The Most Important Main Reasons for Choosing an Interim Professional

Many companies retain staff through permanent employment. Even so, there are numerous good reasons to choose an Interim Professional rather than a permanent employee in certain situations. Especially in the case of the Life Sciences & Health industry, it is critical to have experts with advanced experience making freelancers a great choice. 

Below we will give you the main reasons why it can be advantageous to choose an Interim Professional in the Life Sciences & Health sector.

An Interim Professional is perfect for temporary and complex projects

Is the need for personnel temporary or structural? If this need is temporary, then using an interim professional can be the solution for this. The most obvious reason for hiring an Interim Professional is when a temporary project arises that requires a certain expertise that is not available. An Interim Professional can also be hired if a temporary capacity is needed for extra work that a project entails.

An Interim Specialist from Smelt specializes in life sciences and can be hired for the duration of the project. This can be the perfect solution to a temporary problem.

The Interim Professional is trained and experienced in initiating and guiding change

Change is often a difficult process. The Interim Professional will be your anchor in this process and has the skills to turn resistance into embracement.

An Interim Professional can get straight to work

Sometimes work can pile up within your organization. Then you may need someone immediately because important projects cannot wait. A professional working on an interim basis is often available at very short notice. In contrast, recruiting and hiring a permanent employee takes much longer.

An experienced interim professional is used to working independently. The familiarisation time is therefore short. So with an interim professional on board, no work is left lying around when there are not enough permanent employees.

An Interim Professional has a fresh perspective

A certain way of working has sometimes become so natural within an organization that no one asks why things are the way they are. A good interim specialist dares to ask if things could not be done differently. It forces the organization to take a critical look at its own processes. Besides asking questions, the Interim Professional also comes up with solutions. An organization can only grow stronger from this.

An Interim Professional brings knowledge from other organizations

Through the extensive experiences, an Interim Professional has gained at other organizations and the challenges that have come with it, he/she has had many necessary learning moments. The advice given by them is therefore based on broad practical experience. In addition, advice can be drawn from a large network of interim colleagues in the same field.

An Interim Professional can help in strengthening a project on a structural basis

Sometimes it is not yet completely clear what the exact profile should be for a position that needs to be filled. An interim specialist can pick up the work and help shape the position. He or she can also think about who should fill the role or even be involved in the selection process. The Interim Professional is of great added value for the induction of his/her successor who comes to work on a structural basis.

An Interim Professional can have a positive effect on costs

An Interim Professional can be hired very specifically for certain projects, in times of need. There is only an obligation to pay when there is an actual need for extra capacity. There is no permanent employment.

Even at times when there is no budget for hiring a permanent employee, an interim employee can be the (temporary) solution. Only the productive hours are invoiced. The impact on the budget is therefore smaller than with a permanent employee. Because an Interim Professional is immediately employable, flexible, and has already gained a lot of experience, there is no need to invest in training and extensive onboarding.