Project Manager, Clinical Scientific Innovations

Project Manager, Clinical Scientific Innovations

Early Clinical Development (ECD), Respiratory & Immunology

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What we do

We work independently or in partnerships to deliver the next wave of science and address unmet medical needs.

How we do it

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What you'll do

This is a new role in the department and the successful applicant will play a critical role in ensuring successful delivery of a range of clinical scientific innovations that bridge across the drug projects within ECD and other departments to speed the drug development process. They will be key to supporting development of novel clinical endpoints, mapping integration of imaging into trials and supporting new approaches to patient recruitment. The successful person will be bright, and a highly effective communicator, able to build bridges across teams and drive forward new projects independently that include both internal and external stakeholders. They will be accountable for ensuring that the innovation project operates in a way that represents best practice for project management including overall plans, priorities, resource, budget and risk management and will have excellent project management skills and be accountable for delivery of highly visible projects. They will seek opportunities to develop personally within the role and will strive for success!  

Responsibilities

• Supports the Project Director to build a cohesive, high performing team

• Provides input into the project strategy & vision through expertise in project management, execution and governance

• Ensures appropriate linkages between project strategy and key internal processes (TA strategy, TA prioritization, corporate scorecard)

• Facilitates team towards effective governance decisions (e.g., budget and resourcing proposals) including being responsible for leading development of investment decision documentation

• Maintains plans of the highest data quality, accountable for all Project Management deliverables associated with project team(s) or sub-teams covered

• Focuses the team on the right activities at the right time directing them to deliver on the project objectives and plans; facilitates projects towards successful issue resolution and decision making

• Ensures that overall team deliverables, budgets, schedules, and performance standards are realistically set, governance approved and attained, and that the project effectively fulfils all business reporting requirements

• Accountable for development and management of contingency risk plans within each assigned program to ensure delivery to quality, budget and timelines

• May lead development of the elements of the project plan or strategy at the direction of the Project Director

• Seeks opportunities to drive positive change and remove barriers within and outside the team

• Uses business knowledge to drive cross functional and cross-project learning

Skills and Experience

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or technical drug development subject, or requisite drug development experience

• Experience supporting cross-functional drug development teams or leading sub-teams

• Project Management experience with successful track record of delivering projects within agreed time, quality and cost

• Ability to set and manage priorities, resources, performance targets and project initiatives in a global and regional environment

• Experience with project management tools and processes

• Proven ability in problem solving and issues management that are solution focused

• Strong collaborative communication skills including ability to engage with diverse client base including external bodies such as Healthcare Services and academic/research bodies globally

• Ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders

• Strong information management skills including use of modern IM tools such as SharePoint, Microsoft Teams and OneNote

Desirable

• Project Management (PMP) Certification

Date Posted

Closing Date

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