Project Director

Are you an experienced full service Project Director in the field of clinical trials who’s engaged in addressing the challenges facing the research and development of novel compounds in Oncology. Are you passionate about impacting the health and lives of patients around the world? Do you take a consultative approach to trial management, proving to be a valuable partner in trial

As our company continues to grow, we are seeking a Project Director. This position is offered fully remote from the UK, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Serbia or Slovakia.

The Project Director represents continued advancement upon the project management career track. Responsibilities are defined below and are dependent upon the type and timing of the program to which the Project Director is assigned but are generally associated with global or large studies or a program of studies. Commonly, the Project Director may be called upon to serve as Portfolio Manager of a suite of studies for a significant client. The Project Director is a critical position that may be called upon to support the Senior Leadership in ensuring continuous process improvement to support strategic company objectives in project execution.

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

- Serve as primary point-of-contact liaison with client to provide outstanding customer service, including participation in proposal activities and client presentations

- Oversee and manages all aspects of a clinical research trial or trials, ensuring consistency across assigned portfolios

- Provide direction to project managers assigned to their trials including project establishment, planning, initiation, procurement, execution and closing

- Manage the study budget, ensuring project remains within scope and that any out of scope activities are identified early and handled as appropriate. Drive any needed change orders to completion and execution with minimal support. Ensure functional areas are fully aware of the study scope and are managing the scope for their functional areas accordingly

- Manage the financial health of assigned studies, including oversight of the project profitability, billable project hours, and compliance with on time, accurate billing and forecasting to support business objectives

- Develop or oversee the development of, robust and comprehensive project plans, including timelines and proactive risk management and mitigation, to guide all parameters of trial execution with consistency and quality. Able to implement strategic planning, risk management and change management with the ability to implement these independently

- Ensure Quality management for assigned projects, including eTMF Inspection readiness, implementation of quality notification incident forms and / or corrective and preventative action plans to address any quality findings

- Establish tracking metrics to monitor trial and team progress towards project goals

- Prepare project status updates for clients and senior management, including reporting on key performance indicators, offering solutions and opportunities as they arise. May be required to attend additional Senior management meetings, to offer further insight and presentations on assigned studies

- Lead both internal and client meetings and set expectations for the project team , driving the program or study level strategies forwards with the project team

- Oversee the cross-functional project team, ensuring efficient management and execution of trials

- Communicate effectively with both sponsor and Precision management to relay protocol/study issues including any deviations and implements necessary actions in response to those issues

- Ability to conduct formal presentations to a wide variety of audiences including colleagues, investigative staff, and clients including Bid Defences with a high level of proficiency

- Ensure study specific training is implemented in collaboration with functional areas and ensure study specif