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Career Management
Career management: to support the construction or redefinition of the professional project, the identification of skills, the mastery of job search tools and the market, the optimization of one's application and the realization of a creation project of business.

Career Management
Career management: to support the construction or redefinition of the professional project, the identification of skills, the mastery of job search tools and the market, the optimization of one's application and the realization of a creation project of business.
Our team
Adoc Talent Management - France

Dr. Amandine Bugnicourt
Co-Founder and Associate Director
Amandine is an engineer from INSA Lyon in biochemistry and biotechnology and a doctor in microbiology, molecular and cellular biology from the University of Paris 7 - Denis Diderot. She has worked in research (France, Europe, United States). Convinced of the added value that doctors can bring to companies in varied and high-level positions, but of the difficulties that some experience in researching and evaluating these profiles, she co-founded Adoc Talent Management in early 2008. Associate director of the company, she is in charge of the development strategy. It manages the three areas where it also operates (Recruitment, Training, Innovation & Studies) and support functions. In collaboration with its teams, it promotes overall synergy and the evolution of services in order to better meet the needs of our customers.

Dr. Christelle Ventura
Paris Director
Christelle is an anthropologist, doctor of EHESS and researcher associated with the laboratory of Anthropology and History of the Institution of Culture. After an early academic career where she was in charge of the Bérose research program (Base for study and research on the organization of ethnographic knowledge), Christelle joined the SATT IDF Innov to structure the socio-economic development of research in humanities and social sciences and worked in the management of technological and/or social innovation for 4 years. Convinced of the Adoc Talent Management approach, she joined the team in 2017 to lead the Paris office.

Clemence Chardon
Head of the Recruitment department
Clémence worked for 4 years at INSERM in the human resources department where she managed the careers of researchers. She started at Adoc Talent Management as a recruitment manager and is now responsible for the recruitment division. She manages a team of recruitment consultants and ensures the development of her pole around constantly evolving sourcing and assessment strategies. She also puts her expertise in recruitment at the service of the Training division.

Dr. Amandine Bugnicourt
Co-Founder and Associate Director
Amandine is an engineer from INSA Lyon in biochemistry and biotechnology and a doctor in microbiology, molecular and cellular biology from the University of Paris 7 - Denis Diderot. She has worked in research (France, Europe, United States). Convinced of the added value that doctors can bring to companies in varied and high-level positions, but of the difficulties that some experience in researching and evaluating these profiles, she co-founded Adoc Talent Management in early 2008. Associate director of the company, she is in charge of the development strategy. It manages the three areas where it also operates (Recruitment, Training, Innovation & Studies) and support functions. In collaboration with its teams, it promotes overall synergy and the evolution of services in order to better meet the needs of our customers.

Dr. Christelle Ventura
Paris Director
Christelle is an anthropologist, doctor of EHESS and researcher associated with the laboratory of Anthropology and History of the Institution of Culture. After an early academic career where she was in charge of the Bérose research program (Base for study and research on the organization of ethnographic knowledge), Christelle joined the SATT IDF Innov to structure the socio-economic development of research in humanities and social sciences and worked in the management of technological and/or social innovation for 4 years. Convinced of the Adoc Talent Management approach, she joined the team in 2017 to lead the Paris office.

Clemence Chardon
Recruitment Department Manager
Clémence worked for 4 years at INSERM in the human resources department where she managed the careers of researchers. She started at Adoc Talent Management as a recruitment manager and is now responsible for the recruitment division. She manages a team of recruitment consultants and ensures the development of her pole around constantly evolving sourcing and assessment strategies. She also puts her expertise in recruitment at the service of the Training division.

Amandine Bugnicourt, PhD
CEO and Cofounder
Amandine is an engineer from INSA Lyon in biochemistry and biotechnology and holds a PhD in microbiology, molecular and cellular biology from Paris 7 - Denis Diderot University. She has worked in research (France, Europe, United States). Convinced of the added value that PhDs can bring to
companies in a variety of high-level positions, but also aware of the difficulties some of them face in researching and evaluating these profiles, she co-founded Adoc Talent Management in early 2008. Associate Director of the company, she is in charge of the development strategy. She manages the three activities where she also works (Recruitment, Training, Innovation & Studies) and support functions. In collaboration with the teams, she promotes overall synergy and the evolution of services to better meet the needs of customers.

