Start-up Manager

• Manage complex site operations and ensure compliance with regulatory standards
• Support site recruitment and training efforts
• Facilitate collaboration between trial sites and internal teams
• Collaborate in a matrix environment to deliver site activation for assigned projects
• Oversee site activation according to timelines and quality standards
• Coordinate information flow between PPD teams, clients, and functional departments
• Develop recommended project implementation plans and guidelines using PPD tools
• Monitor and analyze project status and provide metrics to upper management
• Identify risks and develop contingency plans
• Manage financial and contractual aspects of studies related to site activation
• Establish controls to align project resources and expenses with budgets
• Administer technical and operational aspects of site activation, including feasibility, site contracts, and country teams
• Manage assigned scope of work against timelines, costs, and quality
• Identify and evaluate issues affecting successful site activation and implement solutions
• Develop customer relationships aligned with assigned projects

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• 5+ years of comparable relevant experience
• Able 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, study 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 use in-house and off-the-shelf computer software
• Ability to communicate and listen effectively
• Ability to perform under stress and multitask
• Regular and consistent attendance
• Ability to work in an upright and/or stationary position for 6–8 hours per day
• Ability to lift and carry 15–20 lbs
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 20% domestically and internationally

• Fully remote work arrangement
• Global team environment
• Collaboration and development opportunities
• Occasional domestic and international travel opportunities