Chief Operating Officer | Life Sciences Consulting

PharmOut; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

PharmOut is seeking a Chief Operating Officer to translate strategy into execution and to lead its architectural, engineering, GMP consulting and project delivery teams in Australia. The role partners with the MD and Executive Team to drive growth, profitability and a high-performing, values-driven workforce.

You will develop scalable systems and governance structures, monitor key metrics, and ensure delivery of technical projects across regulated industries such as pharma, biotechnology and

Qualifications

• Executive leadership experience as COO or equivalent.
• Proven success leading multi-disciplinary technical teams.
• Strong financial management and commercial decision-making capability.
• Experience delivering technical projects within regulated industries.
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute PharmOut's strategic plan with the Managing Director and Executive Team.
• Identify opportunities for sustainable growth, operational improvement and organisational development.
• Drive accountability, performance and execution across all business units.
• Optimise utilisation, project delivery performance and profitability.
• Develop scalable systems, processes and governance structures that support growth.
• Monitor key business metrics and provide insight-driven recommendations.
• Foster a high-performance culture aligned with PharmOut's values.

Skills

Executive leadership

Multi-disciplinary teams

Financial management

Commercial decision-making

Stakeholder engagement

Regulated industries

Project-based consulting

Job description

Chief Operating Officer | Life Sciences Consulting

The COO will translate strategy into execution, ensuring PharmOut continues to deliver exceptional outcomes for clients while maintaining a highly engaged, high-performing and values-driven workforce.

You will provide leadership across our architectural, engineering and GMP consulting, project delivery and corporate support functions, partnering closely with service line leaders to improve efficiency, profitability, capability development and customer experience.

This is a rare opportunity to join a respected founder-led business with a strong reputation, talented team and ambitious growth plans.

The successful candidate will need a high level of technical understanding of manufacturing and marketing authorisation of devices and pharmaceuticals.

Key responsibilities

Work with the Managing Director and Executive Team to execute PharmOut's strategic plan

Identify opportunities for sustainable growth, operational improvement and organisational development

Drive accountability, performance and execution across all business units

Optimise utilisation, project delivery performance and profitability

Develop scalable systems, processes and governance structures that support growth

Monitor key business metrics and provide insight-driven recommendations

Foster a high-performance culture aligned with PharmOut's values

About you

Executive leadership experience as a COO, General Manager, Operations Director or equivalent

Demonstrated success leading multi-disciplinary technical professional services or consulting teams

Strong financial management and commercial decision-making capability

Experience building scalable operational systems and improving organisational performance

Outstanding stakeholder engagement and communication skills

Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, engineering, regulatory, healthcare or other regulated industries

Critical requirement will be a track record of delivering technical projects (manufacturing, engineering or architecture, within a project-based consulting business

About us

PharmOut is a leading international consultancy specialising in GMP compliance, validation, regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance, architecture, engineering, training and quality systems. Since 2006, we have helped pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and life science organisations navigate complex regulatory and operational challenges across Australia and around the world.