We are delighted to announce that CK Group has been awarded the Investors in People re-Accreditation.

The CK Group was originally recognised as an Investors in People organisation back in December 2002 and has been reviewed every three years since. Since the Group’s last review in 2008, the company has experienced a significant growth in staff numbers as a result of the merger between CK Clinical and CK Science which took place in November 2010.

Key findings of our Investors in People review include:

• The culture within the company is very supportive, people feel valued and recognised and there is a very good understanding of how people contribute to the success of the business.
• People believe it to be a good place to work, because they a clear about what is expected from them and that they are respected and trusted
• There is a strong sense of team working and knowledge sharing
• Directors are very well respected for their knowledge and experience and their open and honest style of management
• Communications are regular and up to date with a range of appropriate processes to
• ensure that all employees receive sufficient timely information
• Training and development procedures are well embedded and understood and there are appropriate resources made available to meet the needs of the business and individuals
• Reward and recognition strategies are fair and equitable and considered to be motivational

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CK Clinical, the specialist pharmaceutical and clinical recruitment consultancy, are proud to announce that they have been awarded the Johnson & Johnson Supplier of the Year 2009.

Following Johnson & Johnson’s program at PRD High Wycombe in Q2 2008, CK Clinical impressively placed a string of candidates across all of the company’s business units. Subsequently, CK Clinical were awarded Supplier of the Month in June 2009. Following this, the company has continued execute new placements at LifeScan, Janssen Cilag and Consumer Healthcare.

David MacAskill, UK Program Manager (JJPRO) stated, “With exceptional service levels delivered by CK Clinical to their contractors and enhanced search/networking tools in place, we look forward to further growing our relationship across new areas of the CK Group of Companies in 2010.”

Speaking of this award, Jonathan Hart-Smith, Managing Director of CK Clinical, said “As a company we are delighted to receive this prestigious award. It both reflects the both dedication we commit to helping pharmaceutical jobseekers, and the real efforts we have made to build a strong, professional relationship with Johnson & Johnson. Not only this, but we are hopeful that the award will open doors to jobseekers within the industry, providing them with a wide range of pharmaceutical job opportunities. I would like to take this opportunity thank Sarah Brunnen, the account manager for Johnson & Johnson here at CK Clinical, for all her hard work and commitment.”

About CK Clinical

Here at CK Clinical, we pride ourselves on our honest and supportive approach. Our team of specialist recruiters and career consultants are here to help you achieve your career ambitions within the clinical and pharmaceutical industry. We can actively offer you careers advice, help with writing your CV, assistance with your interview preparation and provide you with up to date information about the industry. 

Following the successful recruitment of Clinical Research Associates and handling the Drug Safety Recruitment, Johnson & Johnson announced this month that CK Clinical have been awarded supplier of the month for their recruitment services.

CK Clinical joined the recruitment supplier program in 2007 and in the space of 2 years has now become a valued provider of contract staff. We have offered opportunities for contract workers in Clinical jobs, Regulatory affairs jobs, Data Management jobs and Drug safety roles too. The Head of JJPRO said “As a team we find CK Clinical are a pleasure to work with; exceptionally focused on customer service for both the customer and contractor, impressively familiar with their candidate benches whilst always being respective of the JJPRO team’s time. “ CK Clinical look forward to working closely with J&J and the JJPRO team moving forward and offering more opportunities to J&J and the contract workforce throughout the UK and Europe.

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