Director, Site Management and Monitoring (REMOTE)
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Job Description
This position is responsible for key tasks related to site management, territory development and country study support. It is a critical role in the local GCTO country management team and supports the country in executing GCTO strategy. The position will directly impact country/region ability to reach business targets and objectives. Under the oversight of the Head of SMM/ESD, the person is responsible for monitoring resource management, capacity assessments of CRA workload and overall quality of monitoring deliverables. The role has 5 - 12 direct reports (CRA manager) and has indirect oversight of 40 to 150CRAs. As line manager the role is critical to develop key talents in the organization to ensure a pool of success in critical roles. The role should ensure excellent study performance with strict adherence to local regulations, company SOPs and ICH GCP, Monitoring Excellence, Vendor management. Collaborates externally with Investigators, Functional Resourcing Vendors, regulators and Pharma Industry.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Responsible for country monitoring resource management, capacity assessments of CRA workload and overall quality of monitoring deliverables from the area across all projects and across all monitoring resources (company and partners). Ensure metrics are met at expectations.
Accountable for resource and talent management of our company's CRAs and CRA managers in region. Manages performance of CRA managers, conducts performance evaluations, encourages high performance to agreed aims and objectives. Addresses low performance situations and ensures development needs are addressed. Ensures CRA managers do the same with company CRAs. Supports recruiting efforts (interviews, hiring).
Collaborates internally with CRD, CRA managers, Monitoring Excellence, Vendor management, Vendor Strategy and Management to develop and build the territory of principal investigators and sites
Collaborates externally with Investigators, Functional Resourcing Vendors, regulators and Pharma Industry.
Oversight and management of local vendors and partners to ensure consistency across country monitoring organization. Will work closely with PLMs and CRA managers to ensure consistency across all monitoring resources. Also, accountable for quality and compliance in monitoring function and the development and execution of Strategic Quality Initiatives within the monitoring function.
In conjunction with Monitoring Excellence develops monitoring resourcing strategies in the country/cluster with vendors and CRDs to meet current and future resource demands
Works with vendors, positions and places CRAs for greatest efficacy & effectiveness
Accountable for the overall oversight of all FSP CRAs
Collaborates and works closely with the other GCTO management roles, the GCTO Headquarter teams, quality compliance, finance, IT and HR.
A member of the local Leadership Team for GCTO
Works closely with the Country Leadership team, sponsor and supports strategic initiatives across Global Clinical Development and Global Clinical Trial Operations.
This position and direct reports have a significant impact on the ability to effectively conduct clinical studies and develop the pipeline, while maintaining regulatory requirements and compliance.
The position will directly impact the country's ability to reach business targets and objectives and build productive collaboration with internal and external business partners.
CORE Competency Expectations:
Business and financial acumen
Strategic thinking
Ability to think cross-functionally and working across boundaries internationally Ability to identify problems, conflicts and opportunities early and lead, analyze mitigation plans and drive conflict resolution is critical
Fluent in Local Language and business proficient in English (verbal and written) and excellent communication skills
Excellent ICH-GCP knowledge and knowledge of Good Documentation Practices
Very good understanding of Global, Country Clinical Research Guidelines and ability to work within these guidelines.
Metrics development and management.
Behavioral Competency Expectations:
High emotional intelligence
Strong leadership and negotiation skills
Positive proven success in people management
Ability to identify problems, conflicts and opportunities early and lead, analyze and prepare mitigation plans and drive conflict resolution is critical.
Demonstrated ability to build relationships with senior business executives Influencing skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, conflict management
Relationship management and networking: strong integrationinto local and HQ TA network and ability to build productive relationships with all parties
Effective time management
Effective communication with external customers (e.g. sites and investigators)
Experience Requirements:
Required:
Minimum of 12 years ´ experience within Pharmaceutical Industry
Minimum of 10 years ´ experience in clinical trial organization
Minimum of 5 years ´ experience in a functional management position
Advantageous:
CRA experience
Management of CRAs and familiarity with outsourcing and flexible resourcing models
Educational Requirements:
Required:
- Bachelors degree in Science or equivalent healthcare experience
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Expected salary range:
$143,100.00 - $243,400.00
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Employee Status:
Regular
Relocation:
No relocation
VISA Sponsorship:
No
Travel Requirements:
25%
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Remote Work
Shift:
1st - Day
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Hazardous Material(s):
Number of Openings:
1
Requisition ID: R213478