FOR SPONSORS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS MANAGING OUTSOURCED PROGRAMS
Scalable Business Operations Expertise
– without adding headcount.
The Deliberate Choice When You Need Business Operations Leadership and Execution
— in one resource.
Precise, invested, and giving your team the advantage they'll feel from day one.
NO OBLIGATION – 20 MINUTES
FOR SPONSORS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS MANAGING OUTSOURCED PROGRAMS
Scalable Business Operations Expertise
– without adding headcount.
The Deliberate Choice When You Need Business Operations Leadership and Execution
— in one resource.
Precise, invested, and giving your team the advantage they'll feel from day one.
NO OBLIGATION – 20 MINUTES
Clients have ranged from global top-10 pharma and the world's largest CROs to virtual pharma, emerging biotech, and boutique CROs — including organizations building their operations from the ground up.
SCTCo — About Stephanie 
Stephanie C. TarantoPresident & Principal Consultant, SCTCoStephanie C. Taranto has spent 25 years at the intersection of financial operations, contracting, and vendor relationships across every phase of asset development — on both the Sponsor and Service Provider side. She founded SCTCo to give organizations access to that depth of expertise without always having to hire for it. The people she works with know she has their back.Read Stephanie's full storySCTCo — Engagement Models Engagement ModelsOrganizations engage SCTCo in different ways depending on what the program or organization needs. Most engagements begin with a specific challenge and evolve naturally from there.
1Embedded Business OperationsDay-to-day partnership working alongside your team — either as an integrated resource embedded within your existing structure, or as the dedicated business operations hub for an organization or department that needs the function stood up. In both cases SCTCo scales and flexes in real time based on actual workload and throughput — without adding FTE headcount to the company roster.2Project-Based EngagementA focused engagement with a defined scope and deliverable — high impact, immediate contribution, clear output. Project engagements typically include:Site Contracting & Grant ManagementStanding up or rescuing the contracting and grant management function for a specific study, from initial site agreements through amendments and change orders.RFP Sourcing EventsLeading the full sourcing lifecycle from vendor identification and RFP development through bid defense, selection, and contract execution.Contract Backlog & Amendment ManagementStepping in to clear a volume of site contracts, service contract amendments, or change orders efficiently and accurately.Accrual Infrastructure & Ongoing ManagementDesigning and implementing financial reporting and accrual tools for a single study or across a program portfolio, with optional ongoing management.3Program Stabilization & RescueWhen an outsourced program is experiencing serious gaps in progress and resources, SCTCo can step in quickly to assess and rescue — building or repairing the systems, processes, and relationships that keep it moving forward and contain run-away costs, executing through the transition period until the program is back on solid ground.
