The Opportunity
We are working with a life sciences business looking to appoint a Business Operations Manager on an initial six-month contract.
This is a varied, hands-on position supporting senior leadership across business operations, commercial administration, finance coordination and general company support.
The role would suit someone who is highly organised, detail-focused and comfortable managing several priorities independently within a small and evolving organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Support day-to-day business and commercial operations.
- Coordinate confidentiality agreements and other standard documentation.
- Maintain organised document-management processes and accurate company records.
- Support the management of shared information platforms, including access control, document uploads and version management.
- Maintain records of external contacts, commercial activity and ongoing discussions.
- Assist with the preparation and updating of presentations, reports and internal documents.
- Support contract administration and general compliance activities.
- Assist with invoice processing, account reconciliation and scheduled payments.
- Coordinate information between internal teams, external advisers and service providers.
- Provide general operational and administrative support to senior leadership.
- Support onboarding and wider company administration as the organisation grows.
Experience and Skills
- Previous experience in business operations, commercial support, project support or administration.
- Experience within life sciences, healthcare, technology or another regulated industry would be beneficial.
- Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.
- Comfortable handling confidential information and business-critical documents.
- Able to manage multiple priorities with limited supervision.
- Confident communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and document-management systems.
- Experience with finance or accounting platforms would be advantageous.
- Proactive, adaptable and comfortable working within a growing business.
Why Join?
This is an opportunity to take on a broad and visible role within a growing organisation.
You will work closely with senior leaders, gain exposure to several areas of the business and help establish effective operational processes as the company develops.