Wow its March already!!

 

I just can’t believe how quickly this year is going, the daffodils are out and the sun is beginning to show its face a bit longer every day and before you know it, you will be dusting off the BBQ for summer! 

If you feel like you need a change or are looking to progress your career, have a look at some of the job roles Kubo are currently recruiting for!

Senior SAS Programmer- UK

The role is full-time permanent employment in the South East of England.

The candidate will be responsible for producing and validating statistical analysis using SAS. The Senior SAS Programmer has the overall responsibility of the reliability of output produced within a project and is in charge of training and supporting Statisticians and SAS Programmers on programming subjects. http://kuborecruitment.com/jobs/senior-sas-programmer-uk

Quality Assurance Manager - Switzerland

Our client is a rapidly expanding pharmaceutical group located in Switzerland, its strategy focuses on the development and registration of innovative pharmaceutical products. An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Research & Development Division for an experienced Quality Assurance Manager. http://kuborecruitment.com/jobs/quality-assurance-manager-switzerland

Director of Regulatory Affairs- UK & Europe

Are you looking for a dynamic new career opportunity?

To deliver the medical, regulatory and safety strategy for new products and ensure on-going compliance within the total UK/Ireland/Scanda region, leading to the growth of our UK/Ireland/Scanda business. http://kuborecruitment.com/jobs/director-of-regulatory-affairs

ADaM Statistical Expert – USA

Our client is looking for an ADaM statistical expert in the USA with 5+ years work experience in Data Management, Biostatistics or Programming in the Pharmaceutical or Biotech arena. Consultants should have practical experience implementing ADaM and the ability to assist the study teams to create analysis dataset specifications that conform to the ADaM standard (e.g. define dataset, variable, value and results level metadata) and have a strong background in statistics. http://kuborecruitment.com/jobs/adam-statistical-expert-usa

Statistician- Denmark

This is an urgent project. Candidates will be required on site initially for 2-3 months and after this time 50 % home based work is an available option.

The ideal candidate’s will be experienced Statistician’s with at least 2+ years knowledge and experience of the clinical research industry. The candidate’s will be responsible for the design, analysis and reporting of clinical trials and must have good SAS programming skills. http://kuborecruitment.com/jobs/statistician-denmark

Clinical Operations Manager – Switzerland

Our client is a rapidly expanding pharmaceutical group located in Switzerland, its strategy focuses on the development and registration of innovative pharmaceutical products. An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Research & Development Division for an experienced Clinical Operations Manager with 5+ years experience in a similar role and working knowledge of ancillary areas such as data management, statistics, regulatory affairs, etc.

 http://kuborecruitment.com/jobs/clinical-operations-manager-switzerland--3

Please visit www.kuborecruitment to see all our current jobs roles or email andi.brown@kuborecruitment for any further information. 

January Opportunities in Life Sciences

So you have been back at work 2 weeks and like most of us, you are probably sitting at your desk thinking, "where did Christmas and New Years go? I'm back at work already!?!", but are you also at work thinking "I need more!?"

Whether it's more money or more job satisfaction you want, now is the time to do something about it! Kubo Recruitment has many new roles that we are looking to fill!

Deputy Clinical Safety Officer - Permanent - UK
The ideal candidate will provide support to the Clinical Safety & Information Governance Officer (CS & IGO) in order to meet the requirements of GPSoC and other clinical safety deliverables by:

• Ensuring Clinical Safety Documentation is reviewed regularly and kept up to date
• Collating Clinical Safety Information and documentation at the request of external parties
• Providing support to the CS&IGO in the production of Clinical Safety paperwork associated with development projects
• Updating the Clinical Incident Register within the customer database
• Managing and maintaining the Clinical Safety Mailbox

Statistician Required Onsite in Denmark

Two statisticians are required to work onsite in Denmark on a 3-month contract and be open to 50% home-based work thereafter. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience in the industry. 

Associate Director - Statistical Science (Pre-clinical) - Switzerland

Our Client is looking to hire a talented Associate Director, Statistical Science. In this challenging and dynamic role, you will be a global lead for providing the statistical strategy and support of multiple areas within the biomedical research departments. 

