Description
Senior Project Leads are an integral part of clinical trial delivery, liaising with clinical teams to improve patients' lives by bringing new drugs to the market faster.
The Senior Project Lead is an essential member of the core project team leading the team and responsible for project delivery of clinical studies to meet contractual requirements in accordance with SOPs, policies and practices.
Essential Functions
- Participate in bid defense preparations and lead bid defense presentations in partnership with Business Development
- Develop integrated study management plans with the core project team
- Accountable for the strategic planning and execution of clinical studies as per the contract while optimizing speed, quality and cost of delivery
- Set objectives of the core project team according to agreed upon contract, strategy and approach
- Collaborate with other functional groups within the company where necessary to support milestone achievement and to manage study issues and obstacles
- Monitor progress against contract and prepare/present project information proactively to all stakeholders internally and externally
- Responsible for delivery and management of medium to large sized, multiple and full service, multi regional studies
- Manage risk and contingencies proactively and lead problem solving and resolution efforts
- Achieve project quality by identifying quality risks and issues, responding to issues raised by project team members and planning/implementing appropriate corrective and preventative action plans
- Serve as primary project contact with customer and own relationship with the project's key customer contact(s)
- Communicate/collaborate with IQVIA business development representatives as necessary
- Build the cross-functional project team and lead their efforts
- Ensure the financial success of the project
- Forecast and identify opportunities to accelerate activities to bring revenue forward
- Identify changes in scope and manage change control process, as necessary
- Identify and communicate lessons learned and best practices to promote continuous improvement
- Adopt corporate initiatives and changes and serve as a change advocate when necessary
- Provide input to line managers of their project team members' performance relative to project tasks
- Mentor less experienced project team members on assigned projects to support their professional development
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree Life sciences or related field
- Requires greater than 7 years clinical research experience including 4 years project management experience or equivalent combination of education, training and experience
- Requires advanced knowledge of job area, and broad knowledge of a other related job areas
- Knowledge of clinical trials, ICH GCP and relevant local laws, regulations and guidelines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills including good command of English language
- Strong presentation skills, negotiation and customer management skills
- Strong problem solving skills
- Ability to work through others to deliver results to the appropriate quality and timeline metrics
- Planning, time management and prioritization skills
- Ability to make decisions, bringing clarity to disparate information to inform actions and drive results
- Attention to detail and accuracy in work
- Results-oriented approach to work delivery and output
- Good software and computer skills, including MS Office applications
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers and clients