Project Director, Dermatology & Rheumatology CRO

Role Overview

The Project Director is responsible for overseeing the conduct of clinical studies or large global multicentered trials with large study budgets. The portfolio may comprise studies for specific customers, and/or a group of studies within the same therapeutic area or indication for more than one customer.

What You Will Do

The Project Director oversees Project Managers, leads the operational contribution to proposal development and business development activities, and ensures all studies within a program or portfolio are conducted to reflect the therapeutic or client specific requirements.

Why It Might Be a Fit

You will be a hands-on leader with at least 10 years of clinical project management experience, including management of all projects phases from start up to closure, management of all functional services, vendor management. Experience in dermatology or rheumatology trials is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in a relevant discipline.
• A Master’s degree is an asset.
• PMP or PRINCE2 Certification is an asset
• At least 15 years industry experience and a minimum of 5 years at a CRO
• At least 10 years of clinical project management experience, including management of all projects phases from start up to closure, management of all functional services, vendor management.
• Experience with mid-size and large studies (>10-15 countries) in multiple regions (NA, SA, APAC, MENA, Europe) is desirable.
• Experience leading concurrent multi-centered, multinational phase III clinical trials including project budget financial tracking and forecasting
• Substantial experience in project supervision, mentoring and coaching project managers
• Substantial experience with business development tasks, such as development of proposals, client presentations, bid defense meetings, and the like
• Participation in mentoring and coaching of a representative number of project managers
• Dermatology or rheumatology experience is required

Benefits

• Flexible work schedule
• Home-based position
• Ongoing learning and development