Senior Director, Program Delivery

Premier Research is looking for a Senior Director, Program Delivery to join our General Medicine team.

You will help biotech, medtech, and specialty pharma companies transform life-changing ideas and breakthrough science into new medicines, devices, and diagnostics. What we do is profoundly connected to saving and improving lives, and we recognize our team members are the most valuable asset in delivering success.

• We are here to help you grow, to give you the skills and opportunities to excel at work with the flexibility and balance your life requires.
• Your ideas influence the way we work, and your voice matters here.
• As an essential part of our team, you help us deliver the medical innovation that patients are desperate for.

Join us and build your future here.

What You'll Be Doing

• Oversight and / or management of the program team to ensure program progress is according to client and Premier Research requirements
• Oversight and chairing OMCs and Joint Steering Committees as a key team member with customers
• Actively contributing to cross-functional discussions both from a PM functional perspective, and a cross-functional strategic perspective
• Assisting with the creation, development and nurturing of key strategic customer relationships
• Recruiting, developing, motivating, training and retaining staff
• Evaluating program progress based on company tracking systems, program timelines and budget reviews provided by Project Management staff
• Providing program progress reports including team performance against contract, customer expectations, and project baselines
• Facilitating resolution of program related conflicts with necessary corrective action and alerts senior management to potential issues
• Continually reviewing and making recommendations to ensure adequate resources are available to meet program deliverables and milestones
• Reviewing study audit finding and providing corrective action
• Assisting in Business Development activities including proposal development, proposal costing and budget reviews, and leading proposal presentations in partnership with Business Development and Scientific Account Leadership

What We Are Searching For

• Undergraduate degree or its international equivalent in a clinical, scientific, or health-related field from an accredited institution (life science preferred)
• Minimum ten (10) years relevant experience in a pharmaceutical company/medical device company/CRO including trial management experience
• Minimum five (5) years supervisory / management experience
• Advanced knowledge of General Medicine
• Budget/finance/costing experience on a project and program level
• Experience in coaching/mentoring other Project Managers
• Experience in managing complex, global trials; multiple phases; and full lifecycle
• Must be available to travel 20 to 40%