Ombline Conrad
Recherche et développement en biologie, santé
Ombline Conrad
Ombline Conrad
Recherche et développement en biologie, santé
Core business
Skill development
- Sets his professional goals to be ambitious yet realistic.
- Identifies and develops means to enhance his employability throughout his career; manages his professional development.
- Broadens and upgrades his skillset, personal qualities and achievements.
- Uses his networks to expand his scope of competence.
- Knows how to transfer his expertise to other fields of activity.
- Realizes the necessarily international dimension of his career path.
- Accepts input from a mentor or coach to benefit his professional development.
Expertise and methods
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Is familiar with recent progress in fields related to his own.
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Is able to engage in dialogue and collaboration with experts in other disciplines or fields of activity.
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Takes ownership of new research methods and techniques.
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Is able to document and evaluate his activities using statistical methods where applicable.
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Can formulate complex problems that correspond to new challenges.
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Is able to develop arguments in support of new projects.
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Knows how to adapt his arguments to his audience.
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Advises and assists his staff in making appropriate use of investigative methods, improving their performance and enhancing their skills.
Personal and relational qualities
Communication
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Knows how to put together a persuasive presentation and communicate about his project or his activity.
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Understands, interprets and communicates appropriately in a register suited to his aims and his audience.
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Masters a range of communication tools.
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Masters his online identity.
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Contributes to the dissemination of knowledge within the company, and demonstrates effective teaching skills.
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Is proficient in at least English and one other world language.
Collaboration
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Collaborates with people/teams who play a pivotal role on the global scale.
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Leads networks and helps to institute dialogue between different entities.
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Knows how to establish partnership relations with people working outside his field.
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Has the ability to co-produce results and/or innovations.
Analysis, synthesis and critical thinking
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Knows how to apply his analyzing and synthesizing abilities to new fields.
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Takes ownership of new analytical methods.
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Has a novel and independent way of thinking and makes significant contributions.
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Questions “business-as-usual” scenarios in his activity.
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Advises his staff to help them develop their own capacities of analysis and synthesis.
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Stimulates critical thinking among his peers and his staff.
Open-mindedness and creativity
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Explores related fields.
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Conceives new projects to find answers to essential questions.
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Encourages his staff to seek challenge, be curious and engage in scientific questioning.
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Defines and carries out innovative interdisciplinary projects with the help of contributors from various backgrounds.
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Serves as a vector of innovation, a realistic visionary, a constructive agitator.
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Encourages creativity and innovation among his staff.
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Has acquired professional experience abroad in a culture other than his own.
Commitment
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Can picture himself in other contexts; applies his commitment and motivation to other activities and fields of expertise.
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Perseveres in his undertakings and projects; paves the way for other staff and supports them.
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Inspires the enthusiasm and commitment of his staff.
Listening and empathy
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Knows how to engage in active listening in various situations.
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Is careful to take his contacts’ needs and frame of reference into account.
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Expresses gratitude regularly.
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Takes the needs of his staff into consideration, is sensitive to signs of stress and able to provide support and advice when needed.
Communication
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Knows how to put together a persuasive presentation and communicate about his project or his activity.
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Understands, interprets and communicates appropriately in a register suited to his aims and his audience.
-
Masters a range of communication tools.
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Masters his online identity.
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Contributes to the dissemination of knowledge within the company, and demonstrates effective teaching skills.
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Is proficient in at least English and one other world language.
Collaboration
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Collaborates with people/teams who play a pivotal role on the global scale.
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Leads networks and helps to institute dialogue between different entities.
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Knows how to establish partnership relations with people working outside his field.
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Has the ability to co-produce results and/or innovations.
Analysis, synthesis and critical thinking
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Knows how to apply his analyzing and synthesizing abilities to new fields.
-
Takes ownership of new analytical methods.
-
Has a novel and independent way of thinking and makes significant contributions.
-
Questions “business-as-usual” scenarios in his activity.
-
Advises his staff to help them develop their own capacities of analysis and synthesis.
-
Stimulates critical thinking among his peers and his staff.
Open-mindedness and creativity
-
Explores related fields.
-
Conceives new projects to find answers to essential questions.
-
Encourages his staff to seek challenge, be curious and engage in scientific questioning.
-
Defines and carries out innovative interdisciplinary projects with the help of contributors from various backgrounds.
-
Serves as a vector of innovation, a realistic visionary, a constructive agitator.
-
Encourages creativity and innovation among his staff.
-
Has acquired professional experience abroad in a culture other than his own.
Commitment
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Can picture himself in other contexts; applies his commitment and motivation to other activities and fields of expertise.
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Perseveres in his undertakings and projects; paves the way for other staff and supports them.
