Clinical Project Manager

Summary

Join Precision for Medicine, a leading CRO, as a Director, Project Management. You will lead and oversee clinical programs, manage a team of Project Directors and Managers, and ensure successful project execution globally. Responsibilities include optimizing profitability, managing resources, developing talent, providing technical support, and ensuring compliance. The ideal candidate possesses a minimum of 10 years of clinical research experience, including extensive project management and line management experience, along with a Bachelor's degree in a science or health-related field. This role requires strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills. Precision for Medicine offers a supportive and collaborative work environment where your contributions are valued.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education/experience in science or health-related field
• 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

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree
• Experience in managing complex and global trials, ideally within the area of Oncology
• 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 Influencing and leading
• Proven experience in delegating while fostering cohesive team dynamics
• Demonstrated successful independent negotiation and conflict management strategies