Manager FSP The Netherlands

Syneos Health; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development opportunities

Supportive line management

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical solutions company in Amsterdam is seeking a Manager FSP for the Netherlands to manage customer relationships and lead multifunctional teams. The ideal candidate will have substantial clinical research experience and a strong understanding of governance in a clinical setting. This role demands fluency in Dutch and English alongside exceptional communication skills, helping to drive service delivery excellence for customers across diverse projects.

Qualifications

• Extensive clinical research experience in a contract research organization, pharmaceutical or Biotechnology Company.
• Knowledge of GCP/ICH guidelines and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to travel as necessary (up to 25%).

Responsibilities

• Develop strong relationships with customers to ensure service delivery.
• Manage performance and activities of team members to meet KPIs.
• Conduct oversight visits as required for Clinical Research Associates.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Fluency in Dutch

Fluency in English

Strong time management

Creative problem solver

Education

Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or nursing

Job description

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Manager FSP The Netherlands

Description

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.

Our Clinical Development model brings the customer and the patient to the center of everything that we do. We are continuously looking for ways to simplify and streamline our work to not only make Syneos Health easier to work with, but to make us easier to work for.

Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full‑Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to accelerate the delivery of therapies, because we are passionate to change lives.

Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we’re able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Job Responsibilities

Customer Delivery and Success

• Responsible for direct interaction with the customer points of contact on service delivery for their team members (direct reports). Develops and fosters strong, collaborative relationships with customers at a local level, promoting high levels of trust and satisfaction
• Manages performance and daily activities of multifunctional team members to excel in service delivery and compliance with agreed‑upon KPIs; develops and executes mitigation and remediation plans for non‑compliance as needed
• Participates in managing the resource availability for their team members to ensure they are suitably resourced and resource needs are identified in a timely fashion; resolves potential resourcing conflicts to facilitate mutually beneficial resolutions
• Solicits feedback from customer PoC for continuous improvement of service delivery and to strengthen customer relationships
• Proactively communicates and manages customer issues through assigned escalation channels
• Ensures quality and adherence to Standard Operating Procedures/Work Instructions (SOP/WIs) and compliance with federal and local guidelines and ICH GCPs
• May conduct oversight visits as required for Clinical Research Associates
• Responsible for all system updates, and compliance to systems and relevant procedure and practices applicable to the customer and Syneos Health processes

Business Impact

• Proactively discusses resource needs with customers, driving growth at a local account level
• Makes informed and data‑driven decisions of their team members that result in positive impact on overall business unit performance
• Listens to customer and shares knowledge across the business unit in order to disseminate best practices and lessons learned in support of the overall FSP 360 operating model
• Drives revenue by attracting, selecting and retaining the right talent
• Continues to assess and places talent on projects leveraging core competencies, margin impact and alignment to customer requirements
• Attends and participates in FSP360 account meetings as well as regional management team meetings and Town Hall.

People Leadership

• Provides line management to FSP360 team members
• Responsible for active management of team members’ performance through the established Syneos Health process, including goal setting, mid‑year reviews, year‑end evaluations and implementation of performance improvement plans as necessary
• Verifies that team members adhere to training guidelines, maintain their training records and individual and corporate training needs are identified and addressed
• Provides administrative oversight (for example, HR processes, timecards, expense reports)
• May be involved in assignment of project work and will review workload and utilization for all their team members
• Supports team members’ professional development through coaching, providing opportunities to increase knowledge and skill levels, and by delegating tasks commensurate with skill level. Supporting and advocating for team members to develop their Individual Development Plans
• Proactively works to ensure team members’ engagement, retention and turnover rates remain within expected levels. Recognizes team members while encouraging a culture of accountability
• Demonstrates commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion through continuous development of all staff, modeling inclusive behaviors and proactively managing bias

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, nursing degree, or equivalent related experience
• Extensive clinical research experience in a contract research organization, pharmaceutical or Biotechnology Company, including some time in a leadership capacity or equivalent combination of education, training and experience is required.
• Extensive knowledge of GCP/ICH guidelines and other applicable regulatory requirements
• Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal skills; both written and spoken, with an ability to inform, influence, convince, and persuade.
• Fluency in both Dutch and English
• Strong time management, technical and organizational skills. Ability to work independently and within a team environment.
• Creative problem solver who is self‑motivated, flexible, open to change, collaborative, and possesses a customer‑centric mindset
• Knowledge of basic financial concepts as related to forecasting and budgeting.
• Must demonstrate good computer skills and be able to embrace new technologies
• Ability to travel as necessary (up to 25%)

Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description.

The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

Seniority Level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

• Full‑time

Job Function

• Other

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