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Inspires the enthusiasm and commitment of his staff.
Listening and empathy
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Knows how to engage in active listening in various situations.
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Is careful to take his contacts’ needs and frame of reference into account.
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Expresses gratitude regularly.
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Takes the needs of his staff into consideration, is sensitive to signs of stress and able to provide support and advice when needed.
Ombline Conrad
Ombline Conrad
Recherche et développement en biologie, santé
Business management and value creation
Project management
- Is attentive to discontinuities, trends and weak signals; is prepared for the unexpected; identifies unforeseen opportunities in the project.
- Recognizes good ideas and best practices, identifies weaknesses and gaps.
- Considers and implements any necessary changes in objectives, organization, schedule, resources and quality requirements.
- Knows how to drive his staff in compliance with scheduling and time constraints.
- Utilizes a wide range of project management strategies; clarifies priorities and formalizes expectations.
- Introduces quality systems.
- Guides difficult, complex projects to successful completion; manages several projects simultaneously and efficiently; can intervene to conduct project audits and propose action plans to get projects back on track.
- Provides support or assistance to his staff; takes over on projects that lack leadership.
Managing change
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Can adapt his approach and the project organization according to imperatives.
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Adapts to changes and opportunities; knows how and where to find advice.
Obtaining and managing funding
- Manages his own funding and is comfortable in discussions with budget, financial and economic decision-makers.
- Understands the funding process and knows how to determine the profitability of an activity.
- Knows how to answer a request for proposals and/or write a grant application.
People management
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Has experience with teamwork; knows how to encourage, support and recognize the contributions of each player.
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Knows how to be a team player.
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Is able to win the trust of his peers and his line management.
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Can report on his activities.
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Supports his peers when needed and can provide assistance.
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Understands human resources policies and management tools such as recruitment, evaluation, remuneration and strategic workforce planning.
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Takes safety, social responsibility and labor law requirements into account.
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Upholds rules on non-discrimination and equal opportunity among employees.
Producing results
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Knows how to transform ideas into innovations.
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Quickly deploys prototype and test phases; involves internal and external customers in these phases.
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Learns the lessons of the initial tests.
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Understands the policies and processes involved in publishing and exploiting research outcomes in his entity.
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Is able to determine the most appropriate means of exploiting his results (e.g., patent, publication).
Project management
- Is attentive to discontinuities, trends and weak signals; is prepared for the unexpected; identifies unforeseen opportunities in the project.
- Recognizes good ideas and best practices, identifies weaknesses and gaps.
- Considers and implements any necessary changes in objectives, organization, schedule, resources and quality requirements.
- Knows how to drive his staff in compliance with scheduling and time constraints.
- Utilizes a wide range of project management strategies; clarifies priorities and formalizes expectations.
- Introduces quality systems.
- Guides difficult, complex projects to successful completion; manages several projects simultaneously and efficiently; can intervene to conduct project audits and propose action plans to get projects back on track.
- Provides support or assistance to his staff; takes over on projects that lack leadership.
Managing change
-
Can adapt his approach and the project organization according to imperatives.
-
Adapts to changes and opportunities; knows how and where to find advice.
Obtaining and managing funding
- Manages his own funding and is comfortable in discussions with budget, financial and economic decision-makers.
- Understands the funding process and knows how to determine the profitability of an activity.
- Knows how to answer a request for proposals and/or write a grant application.
People management
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Has experience with teamwork; knows how to encourage, support and recognize the contributions of each player.
-
Knows how to be a team player.
-
Is able to win the trust of his peers and his line management.
-
Can report on his activities.
-
Supports his peers when needed and can provide assistance.
-
Understands human resources policies and management tools such as recruitment, evaluation, remuneration and strategic workforce planning.
-
Takes safety, social responsibility and labor law requirements into account.
-
Upholds rules on non-discrimination and equal opportunity among employees.
Producing results
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Knows how to transform ideas into innovations.
-
Quickly deploys prototype and test phases; involves internal and external customers in these phases.
-
Learns the lessons of the initial tests.
-
Understands the policies and processes involved in publishing and exploiting research outcomes in his entity.
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Is able to determine the most appropriate means of exploiting his results (e.g., patent, publication).
Strategy and Leadership
Strategy
- Is aware of how his project fits into the organization’s strategy and the strategic directions of the sector or field of activity.
- Understands relationships between entities and individuals (the role and drivers of each).
- Is able to identify influent people that support his projects and understand what they stand to gain from it.
Leadership
- Exercises leadership in connection with a project of which he is in charge.
- Knows how to be persuasive and enlist support for a project
- .Mobilizes skills for a project of which he is not in charge; manages human resources even when people do not officially report to him.
- Builds alliances.
- Establishes relationships based on trust.