Start-up Manager

• Collaborate with multiple team members in a matrix environment to deliver site activation within assigned projects
• Oversee site activation according to timelines and quality standards
• Coordinate information flow between PPD teams, clients, and functional departments involved in site activation
• Develop recommended project implementation plans and guidelines using PPD tools
• Monitor and analyze project status, ensure project completion, and provide metrics to upper management
• Identify risks and provide contingency planning
• Manage financial and contractual aspects of studies related to site activation
• Establish controls to align project resources and expenses with budgets, with accountability to Global Project Management
• Administer technical and operational aspects of site activation, including feasibility, site contracts, and country-team coordination
• Manage assigned scope of work against timelines, costs, and quality
• Identify and evaluate fundamental site-activation issues, interpret complex data, make business decisions, and implement solutions
• Develop customer relationships aligned with assigned projects
• Work with biological fluids and potentially infectious organisms while using required personal protective equipment
• Travel occasionally, up to 20% of the time, to domestic and international site locations

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• 5+ years of previous experience, or comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities
• Combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience may be considered as an equivalency
• Ability to work efficiently with cross-functional teams
• Knowledge of cross-functional project management principles
• Organizational and multitasking skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to identify and remedy risks related to contractual deliverables
• Cross-cultural awareness and adaptability
• Comprehensive understanding of clinical research/development, medical and therapeutic areas, phases, and medical terminology
• Ability to lead, liaise, and coordinate cross-functional project teams
• Comprehensive knowledge/understanding of clinical development guidelines and Directives
• Ability to work in an office/laboratory and/or clinical environment
• Ability to use computer software developed in-house and off-the-shelf
• Ability to communicate and understand spoken information
• Ability to perform under stress and multitask
• Regular and consistent attendance

• Collaboration and development opportunities
• Global team environment
• Passion, innovation, and commitment to scientific excellence
• Contributions that make a difference