Director, Project Management - Oncology

Position Summary:

Works cross functionally to develop partnership strategies for clinical trials and programs and works closely with our project teams to provide oversight, strategic expertise in the planning, coordination, and delivery of all 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:

Direct, manage and ensure collaboration within a team Project Directors and Project Managers in the planning, execution and governance of projects/portfolios on a global platform

Provide leadership and oversight on all clinical programs and in some unique cases, manage activities

Interact with study sponsors as primary point of escalation beyond project management

Optimize the profitability of the Project Management organization to meet or exceed budget targets

Assess and manage resource allocations to ensure that established cost, time, and quality goals are met

Select, train, develop and manage the performance of talent in project leadership positions (Project Directors and Project Managers)

Provide technical support and guidance (including scope definition, risk identification, escalation and mitigation, resource planning, goals and deliverables) to assigned project managers

Identify and escalate impacts to project scope, resources, schedule or budget through standard methods

Ensure project leadership personnel work to the highest quality standards and maintain compliance with established SOPs, working guidelines, project plans and all regulatory requirements

Participate with Business Development in opportunity development, proposals and budgeting, bid defense preparation and attendance

Understand and manage project/program inter-dependencies to achieve program milestones/deliverables

Conduct evaluations and implement required changes for all projects (including mid-project recovery of at risk projects, re-scoping, postponement, or cancellation)

Measure and report KPIs and lead continuous improvement

Recognize, exemplify and adhere to Precision’s values that center on our commitment to quality, our people, clients and performance

Manage workload of supervised staff with continued assessment and adjustment as needed

Provide on-going feedback, development and coaching of Project Directors and Project Managers 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.

A minimum 10 years of experience in clinical research, including extensive project management and line management experience or proven competencies for this position

Working knowledge of GCP/ICH guidelines and the clinical development process