About the role

  • Director of Project Management overseeing global clinical trials and project teams at Precision for Medicine. Leading strategy and delivery of clinical projects with a focus on quality and efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Works cross functionally to develop partnership strategies for clinical trials and programs
  • 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

Requirements

  • 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
  • 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
  • Advanced degree preferred
  • Experience in managing complex and global trials

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Lead

Salary

CA$180,200 - CA$270,400 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

Google Cloud Platform

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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