Matthieu Lafon, PhD
Cofondateur
Matthieu holds a PhD in cognitive psychology. He worked for three years in a renowned French company in the energy sector, after which he co-founded Adoc Talent Management, in 2008. Head of the strategic and international development, recruitment consultant and training consultant for Adoc, he was also nominated AERES (now HCERES) expert to assess French graduate schools.

Anis Amokrane, PhD
R&D Consultant
Anis is a theoretical and experimental physicist, PhD of the University of Strasbourg. He has developed a wide range of skills, from engineering to project
management, through his various international experiences. Also in charge of education and research policy within various associations such as the Confederation of Young Researchers, the Association of PhD candidates and PhDs of Alsace, and Eurodoc, he has a thorough knowledge of the politics of research and of the doctoral world. He joined Adoc Talent Management in October 2017 to contribute to research projects led by the Innovation & Studies division and to share his knowledge during training courses.

Teele Tõnismann, PhD
Researcher at LID | Trainer
Teele holds a double doctorate in political science and public administration from Sciences-Po Toulouse (LaSSP) and Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech). Following her doctoral studies, she joined Adoc Talent Management in October 2022 to work in the Interdisciplinary Laboratory on the Doctorate (LID). His research focuses on the government of science policies, academic disciplines, social sciences and sociology, the transformations of public policies in post-communist spaces. At LID, his research focuses on the doctorate and in particular on the intersectoral mobility of doctors.

Barthélémy Durette, PhD
Research Associate
Barthélémy Durette holds a PhD in Cognitive
Sciences from Joseph Fourier University. He joined Adoc Talent Management in 2011 to carry out the CAREER project on the adequacy between the skills
developed by the PhDs and the needs of businesses. As an expert in information processing and a concept mapping enthusiast, he has developed the firm's research activity around 2 axes: the analysis of the PhDs' job market and the implementation of digital tools for their career development. Having moved to the Drôme region, he is an associate researcher on national and international collaborative projects. He also provides training on project management and PhD's careers.

Yamina Cauvin
Recruitment Manager & Traning Consultant
Yamina holds a Master’s degree in Human Resources from IAE de Paris – Panthéon-Sorbonne. She is also graduate from Linkup Coaching as Professional certified Coach Consultant. After a seasoned experience as senior Head Hunter in executive search companies in Paris, Yamina was in charge of recruiting executives and specialists in the IT and Digital industries from 2011 to 2019. She joined Adoc Talent Management in 2020 as a Recruitment Manager & Training Consultant for PhDs and PhD candidates on skills development and career building.

Peter Boddy
Reasearch officer
Peter is a Cognitive Scientist and obtained his PhD from the Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language and the University of the Basque Country, after which he worked as a postdoc at the University of East Anglia, UK. He now puts his research experience and analysis skills to use on projects in the Innovation and studies division at Adoc Talent Management as well as delivering training sessions to researchers.

Eric Bonetto, PhD
Researcher at LID | Former
Eric is a doctor in social psychology. For six years, he worked on various themes such as the social construction of knowledge, social identity, social judgment and social influence, conspiracy theories, radicalization and political violence, and creativity. He joined Adoc Talent Management and the Interdisciplinary Laboratory on the Doctorate in September 2022. He carries out work there, in particular on the impostor syndrome.

Jeanne Boisselier, PhD
Researcher at LID | Trainer
Jeanne holds a doctorate in social and work psychology from the University of Nantes. Her thesis focuses on the hiring assessment of managers and the gender biases involved in this assessment. In parallel with this course, she is involved in the themes of health and quality of life at work during the doctorate, through research and training activities. After a post-doctorate at the University of Paris-Nanterre on professional mobility and the meaning of work, she joined Adoc Talent Management in September 2022 to work in the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Laboratory, and conduct research there on thesis supervision.
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Alexandre Bran, PhD
Researcher
Alexandre completed his PhD in social psychology at the University of Paris. After five years of research focused on people's reactions to threats, risk-taking and prevention, he joined Adoc Talent Management and the Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire sur le Doctorat in September 2021.
His new goal is to conduct research on the experiences of PhDs in companies and the contributions of the PhD experience.

Nicolas Lopes
Research and Recruitment Assistant
Arrived in January 2022, Nicolas is a social psychologist graduated from the University of Paris-Nanterre. He joined Adoc Talent Management as part of an internship as a research officer. Today, he is attached to the Interdisciplinary Laboratory on the Doctorate to prepare his future CIFRE thesis. His subject ? Stereotypes associated with doctors. In addition, Nicolas also provides support on various research and recruitment missions.

