Project Director

Are you an experienced full service Project Director in the field of clinical trials who’s engaged in addressing the challenges facing the research and development of novel compounds in Oncology. Are you passionate about impacting the health and lives of patients around the world? Do you take a consultative approach to trial management, proving to be a valuable partner in trial

As our company continues to grow, we are seeking a Project Director. This position is offered fully remote from the UK, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Serbia or Slovakia.

The Project Director represents continued advancement upon the project management career track. Responsibilities are defined below and are dependent upon the type and timing of the program to which the Project Director is assigned but are generally associated with global or large studies or a program of studies. Commonly, the Project Director may be called upon to serve as Portfolio Manager of a suite of studies for a significant client. The Project Director is a critical position that may be called upon to support the Senior Leadership in ensuring continuous process improvement to support strategic company objectives in project execution.

Esential functions of the job include but are not limited to:

Serve as primary point-of-contact liaison with client to provide outstanding customer service, including participation in proposal activities and client presentations

Oversee and manages all aspects of a clinical research trial or trials, ensuring consistency across assigned portfolios

Provide direction to project managers assigned to their trials including project establishment, planning, initiation, procurement, execution and closing

Manage the study budget, ensuring project remains within scope and that any out of scope activities are identified early and handled as appropriate. Drive any needed change orders to completion and execution with minimal support. Ensure functional areas are fully aware of the study scope and are managing the scope for their functional areas accordingly

Manage the financial health of assigned studies, including oversight of the project profitability, billable project hours, and compliance with on time, accurate billing and forecasting to support business objectives

Develop or oversee the development of, robust and comprehensive project plans, including timelines and proactive risk management and mitigation, to guide all parameters of trial execution with consistency and quality. Able to implement strategic planning, risk management and change management with the ability to implement these independently

Ensure Quality management for assigned projects, including eTMF Inspection readiness, implementation of quality notification incident forms and / or corrective and preventative action plans to address any quality findings

Establish tracking metrics to monitor trial and team progress towards project goals

Prepare project status updates for clients and senior management, including reporting on key performance indicators, offering solutions and opportunities as they arise. May be required to attend additional Senior management meetings, to offer further insight and presentations on assigned studies

Lead both internal and client meetings and set expectations for the project team , driving the program or study level strategies forwards with the project team

Oversee the cross-functional project team, ensuring efficient management and execution of trials

Communicate effectively with both sponsor and Precision management to relay protocol/study issues including any deviations and implements necessary actions in response to those issues

Ability to conduct formal presentations to a wide variety of audiences including colleagues, investigative staff, and clients including Bid Defences with a high level of proficiency

Ensure study specific training is implemented in collaboration with functional areas and ensure study specific training compliance for the duration of the project

Support business development and marketing activities as appropriate, including travel to Bid Defense meetings as required. As Project Director, proactively drive the Bid defense preparation activities

Perform other duties as assigned by management

Remain compliant with organisational training, time-reporting and any other administrative duties as required

Mentor associate project managers, project managers or Senior project managers as required

Participate in the departmental updates, such as the development and updates of company SOPs as needed

Provides on-going feedback for functional team members including annual performance reviews

Identify any performance problem at a project level and ensure an operational corrective action is undertaken (training etc.)

Ability to travel domestically and internationally including overnight stays

The ideal candidate will have the following Qualifications/Experience:

Minimum Required:

North America: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education/experience in science or health-related field. Advanced degree preferred

EU: Degree or equivalent combination of education/experience in science or health-related field. Advanced degree preferred

Other Required:

Minimum of 8 years of clinical research or proven competencies for this position. A minimum of 5 years direct project management experience

Highly proficient with Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Microsoft Project, eTMF, EDC and CTMS

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

Experience managing highly complex and global studies or a portfolio of studies

Competencies:

Demonstrates mastery knowledge of ICH-GCP, relevant Precision SOPs, as well as the ability to implement such items

Excellent knowledge of project management techniques and tools

Highly experienced at working in a cross-functional project management environment

Strong understanding of cross-functional management

Strong understanding of project planning, risk management and change management with an awareness of appropriate escalation

High level of integrity and must inspire and demand the highest standards from a professional and ethical perspective

Ability to lead and inspire excellence within a study team. Motivates other members of the project team to meet timelines and project goals

Ability to create an environment where study team members have a sense of ownership that will lead to increases in productivity and efficiency

Results oriented, accountable, motivated and flexible

Demonstrated excellence in time management, negotiation, critical thinking, decision making, analytical and interpersonal skills

Demonstrated excellence in presentation, verbal and written communications skills

Expert understanding of project management software

Highly experienced in pharmaceutical and/or device research required

Demonstrated expertise in strategic planning, risk management and change management with the ability to implement independently

Highly developed customer orientation

Highly developed influence, negotiation and conflict management skills

Exhibits high self-motivation and is able to work and plan independently as well as in a team environment.

Focuses on continuous improvement, including the ability to make proactive assessments on how to make study processes more efficient and study teams more effective

Precision for Medicine's uniquely integrated offering enables the science of precision medicine by combining novel clinical trial designs, industry-leading operational and medical authorities, advanced biomarker and data analytics solutions, and an unequivocal real passion for rare diseases and oncology.

We are a people focussed CRO with a supportive and collaborative environment which promotes work life balance and encourages team development. 

We invite you to learn more about our growing organization serving our clients that are researching ground-breaking cancer therapies. We strive to ensure employees feel appreciated for the contributions they make every single day.

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