine and if you are looking to develop your QC and analytical experience further, this could be the ideal opportunity.

For further details, please contact Mark Bux-Ryan or apply below.

Key experience:

• Previous experience within QC testing, specifically with established HPLC testing - 1-2 years expectation

• GC experience beneficial

• GMP experience is essential

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