Full-Time Project Director Infectious Diseases/Inflammation/General Medicine
Job Description
Covance is one of the world’s most comprehensive and experienced contract research organizations (CROs) with a tradition of innovation in the science and processes of drug development. We have the ability to offer wealth of services covering all aspects of drug development ranging from non-clinical research services through to post-marketing safety and commercialization services. We are currently the only CRO with this depth of service offerings.
Job description:
We are currently recruiting experienced Project Director that will lead a core project team and facilitate team’s ability to lead extended/complete relevant studies. This role is a permanent, full-time position that can be either office or home based in a European country.
This role is fully assigned to Inflammation, Infectious Diseases and General Medicine Therapeutic Area.
Perfect candidate will expertize in one of the following areas: Infectious Diseases (especially antibiotics), General Medicine, Respiratory Inflammation, Immune Disorder.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for provision of client deliverables on-time, within budget and scope and with required quality for assigned projects or program.
- Ensure effective cross-functional teamwork among project team members including both internal and external ancillary services.
- Ensure initiatives are implemented successfully on projects or programs.
- Initiate improvements to enhance the efficiency and the quality of the work performed on assigned projects or programs.
- Ensure that all staff allocated to assigned projects or programs adhere to professional standards and SOPs.
- Provide performance feedback on team members to respective functional areas.
- Monitor team performance and facilitate adjustments when necessary to ensure goal attainment.
- Present at external and/or internal meetings.
- Define and manage project or program resource needs and establish succession plans for key resources.
- Support business unit utilization targets.
- Implement and monitor progress against project plans and revise as necessary.
- Responsible for appropriate issue escalation to CAIR program and/or stakeholder(s).
- Serve as key client contact for assigned projects.
- Establish working relationships with client project teams which result in client satisfaction, operational excellence and thereby increase potential for repeat business.
- Prepare and deliver presentations for new business in collaboration with business development.
- Prepare and actively participate as operational lead in internal Project Review meetings.
- Contribute to proposal strategy, development, costing, and bid defense for assigned business development opportunities.
- Partner with Financial Analyst to report revenue and milestone projections accurately through study completion.
- Proactively identify out of scope activities, execute necessary change orders and support negotiations with client on project budget issues.
- Accountable for budget across assigned projects and/or programs. Amount is project or program dependent
- Develop strategies to control and minimize write-offs across projects and/or programs.
- Manage client expectations. Anticipate client needs and plan accordingly.
- Find creative and cost-effective ways to meet quality metrics agreed with client and key stakeholders.
- Use experience from past projects and lessons learned to adapt and implement quality improvements across projects currently being managed.
- Ensure project risks are discussed at project reviews. Monitor and control the risk plan and provide ongoing oversight to ensure mitigation plans are in place and working. Escalate risks newly identified by the project team to stakeholders.
- May be assigned line management responsibilities for the training, utilisation, development and performance review of assigned staff. In the absence of line management responsibilities, the Project Director will be expected to mentor project management staff.
- Develop and manage client project metrics.
- Perform other duties as assigned by management.
About You:
- Therapeutic area experience in at least some of the following areas: infectious diseases (antibiotics, anti-viral), gastroenterology, pulmonary, asthma, reproductive health, nephrology, urology, dermatology, vaccines and musculoskeletal/rheumatology. Specific area for primary targetting for this position is experience in antibiotics trials (bacterial pneumonia, urinary tract infections, skin and skin structure infections, intra-abdominal infections, bacteremia, bone and joint infections).
- Typically worked as a Clinical Project Director within a CRO or Phama company or equivalent experience.
- Have managed a multidisciplinary operations team remotely
- Experience in managing global programs with large financial value and complicated structure, multiple vendors and/or sub-CROs and Academic Research Organizations in a virtual environment.
- Ability to utilize resources effectively on large global scale including programs with multiple budgets
- Financial awareness and ability to actively manage financial tracking systems.
- Demonstrated ability to inspire effective teamwork and motivate staff within a matrix system.
- Demonstrated ability to lead by example and to encourage team members to seek solutions.
- Excellent presentation skills and confidence presenting to senior management.
- Excellent communication, planning and organizational skills.
- Ability to negotiate and liaise with clients in a professional manner.
- Good computer skills with good working knowledge of range of computer programs.
We Offer:
Covance’s ongoing success offers team members unsurpassed growth and career development opportunities.
At Covance, we help make the miracles of medicine a reality. We offer opportunities to work on diverse, challenging projects with bright, interesting colleagues while building a flexible and rewarding career.
There is no better time to join us!
EEO Employer Covance is committed to diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Your confidentiality and privacy are important to us.
Keywords:
bacterial pneumonia, urinary tract infections, skin and skin structure infections, intra-abdominal infections, bacteremia, bone and joint infections, infectious diseases (antibiotics, anti-viral), gastroenterology, pulmonary, asthma, reproductive health, nephrology, urology, dermatology, vaccines and musculoskeletal/rheumatology, asthma, project management, clinical project director, clinical trials managment, inflammation, immunology, general medicine, respiratory, immune disorder, PM, Senior PM, home based.
How to Apply
If you are interested in a Covance opportunity and would like to apply, please visit our website at covancecareers.com and look for the reference 57998BR. You can also follow the link: http://careers.covance.com/job-postings/57998BR/project-director1676 total views, 0 today