Home Based Senior Project Manager - Rare Disease at Precision for Medicine in Remote

Why should you considering joining us? Because Precision for Medicine is not your typical CRO. As a member of our thriving team, opportunities to work with leading subject matter experts who understand the rare disease patient mindset and experience will surround you. We help translate science into success for rare disease patients with a targeted, patient-centric approach over a wide geographic area. We are specialists who tackle unusual problems in our detailed approach throughout every phase. From the beginning, we have nurtured a culture where patients’ needs and the needs of our valued clients come first. We focus in an environment where the quality of our work is the best, and where our employees can thrive, while still having fun and giving back to the patient community.

We welcome your voice and opinions and provide you with the ability to truly make an impact on investigational product development. Are you ready to be part of a close-knit clinical trial team that is passionate about saving the lives of patients every single day? Then look no further, we’d like to help you take your career to the next level. If the duties below sound like a fit, we’d love to hear from you!

The Senior Project Manager plans, directs, coordinates and delivers activities for designated clinical study projects to ensure that project objectives of quality, scope, cost and time are accomplished.

Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to:

• Serve as primary point-of-contact and primary escalation point to the client
• Coordinate and oversees all functional services including external vendors to the established timeline and budget
• Manage the study budget, ensuring project remains within scope and that any out of scope activities are identified and handled as appropriate
• Develop robust and comprehensive project plans, including timelines, to guide all parameters of trial execution with consistency and quality
• Maintain integrated collaboration with clinical operations in the delivery and participates in clinical activities as appropriate. For projects of very limited scope (i.e. number of sites), Sr. PM may assume all clinical activities
• Establish tracking metrics to monitor trial and team progress towards project goals
• Prepare project status updates and report on progress to clients and senior management, offering solutions and opportunities as they arise
• Leads team meetings with the client and sets expectations for the project team
• Communicate effectively with client and Precision management to relay protocol/study issues including any deviations and implements necessary actions in response to those issues
• Travel as necessary according to project needs
• Mentor, train, and supervise staff at a functional level
• Assist with review of clinical study reports
• Support business development and marketing activities as appropriate
• Perform other duties as assigned by management
• May participate in review of protocols and other study documentation
• Provides on-going feedback, development and coaching for functional team members including annual performance reviews

Qualifications:

Minimum Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education/experience in science or health-related field. Advanced degree preferred
• Minimum of 7 years of clinical research experience or proven competencies for this position and a minimum of 3 years of direct project management experience

Other Required:

• Experience with Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Microsoft Project
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interface with others in a team setting
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and a customer service demeanor
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally including overnight stays

Preferred:

• Advanced degree
• Experience in managing complex and global trials

Competencies:

• Working knowledge of project management techniques and tools
• Direct work experience in a global, cross-functional project management environment
• Proven experience in functional management including proven experience in delegating while fostering cohesive team dynamics
• Proven experience in strategic planning, risk management and change management
• High level of integrity and must inspire and demand the highest standards from a professional and ethical perspective
• Ability to lead and inspire excellence within a team
• Ability to create an environment where employees have a sense of ownership that will lead to increases in productivity and efficiency
• Results oriented, accountable, motivated and flexible
• Excellent time management, negotiation, critical thinking, decision making, analytical and interpersonal skills
• Excellent presentation, verbal and written communications skills
• Proficient in project management software
• In depth proven experience in pharmaceutical and/or device research required
• Demonstrated successful independent negotiation and conflict management strategies

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