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Director / Senior Director, Clinical Protocol Management (Early or Late Development)

Responsibilities:
1. Developing and implementing an integrated vision of Clinical Protocol Management that enables Clinical Protocol Managers to provide maximal business value, culminating in high quality strategic and operational delivery and maximized cost efficiency.
2. Leads and directs clinical protocol managers to manage and execute clinical trials from First in Human through Phase IV.
3. Devise oncology-specific implementation methods for key activities and processes, i.e., Op Plan, Dev Plan, MIP, Risk Management, etc.
4. Creating oncology-specific systems & data standards for project management activities at study level
5. Support Portfolio Management with reporting, and ensuring data quality and validity; provide contextual interpretation of information to facilitate appropriate interpretation
6. Developing and implementing Clinical Protocol Management metrics to ensure focus on continuous improvement of project management methodology to optimize business value
7. Deliver quality of supervision, performance management, and personal development for clinical protocol management colleagues in oncology BU
8. Accountable for overall clinical trial resource (internal and external FTEs and costs) planning and forecasting
9. Directly manages and is accountable for the overall budget for clinical protocol management and clinical studies
10. Lead vendor selection process and accountable for providing the leadership and guidance for vendor management throughout the life-cycle of study conduct
11. Recruit, retain, and develop appropriate, qualified clinical protocol management staff for BU
12. Devise project management practices that are industry-leading and applicable across the broader organization
13. Partner with Oncology Operations leadership and governance to consistently enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of executions of oncology studies in the oncology business unit
14. Provide support to BU governance as needed to promote effective across functions partnerships.
15. Establishes and maintains effective interfaces among project management, clinical, partner lines, and vendors to support all clinical studies within BU
16. Responsible for leading resource management review and reporting for all studies and partner with Portfolio Manager for resources reporting.

Training & Education Required, and other Job Requirements:
Minimum requirements:
1. Bachelor’s degree, advanced degree is desirable in a discipline relevant to drug development or business. Professional project management certification is highly desirable.
2. 10 -15 years pharmaceutical industry, at least 5 of which are in leadership of or are direct clinical trial management activities.
3. Previous people management experience with strong understanding of the elements of drug development programs and project management
4. Credible Project Management expert, recognized internally and perhaps recognized externally for expertise in the profession

Prior Experience Preferred:
1. Extensive project and program management experience, particularly in oncology clinical development
2. Broad knowledge of project management and planning methodologies, principles, best practices, supporting systems, and tools
3. Direct management experience of clinical project managers (responsible for the execution of clinical studies) which will report into the position
4. Extensive knowledge of team development principles and successful implementation
5. Experience in evaluation and implementation of continuous improvement projects (Lean/Six Sigma)
6. Successful track record in the implementation and execution of clinical studies
7. Successful track record and experience in budgetary management and fiscal awareness
8. Demonstrated effective negotiating and influencing skills, good interpersonal, leadership, and team player skills
9. Record of achievement and delivery for personal and supervisee goals

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