1. INTERIM MANAGERS
Introduction to PiR Resourcing’s Interim
Management Services
• Are you currently an accomplished interim manager specialising in the
life science sector?
• Are you considering launching your interim career?
If you answer ‘yes’ to either of these questions, then PiR Resourcing can advise and
assist you - whether you are an experienced interim manager or exploring this as a new
career option.
PiR Resourcing have well developed client relationships
and a brand that is synonymous with delivery and
quality across a range of services. In our experience,
when an unexpected or critical organisational gap
arises, parachuting in an experienced interim manager
will ensure strategic and operational goals are met.
The business situations where an interim can add
value are many; gap management, headcount
freeze, business turnaround, holding the fort whilst
a permanent solution is identified are just a few
examples.
PiR Resourcing’s Interim Management Service works
with the most highly-regarded professional interims
in the life science sector. Our aim is to provide clients
with adaptable, senior level expertise, at short notice,
within an agreed budget, whilst ensuring business
goals remain on track. Our exclusive focus on the life
science sector means we understand the key issues and
needs of both our candidates and clients.
PiR Resourcing operates across a range of
functional roles including:
• Medical including Physicians, Medical Affairs,
Medical Science Liaison, R&D, Drug Safety and
Pharmacovigilance
• Regulatory Affairs
• Programme/Project Management
• Manufacturing/Operations including Supply Chain
and Quality Assurance
• Product and Brand Management
• Pricing and Market Access
• Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)
• Senior level Commercial roles
• Non-Executive Directors (NEDs)
The benefits of becoming an interim with
PiR Resourcing:
• Approachable and supportive in our advice and
counsel
• Specific life science sector knowledge and contacts
• Rate negotiations handled by PiR Resourcing
• Advice on current rates, taking into account market
fluctuations
• Back office support including setting up relevant,
robust contracts and timely payment of invoices
• Receive regular job alerts by signing up via our
website www.pir-resourcing.com
• Support throughout the lifecycle of an assignment
• Networking and sharing market intelligence
• Access to expert associates - including financial and
legal specialists
What our interim managers say about us?
“A completely professional, engaging and efficient
team. A joy to work with. I’ve had the pleasure of
working with the team this year, and they continue to
deliver high quality client assignments, which reflect
their hard work and the quality of their relationship
network – simply brilliant!”
Interim Sales Manager

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What our interim managers say about us:
“In a fiercely competitive sector, over the 2 years I have worked with them, PiR Resourcing have maintained
the highest standards of client and candidate service and support. The staff are knowledgeable, professional
and enthusiastic and provide confidence for both client and candidate through what are often sensitive and
testing times. Discretion and integrity are critical in this business yet so often lacking in their competition so it’s
refreshing and encouraging to see such commitment from the team at PiR Resourcing.”
Garry Hassard, interim COO
If you would like to discuss interim management
further, please do give a member of the PiR
Resourcing team a call.
Tel: +44 (0) 1480 499580
Email: resourcing@pir-resourcing.com
Why become an interim manager?
• The decision to become a professional interim is not
one reached lightly. It can mean trading off financial
security and corporate employment but for what
is often one of the most rewarding periods of your
working life. The feedback from our interims shows
that once the decision has been made, you rarely
look back!
• The alignment of work/life balance, and the
overriding feeling of achievement, are often the key
reasons given by professional interims for choosing
this career path
• Being in a position to become an interim manager
will often depend on personal circumstances,
including your current risk/financial profile (eg:
mortgage or children’s educational commitments),
your personality type, enjoyment of corporate life, as
well as your attitude towards work/life balance
• Being an interim allows you to opt out of employed
life, leave behind the politics and corporate shackles
for the variety, freedom and flexibility that can exist
in a portfolio career. However, financial robustness is
often essential and needs to be carefully evaluated
against the ‘feast and famine’ nature of being an
interim
• Most experienced interims will confirm that they
often work much harder than they did whilst
employed and that their clients can be very
demanding. Despite this, in most cases it would take
an exceptional permanent opportunity to persuade
them to give this up
Checklist for new interims
• Talk to an experienced interim in a similar field
• Visit PiR Resourcing’s Links page
www.pir-resourcing.com for advice on providers
• Find a good accountant
• Set up a limited company
• Register for VAT (dependent on anticipated
revenue level)
• Put professional indemnity insurance (PII) in
place (£1m is recommended)
• Keep your network current – using networking
tools such as LinkedIn
• Review and join selected specialist networking
and business groups e.g. IIM, IMDC, One
Nucleus, OBN, BIA
• You may wish to consider IIM Membership
www.iim.org.uk, a fully independent professional
Institute and incorporated as a not-for-profit
organisation limited by guarantee
• Consider attending an Interim Management
Workshop www.interim-hub.com