Associate Director – Clinical Project Management

Role Overview

• Oversee timeline, budget and accruals for the clinical studies and clinical programs within the Clinical Operations group
• Develop, maintain, and manage high-quality consistent study processes and templates with cross-functional Clinical Operations peers to drive consistent and reliable clinical study outcomes
• In collaboration with the Project and Portfolio Management, provide clinical program timeline and budget estimates to support annual budgets and long-range planning (LRP)
• Oversee and mentor team of Clinical Project Managers as needed
• Develop and oversee policies and procedures aimed to streamline Clinical Project Management process
• In collaboration with Clinical Trial Operations and Project and Portfolio Management, provide input on annual planning activities to meet corporate study and program objectives
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) for study and program clinical timelines and budgets
• Oversee routine status reporting including study timeline and budget dashboards and management updates
• Ensure teams are providing monthly milestone and timeline updates to Project and Portfolio Management for entry into corporate project management system
• In collaboration with Project and Portfolio Management, develop program scenario plans and support life cycle management activities as needed, support creation and incorporation of resource demand algorithms into project management software
• Oversee and streamline monthly accrual process in partnership with finance
• Facilitate and oversee cost accruals by study managers to ensure accuracy
• Meet with finance periodically to review accrued costs against forecasts and troubleshoot variances, and to oversee overall spend for studies & programs
• Identify potential budget issues and recommend and implement solutions or corrective actions as needed
• Provide program-level timeline and financial health summaries for management periodically
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline required; a combination of relevant education and applicable job experience may be considered
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in clinical project management within a CRO, biotechnology, or pharmaceutical organization, including people leadership responsibilities 7 years of supervisory experience
• Strong understanding of drug development, clinical operations, and clinical financial management
• Demonstrated leadership capability with experience mentoring and overseeing project management staff
• Excellent organizational, time management, and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a matrix environment

Benefits

• discretionary annual target bonus
• stock options
• ESPP
• 401k match
• top-notch health insurance plans for employees (and their families) to include medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance
• 20 days of PTO
• 10 paid holidays
• winter company shutdown