Emeline Hatchi, PhD
Training Project Manager
Emeline holds a PhD in immunology from the University of Paris-Saclay.
After a post-doc in biophysics, she worked a pedagogical coordinator and led training sessions in biochemistry and human and social sciences in higher education for 4 years.
After an experience in the sales department of a large e-commerce company in the international tourism industry in Manchester, she came back to France and graduated as a pedagogical engineer.
In October 2021, Emeline joined Adoc Talent Management as a Training Project Manager.

Eva Soteras, PhD
Research Valorisation Officer
Eva holds a PhD in Sociology from the University Paul Valéry of Montpellier, and has completed a thesis on conspiracist belief.
She has also worked as a research engineer at the same university on an ANR project of pedagogical innovation aiming at the achievement of the first years of licence degrees.
She then worked as a research valorization officer for the Human and Social Sciences division of the SATT AxLR in Montpellier (Société d'accélération et de transfert de technologie).
As a research valorization manager at Adoc Talent Management, she will participate in the improvement of the employability of young PhDs and support the valorization of the skills they developed during their journey.

Kinda Meri
Recruitment consultant
Graduated from Montpellier Business School with a Master Grande Ecole in Digital Management while studying human resources during my bachelor's degree, I developed my career in various fields in France and abroad.
Thanks to these international experiences, I was able to develop my skills in using different languages and working in multicultural environments.
Passionate about human resources, I started my recruitment career in a French unicorn dedicated to photography.
I was able to contribute to recruitment projects on several continents (EMEA, LAD, NA and APAC).
I realized that recruitment is the career I want to pursue and I had the pleasure of continuing it at Adoc TM as a recruitment consultant and trainer, which gives me the opportunity to work with different very rich profiles in different fields, i.e., biotech, IT, pharmaceutical industry..


Elina Gautier, PhD
Recruitment Consultant - Trainer
Elina is a Doctor of Language Sciences from the Sorbonne Nouvelle University – Paris 3, and has an MBA from IFG Executive Education. She started her career as a full-time teacher in Finland, but over the years has developed a real appetite for Human Resources and career management issues.
After a first experience in a firm specializing mainly in the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors and a research project (linguistic and stylistic analysis of a body of text from the 20th century) giving rise to a reference work for future French associates, she joined Adoc Talent Management in 2022. Elina likes challenges, the promotion of transversal skills, interdisciplinary interactions and sharing.
Our team
Adoc Talent Management - Benelux
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Laurence Theunis, PhD
Cofounder & Director (Benelux Office)
After having carried out a study on ant biodiversity for her PhD in co-supervision between the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences and the Free University of Brussels, she continued her career in raising awareness of scientific studies and in the valorization of the research. She has acquired, as a project manager for 10 years, an expertise in assisting researchers in their career development. Convinced of the added value of the doctoral experience and skills for many positions within companies that have been involved in technological, health or social innovations, she develops, as a consultant, the recruitment, the training and the studies activities of Adoc Talent Management in Belgium.

Arthur Orys
Recruitment Consultant
After completing his bachelor's degree as an assistant in occupational psychology at the Institut Libre Marie-Haps, Arthur started a master's degree in occupational psychology at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. During his previous professional experiences, he mainly met profiles from the socio-professional integration. Adoc Talent Management appeared to him as an opportunity to discover new candidate profiles and a new challenge. His main motivation is to achieve, through an efficient and accurate recruitment, the well-being and the personal and professional development of PhDs in their future function. During his internship, he will support the recruitment and business development missions of the Benelux office.
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Tiago Taveira
Recruitment officer and business development
Tiago studied medicine at the Université Libre de Bruxelles because the biological and scientific world has always interested him. After taking a course in psychology at the University of Brussels, he decided to change his program to study psychology. After obtaining a bachelor's degree in psychological and educational sciences, he continued his academic training with a Master's degree in clinical psychology, followed by a Master's degree in work psychology. He joined Adoc Talent Management’s Benelux Office as a Recruitment Consultant in 2022.