Contract CRA - Germany

• Experienced freelance CRA required for a project in Germany covering 6 sites, the majority of the sites are in or around the Munich area. 
• 2-3 days a month over a 5 year period
• Experience with applications BfarM or the EC territory would be an advantage
• Excellent rates

CDISC Consultant/Freelance - Italy

Opportunity for an experienced CDISC consultant/freelance for a short project in Italy:

• To provide operational support to build datasets supporting our client's current eCRD system (designed and built in-house) in a format compatible with CDISC
• Micro-analysis of data structure in order to enable in the future the building of automated datasets compatible with CDISC format

If you would like further information on any of the jobs featured, please contact Rachel Keay at rachel.keay@kuborecruitment.com or visit www.kuborecruitment.com 

New Year new job? Get ahead of the crowd now!

In a survey by jobsite.co.uk it showed that 42% of people will look for a new job in January, with half of all people surveyed saying they used the Christmas break to think about their career. It also showed that 13% of people will start their new job search after receiving their January pay cheque.

While wanting more money is the biggest reason for January job hunting, 51% of people looking for a new position crave more job satisfaction, and more than 1 in 10 are simply unhappy in their current job.

Top 5 reasons for looking for a new job in the New Year

1. More money

2. Job satisfaction
3. To further my career
4. I’m unhappy in my current job
5. I want a less stressful job

 According to new research from Job Bounties (www.jobbounties.com ) history shows the first Monday back to work after the Christmas break is when 2 in 5 people currently in work will search the words "jobs" or "Vacancies" on Google!

The Holidays are fast approaching and before you know you know it, we’ll be in January. You may feel that you can take a break from your job search as you think companies are not hiring at the end of the year. While that may be the case for some companies, other companies may still have budget set aside and positions they want to fill for the start of the New Year. Either way, this is not the time for you to stop looking for a job. In January, there will be even more people competing for the jobs and you want to get ahead of the crowd now. The health care industry consumes over 10 percent of gross domestic product of most developed nations making it very competitive as it’s one of the world's largest and fastest-growing industries.　

Tips to get you started!

• make a list of jobs that interest you and research job openings -check out Kubo’s website www.kuborecruitment.com
• Get your CV/resume up-to-date!
• Get your social media profiles in line – have a look at our previous  blog “The good, the bad and the ugly side of social media for your job search” for Kubo’s advice on how to make the best of yours!

 

So get ahead of the crowd and get in touch with Kubo Recruitment to start your search today!

European Statistical Forum : Amsterdam, Netherlands

 

The 4th Annual European Statistical Forum (ESF) is taking place on Monday, 18th of November in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Kubo Recruitment is sponsoring this event which discusses the pressing issues of biostatistics in the pharmaceutical, biotech and clinical trials environment. 

 

The topic of this year's forum is "Missing Data in Clinical Trials".
 

The handling of missing data in clinical trials has become a crucial topic for clinical drug development, in particularly with respect to the regulatory process. New methodologies and techniques have emerged such as mixed-model repeated measures, multiple imputations, pattern-mixture models for longitudinal data as well as specific censoring rules and models for time to event data. 

The ESF 2013 is dedicated to the investigation, exploration as well as handling and analysis of missing data in clinical trials by presenting:

- State-of-the-art statistical methodology
- Case studies from clinical trials showing how missing data can be handled and how they can impact trial results
- Regulatory viewpoints on this topic

 

The ESF Scientific Board includes: Jens-Otto Andreas, Director Global Biostatistics EU Group for UCB Biosciences GmbH, Lisa Comarella, Director, Biostatistics and Senior Project Manager for CROS NT, Frank Fleischer, Global BCA at Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KB, and Giacomo Mordenti, Senior Director Compound Development & Branding-Head Biostatistics at Grünenthal. 

The conference agenda promises a list of prominent speakers from some of Europe's top pharma and biotech companies.

