Associate Director / Director, Project Management - Renal diseases - US/Canada - Remote

Worldwide Clinical Trials is a global, midsize CRO dedicated to improving lives through innovative approaches in clinical research. The Associate Director / Director of Project Management will oversee multiple projects, ensuring they meet cost, time, and quality requirements while collaborating across divisions to enhance business processes.

Responsibilities:

• Be accountable for multiple projects simultaneously
• Work effectively across multiple divisions to direct the delivery of projects/programs within cost, time and quality requirements, and ensure successful design, implementation, tracking and revision of project plans for assigned projects
• Work with leadership in all functional areas on the continuous development/improvement of business processes to support cross functional teams and to ensure that work is uniform, complete and managed appropriately
• Serves as a liaison with Business Development and Bids/Contracts for the client presentations and proposal development

Requirements:

• Strong leadership skills and excellent judgment and decision-making skills
• Strong financial acumen, knowledge of budgeting, forecasting and resource management
• Effective oral and written communication skills including the ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing
• Effective organizational, interpersonal and negotiation skills; A relationship builder who is able to work effectively in matrix organizations
• Expert knowledge of project management principles and application
• Skilled in process improvement, especially as it applies to clinical trials, clinical development and project management
• University/college degree (life science preferred) or certification in a related allied health profession from an appropriately accredited institution (e.g., nursing certification, medical or laboratory technology) or equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the individual with the required knowledge, skills and abilities
• Minimum of eight (8) years of clinical pharmaceutical industry experience including demonstrated skills and competency in clinical project management tasks
• In lieu of the above requirements, candidates with > five (5) years supervisory experience in a health care setting and six (6) years clinical research experience in the pharmaceutical or CRO industries will be considered
• Experience managing Renal and/or Rare Renal studies is required for this position