Project Delivery Director

About the Role 

The Project Delivery Director (PDD) is responsible for delivering complex, multi-regional or global projects as an individual contributor.  It is anticipated that the PDD will require only minimal oversight from their nominated Portfolio Director or PM TA Head. 

The PDD will not ordinarily have line management reports but will be expected to coach and encourage project team members to execute high quality deliverables to agreed plan, finances and quality standards. This will secure phase pull-through/repeat/future business.   

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement project plans for complex, multi-regional/global phase IIb/III studies, ensuring alignment with both Client and Novotech’ s organizational goals and objectives 

• Accountable for project revenue forecasts and ensure revenue is recognized in accordance with Novotech revenue recognition conventions. 

• Ensure the completeness and accuracy of project Change Logs and Change Orders (COs) for the projects they’re assigned to.  Lead CO negotiations with Client.   

• Support revenue recovery as part of the defined escalation process. 

• Collaborate with Work Force Planning to facilitate deployment of appropriate resources, establish succession plans for key resources within project teams and ensure that the need for any required team member transitions is communicated to Clients in a timely manner.  Ensure that project team member transitions are completed in a seamless manner. Note that Project Oversight Directors will not be assigned to projects lead by PDDs so these activities will be the responsibility of the PDD. 

• Establish relationships with key stakeholders within Client Operational Leadership.  Resolve issues to mutual satisfaction before they become problems.  Communicate newly identified potential risks to delivery to the Client stakeholders at project team level. Brief the assigned Portfolio Director or PM TA Head about significant risks so they can communicate this information during their regular check ins with senior client stakeholders. 

• Work with other departments, external vendors, etc., to ensure project and milestone delivery, and effective resolution of client-expressed concerns. 

• Monitor project scope and financial metrics; proactively identify project financial issues and work with Novotech project team members to implement actions to mitigate risks 

   

Experience and Qualifications

• Graduate in Life Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, Dental or Medical field. 

• At least 10 years’ experience in the clinical research industry, with a minimum of five years as an Associate Director/S/PM or equivalent and customer management experience. 

• Highly developed leadership skills to manage a global team of functional contributors of varying tenure within the organisation and different levels of functional expertise/experience. 

• Strong technical knowledge of Project Management and ICH-GCP. 

• Able to multi-task and manage quality deliverables within an environment of conflicting priorities. 

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the goal of becoming the Client’s clinical development “Trusted Advisor”.  To deliver on all commitments and thereby secure phase pull-through/repeat/new business opportunities for existing and potential clients.   

• Consummate presentation skills and experience in taking the lead role at Bid Defense Meetings. 

• Effective negotiation skills and able to manage challenging discussions. 

Salary Band – Project Delivery Director: $190,000 to $220,000 USD – Salary offered will be based on candidates experience level.

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