 

Details:

European Statistical Forum
Monday, 18th of November 2013; 09:00 - 17.30
NH Amsterdam Centre
Stadhouderskade 7, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The good, the bad and the ugly side of using social media for your job search. Part 2

Facebook

In the last blog, Kubo looked at LinkedIn and how it can help your job search, but what about when something you have said or done online comes back to bite you! This week Kubo are looking at Facebook, and like many people, you probably think that LinkedIn is for professional use and Facebook is for personal use, but unfortunately social media doesn’t work like that. What you say and do on your personal profile has a habit of catching up with you when you least expect it.

Most employers will Google their prospective employees before their interview, so your chosen profile picture and past pictures are the first thing an employer can see in search results. This is probably a good time to check your privacy settings and make sure your profile is set as private and be sure to select an appropriate profile picture, because these are viewable to everyone!

Whatever is viewable on your Facebook timeline tells an employer about you. If you don’t want future or current employers looking at your recent posts then lock it down via your privacy settings, because what you post may well hinder your chances of getting that job! Below are examples of how Facebook has cost a few people their job!

• In 2009 a female employee had a bit of a moan on Facebook about her new job “first day at work. omg So dull!! Unfortunately for her this post found its way to her manager and 3 weeks later she was fired! 

 

• In March 2009 a Swiss women was fired after phoning her boss and telling him she couldn’t come in because she had a migraine and the lights and glare from her computer would make it worse. She was later seen on Facebook and it was presumed if she was well enough to be on Facebook she was well enough to be in work! She was subsequently let go!
• It’s never advisable to criticise your boss on social media, especially when you have them as a friend on Facebook! Below is the actual response that this young lady got from her boss! 

 

• A male employee in the UK wrote this on his Facebook page, ‘I work at [insert company here] and can't wait to leave because it's s***"." He quickly got his wish and was sacked!!

 In many cases, potential employers can find their way onto your Facebook page even if you have enabled privacy settings by going through other employees or friends. So be careful what you post on Facebook and who can view your profile.! The first thing most potential employers do is Google or Facebook their candidates. Start by doing a Google search of yourself and see if you are happy with results. Don’t stop yourself getting that perfect job by having incriminating evidence on your Facebook. Once you do have that job think carefully what you write as you may well find yourself without one!

Let us know if you have ever got into trouble over a post you have wrote?

 

Kubo to be First Time Exhibitor at DIA Boston: Visit us at Booth 608

The DIA 49th Annual Meeting is just around the corner, taking place June 23-26 in Boston, Massachusetts. Kubo Recruitment is excited to be a first time exhibitor at Booth 608 as it looks to expand its recruitment services to the North American market and recruit new talent in the life sciences sector. Here are a few things you can expect from Kubo at this year's DIA Annual Meeting.

Kubo Recruitment offers recruitment services, including contract, executive search and contingency recruitment, to the life sciences industry both in Europe and the U.S. As a first time exhibitor at the DIA, Kubo is eager to further expand in North America. 

During the conference, Kubo is also looking to recruit talent for the many positions available in the U.S. in the life sciences and clinical research sectors. Kubo is looking to recruit Clinical Data Managers, Biostatisticians, Statistical Programmers, Pharmacovigilance professionals, Medical Writers, Monitors and CRAs and IT professionals for both contract and full time work. Please visit Booth 608 to leave your resume and discuss job openings.

Hot Job Opening in the U.S. - ADaM Statistical Expert

Networking Event at New England Aquarium 

Kubo will also be co-hosting a cocktail networking reception at the New England Aquarium on June 25th at 6 p.m. in the West Wing Gallery. If you are interested in attending, please contact us at info@kuborecruitment.com or visit our booth to pick up a ticket.

One Fund Boston Charity Runs

Kubo is also participating in Runners in Life Sciences Charity Fun Runs to raise money for One Fund Boston. The 5K runs are scheduled for Sunday, June 23rd at 4 p.m. and Tuesday, June 25th at 7 a.m. All proceeds go to One Fund Boston which supports victims of the Boston marathon bombings. For more information or to register, click here. 

Drop your Business Card to Win a Hockey Jersey from the Milton Keynes Storm

Kubo Recruitment is a proud sponsor of the Milton Keynes Storm U16 ice hockey team. During the conference, Kubo will be giving away a hockey jersey each day. Drop your business card in our collection bowl during the conference for your chance to win!