Start-up Manager, FSP

• 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 successful progress and 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 issues affecting successful site activation, interpret complex data, make business decisions, and implement solutions
• Develop customer relationships aligned with assigned projects
• Work in office, laboratory, and/or clinical environments with potential exposure to biological fluids and infectious organisms
• Use 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 relevant experience
• Equivalency may consist of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience
• 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, study phases, and medical terminology
• Ability to lead, liaise with, and coordinate cross-functional project teams
• Comprehensive knowledge/understanding of clinical development guidelines and Directives
• Ability to use a variety of computer software
• Ability to communicate and understand spoken information
• 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 to travel up to 20% domestically and internationally

• Global team environment
• Collaboration and development opportunities
• Scientific excellence-focused workplace