Global Studies Leader/Project Manager (480376) (closed)

South San Francisco, CA
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Job Description
Every day, Kelly Scientific Resources (KSR) connects clinical research professionals with opportunities to advance their careers.  We currently have a long term contract opportunity for a Global Studies Leader/Project Manager for our client in South San Francisco, CA.
 
The Global Studies Leader will provide direction and leadership to one or more study teams to ensure delivery of all cross functional activities to meet study plans outlined by the clinical development plan.  He/she will serve as the primary contact for key stakeholders (e.g. OPL) and represent the study team at DST (ad hoc).  Duties include:
 
  • Builds and maintains effective high performing teams with clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities for members.
  • Chairs team meetings.
  • Ensures study team receives study specific and therapeutic training.
  • Creates and manages study timelines, budget, resource, risk and quality plans
  • Drives setting of study team goals and milestones and monitors progress.
  • Establishes and maintains accurate study level timeline and resourcing plans and works with Functional Management to have correct resources in place.
  • Leads development of protocol level feasibility and finalises country selection with OPL input.
  • Ensures all relevant functional groups provide input to develop and finalize core study documents including protocol, informed consent form, CRF and SSPM (study specific procedures manual).
The Global Studies Leader oversees the development and active management of the study patient recruitment strategies and is accountable for the drug supply requirements and availability across studies in liaison with the Pharma Technical Drug Supplies.  This includes finalizing study budget based upon raw budget estimate from OPL, input from GSM and in alignment with DBA, LCT/DST and SMT assumptions. 
 
This individual is accountable for study budgets, with appropriate input from the GSM to ensure efficient expenditure and minimal variance between actual and planned spend as well as for accuracy of forecasting at RFP rounds and ensuring adjustments are made as necessary.  Duties include:
 
  • Ensures CTMS is updated and accurate.
  • Ensures clinical data is reviewed in accordance with study Data Quality plans.
  • Oversees the safety reporting activities and ensures reporting timelines are met.
  • Provides direction and oversight of outsourced activities to ensure CRO and vendor delivery against contracted scope of work.
  • Leads the identification and selection of vendors and ensures cross functional input into the scope of work.
  • Inputs into the contract and budget negotiation led by Business Manager.

The Global Studies Leader is accountable for performance, issues and their resolution to ensure studies are delivered in line with the agreed scope of work.  He/she identifies and contributes to areas of best practice and process improvements.  This includes:

  • Cross study review of quality, productivity and efficiency.
  • Incorporates learnings and recommendations from study debriefs and best practices. 
  • Contributes to functional excellence activities.
  • Leads study debriefs (as appropriate).
  • Provides study specific mentoring to GSMs and GSAs
  • Ensures study adherence to ICH/GCP and SOPs
  • As part of a clearly defined development plan, can take responsibility for additional activities in support of project level planning and implementation (in agreement with OPL and GSL's FM). The OPL retains overall accountability for the project.

SKILLS
In order to be successful within this role, qualified candidates must have strong leadership and motivational skills developed through leading successful global multi functional matrix study teams through all stages of clinical studies as well as demonstrated consistent achievement of team delivery against commitments and goals. 

This individual must be an experienced project manager, having led the development and implementation of risk management plans, managed complex study budgets and resourcing plans.  Competencies should include: project management, decision making, collaboration and teamwork, influencing, cost and financial awareness and facilitation.
 
He/she must have proven experience of all aspects of clinical studies including vendor/CRO management, leading/working as part of an HQ development team and coordinating study level activities to deliver data for filing or publication purposes. 
 
Qualified candidates should also have experience influencing and negotiating at all levels to achieve team delivery, be self motivated and achievement driven and possess excellent written and verbal communications skills.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
Qualified candidates should have a Bachelors degree in Life Sciences or Nursing equivalent with at least 3 years of solid project management experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.

If you meet the qualifications and requirements for this position, please Apply Now. Qualified candidates will be contacted.

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