Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Precision For Medicine is a leader in clinical research, and they are seeking a Director of Project Management for their Autoimmune division. The role involves overseeing project teams, ensuring the successful planning and execution of clinical trials, and optimizing project profitability while maintaining high-quality standards.
Responsibilities
- Direct, manage and ensure collaboration within a team Project Directors and Project Managers in the planning, execution and governance of projects/portfolios on a global platform
- Provide leadership and oversight on all clinical programs and in some unique cases, manage activities
- Interact with study sponsors as primary point of escalation beyond project management
- Optimize the profitability of the Project Management organization to meet or exceed budget targets
- Assess and manage resource allocations to ensure that established cost, time, and quality goals are met
- Select, train, develop and manage the performance of talent in project leadership positions (Project Directors and Project Managers)
- Provide technical support and guidance (including scope definition, risk identification, escalation and mitigation, resource planning, goals and deliverables) to assigned project managers
- Identify and escalate impacts to project scope, resources, schedule or budget through standard methods
- Ensure project leadership personnel work to the highest quality standards and maintain compliance with established SOPs, working guidelines, project plans and all regulatory requirements
- Participate with Business Development in opportunity development, proposals and budgeting, bid defense preparation and attendance
- Understand and manage project/program inter-dependencies to achieve program milestones/deliverables
- Conduct evaluations and implement required changes for all projects (including mid-project recovery of at risk projects, re-scoping, postponement, or cancellation)
- Measure and report KPIs and lead continuous improvement
- Recognize, exemplify and adhere to Precision’s values that center on our commitment to quality, our people, clients and performance
- Manage workload of supervised staff with continued assessment and adjustment as needed
- Provide on-going feedback, development and coaching of Project Directors and Project Managers including annual performance reviews
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education/experience in science or health-related field. Advanced degree preferred
- A minimum 10 years of experience in clinical research, including extensive project management and line management experience or proven competencies for this position
- Working knowledge of GCP/ICH guidelines and the clinical development process
- Experience with Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Microsoft Project
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interface with others in a team setting
- Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and a customer service demeanor
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally including overnight stays
- Working knowledge of project management techniques and tools
- Direct work experience in a global, cross-functional project management environment
- Proven experience in people management
- Proven experience in strategic planning, risk management and change management
- Ability to work closely with business unit leadership to understand customer's needs
- Strong analytical skills and business acumen
- Executive presence with ability to confidently deliver complex presentations to senior management
- High level of integrity and must inspire and demand the highest standards from a professional and ethical perspective
- Demonstrated leadership track record and effective interpersonal skills
- Ability to lead and inspire excellence within a team
- Ability to create an environment where employees have a sense of ownership that will lead to increases in productivity and efficiency
- Results oriented, accountable, motivated and flexible
- Excellent time management, negotiation, critical thinking, decision making, analytical and interpersonal skills
- Excellent presentation, verbal and written communications skills
- Proficient in project management software
- In depth proven experience in pharmaceutical and/or device research required
- Excellent Planning and organizing
- Excellent at influencing and leading
- Proven experience in delegating while fostering cohesive team dynamics
- Demonstrated successful independent negotiation and conflict management strategies
- Advanced degree
- Experience in managing complex and global trials
- Preferred experience with Autoimmune and Oncology
Benefits
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Health insurance
- Retirement savings benefits
- Life insurance and disability benefits
- Parental leave
- Paid time off for sick leave and vacation
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