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 solid 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 ****, we have helped pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and life science organisations navigate complex regulatory and operational challenges across Australia and around the world.
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📌 Chief Operating Officer | Life Sciences Consulting (Melbourne)
🏢 PharmOut
📍 Melbourne