Associate Clinical Project Manager

Project Leads are an integral part of clinical trial delivery liaising with clinical teams to improve patients lives by bringing new drugs to the market faster. The Project Lead is an essential member of the core project team responsible for project delivery of clinical studies to meet contractual requirements in accordance with SOPs policies and practices.

Clinical Project Management is focused on project delivery productivity and quality resulting in strong financial performance and customer satisfaction. Clinical Project leads can run their own studies. The Project Lead focus is on leveraging therapeutic expertise and IQVIAs suite of solutions to drive operational excellence and strategic leadership with our customers.

Main Responsibilities
Accountable for the execution of clinical studies or assigned portion of clinical studies per contract while optimizing speed quality and cost of delivery and ensuring consistent use of study tools and training materials and compliance with standard processes policies and procedures.
Set objectives of the core project team according to agreed upon contract strategy and approach effectively communicate and assess performance.

Participate in bid defense presentations in partnership with Business Development and may lead the presentation for smaller less complex regional studies.
May be responsible for delivery and management of smaller less complex regional studies.
Develop integrated study management plans with the core project team.
Collaborate with other functional groups within the company where necessary to support milestone achievement and to manage study issues and obstacles.
Monitor progress against contract and prepare project information proactively to stakeholders internally and externally.
Manage risk (positive and negative) and contingencies proactively and lead problem solving and resolution efforts.
Achieve project quality by identifying quality risks and issues responding to issues raised by project team and implementing appropriate corrective and preventative action plans.
Build the cross-functional project team and lead their efforts; responsible for managing cross-collaboration of the core team and for overall project delivery to support milestone achievement and to manage study issues and obstacles.
Ensure the financial success of the project.
Identify changes in scope and manage change control process as necessary.
Support staff development and mentor less experienced project team members.

Required Skills and Qualifications
Bachelors Degree Life sciences or related field.
5 years of prior relevant experience including at least 2 years of prior work experience in a Senior Clinical Research Associate role.

At least 1 years project management experience or equivalent combination of education training and experience is preferred.

Therapeutic area knowledge in any of the following would be an advantage: oncology rare diseases is preferred.

Knowledge of clinical trial conduct and skill in applying applicable clinical research regulatory requirements i.e. ICH GCP and relevant local laws regulations and guidelines towards clinical trial conduct.

Good understanding of project financials including experience managing contractual obligations and implications.
Strong written and verbal communication skills including very good command of English and Arabic language.

Strong customer service skills and presentation abilities.
Planning time management and prioritization skills.

Ability to organize resources needed to accomplish tasks set objectives and provide clear direction to others experience planning activities in advance and taking account of possible changing circumstances.
Good software and computer skills.

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