Victorien Labbé
Communications & Marketing Officer
Before joining Adoc in January 2023, Victorien did several courses in his schooling like strong sciences, social sciences or even photography. Finally, he discovered computer graphics and everything related to graphic design and communication. After two years, Victorien obtained his diploma in Computer Graphics and a CESS (The equivalent of the BAC in France), he then decided to do a work-study in communication and graphic design to improve his knowledge and skills in this field directly in the company where he was able to get an internship at Adoc Talent Management under the supervision of Laurence Theunis.
Our team
Adoc Talent Management - Canada

Thomas Vignalou
Head of Montreal Office
Thomas holds an MBA degree from Kedge Business School and has worked in various management and business development positions. After holding a strategic position within a human resources consulting firm in Montreal, he joined the Montreal office of Adoc Talent Management. He's involved in business development, account and project management as well as headhunting missions.

Bahare Samadi, PhD
Consultant in research, training and recruitment
Bahare holds a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering focusing on the biomechanics of human movement from Polytechnique Montréal. She has expertise in the development of machine learning algorithms applied to pediatric rehabilitation. Aware of the difficulties PhD graduates face in making the transition from academia to other sectors, she joined Adoc Talent Management to make this transition more efficient for recruiters and candidates. She works as a consultant in research, training and recruitment.

Eva Gadegbeku
Recruitement Consultant
After obtaining a scientific baccalaureate, Eva entered the University Degree in Management and Human Sciences at iaelyon. Having completed her first two years, she decided to continue her studies with a gap year in order to acquire new skills and professional experience in the field of human resources. At the end of her bachelor's degree, she would like to pursue a master's degree in Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry Management, specializing in human resources management.
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Elise Petitcollin
Recruitement Consultant
It was during a previous experience as Assistant Office Manager for a company specializing in leather finishing that Elise discovered her taste for recruitment.
As a Master's student at the IESEG School of Management, Elise did her end-of-studies internship at Adoc Talent Management, with the desire to develop a solid background in recruitment, a field in which she wishes to pursue her career.
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Amanda Valesquez Salazar, PhD.
Recruitement Consultant
Amanda holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering on the under-voltage characterization of dielectrics through the innovation of the (F)LIMM method at the University Toulouse 3 - Paul Sabatier, France. She has an expertise in dielectric characterization by space charge and partial discharge measurements, applied to the improvement of electrical components, acquired in particular during her postdoctoral project at ÉTS. Thanks to her second postdoctoral project at CERIEC, she was able to address contemporary issues that researchers, civil society, entrepreneurs and government agencies are facing when they wish to integrate different strategies in circular economy in order to reduce the impact of human activities on the environment as soon as possible.
Thus, based on her post-doctoral experiences, she understands the difficulties that PhD graduates may face in integrating into other sectors outside of academia. Thus, wishing to contribute to making this transition more fluid for companies and candidates, she joined Adoc Talent Management. She works there as a recruitment consultant.

Martin Kreiswirth, PhD
Graduate Studies Advisor
Marty, a professor of English at McGill University and former Dean, developed the award-winning SKILLSETS – offering doctoral students and graduates advanced interdisciplinary professional development training for positions inside and outside the academy. He previously worked at the University of Western Ontario, where he established the 360 degree Graduate Student Initiative, which provided training in professional skills for successful transition to careers in academia, government, industry and beyond. He is an active researcher in literary studies and critical theory.

Alexandre Lehmann, PhD
Scientific Advisor
Alexandre is a cognitive neuroscientist, currently assistant professor at McGill University. He served as the executive director of a non-profit association dedicated to cognitive science research, and then worked as a post-doctoral fellow during four years in Canada and Mexico. Well aware of the challenges PhDs face when entering the current job market, he has been giving lectures and workshops on this topic. He acts as scientific consultant for Adoc.
Métis ADOC

Simon Thierry, PhD
Co-founder and associate director -
Adoc Metis
Simon holds a doctorate in computer science. He is co-founder and associate director of the consulting firm Adoc Mètis. He was a contractual teacher-researcher at the University of Strasbourg for five years, during which he was elected to the scientific council and project manager for the human resources department for questions relating to young researchers. He is an expert with HCERES for the evaluation of establishments and doctoral schools. He also founded a second company in 2015. Within Adoc Mètis, Simon is a consultant and trainer, specializing in research management. He is responsible for all activities related to doctoral supervision. He leads several R&D projects aimed at offering better tools to management teams and manages educational engineering on this theme. As Associate Director, he is in charge of day-to-day business, prospecting and relations with partners.