Country Manager, Director Project Management

Summary

Join Precision for Medicine as the Country Manager (China) & Director of Project Management! This role involves developing partnership strategies for clinical trials, overseeing project delivery, and driving business development in China and broader APAC. You will lead China operations, manage project teams, and ensure projects meet quality, scope, cost, and time objectives. The position requires extensive experience in clinical research and project management, strong leadership skills, and the ability to manage complex global trials. This may initially be through a Professional Employer Organisation (PEO).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education/experience in science or health-related field
• A minimum 15 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

• Lead all enterprise activities around China operations, including supporting all aspects of establishing the business as a legal entity and all other business infrastructure support needs
• Drive the business development process locally collaborating with Business Development in opportunity development, proposals and budgeting, bid defence preparation and attendance
• 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
• 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
• 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