Project Management Director

Role Description

Our Project Delivery colleagues within our PPD® clinical research services direct, coordinate and manage the technical and operational aspects of projects, securing the successful completion of clinical trials. This includes collaborating with functional area leads to identify and evaluate fundamental issues on the project and to ensure that solutions are implemented. Project Delivery is vital to helping our customers deliver life-changing therapies.

Through our global team, you may engage in diverse initiatives and projects, or be part of a virtual international project team gaining cross-cultural experience.

The Project Oversight Director is accountable for strategic indication or client-specific portfolio management within a Therapeutic Unit. Provides therapeutic expertise in project delivery execution, demonstrating the ability to react quickly and appropriately to escalations. Provokes critical thinking in the Project Lead related to delivery operations, financial negotiations, and risk mitigations/issue management for a project. Drives the overall strategy development for proposals and pre-proposal opportunities.

• Accountable for strategic indication or client-specific portfolio management within a Therapeutic Unit.
• Expertly navigates the need to dive in/dive out of situations while ensuring the Project Lead remains empowered.
• Provokes critical thinking in Project Lead related to execution of delivery, financial negotiations, and prioritization.
• Provides insight into proposal strategy in prep for bid defense.
• Works with Therapeutic Unit Head in development of business growth strategies.
• Maintains awareness and engages as appropriate in the Con Mod process.
• Communicates with People Manager(s) to support the development of the employee providing expertise and perspective related to client needs, indication and therapeutic knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification.
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 10-12+ years).
• 5+ years of management responsibility.
• Proven leadership skills.

Requirements

• Comprehensive therapeutic area knowledge, clinical development guidelines and directives and regulatory guidelines.
• Expert knowledge of the key principles of cross functional project management (Time, Quality, Cost).
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills including the ability to lead, motivate and coordinate cross-functional project teams.
• Technical and systems competency, such as computer skills, to include effective use of systems and applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as organization systems (CTMS, Preclarus, Clarity).
• Proven flexibility and ability to effectively prioritize workload and resources for project team members in a frequently changing environment.
• Skilled in process improvement and strategic development, especially as it applies to clinical trials, clinical development and project management.
• Ability to coach, mentor and lead global and/or cross-functional teams with a cultural awareness.
• Strong financial acumen with an in-depth of knowledge and practical application of budgeting, forecasting and resource management.
• Excellent customer service and relationship building skills with the ability to proactively address and prioritize expectations.
• Strong executive presence and business acumen.
• Advanced negotiation and marketing skills with ability to influence others and drive results.
• Proactive, solutions oriented and skilled at risk management.
• Excellent judgment, decision making and problem-solving skills and proven ability to apply critical and analytical strategic thinking skills to manage complex/ambiguous situations.
• Ability to drive corporate strategies to capture, engage and retain repeat customers.

Benefits

• Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.
• Able to work upright and stationary for typical working hours.
• Ability to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.
• Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.
• May require travel. (Recruiter will provide more details.)