Project Director Biometrics & MSR

Company Description

Working at SGS is working in an open and supportive culture, where people respect and help each other to grow and succeed. Share our ambition to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world. Be active in almost every industry, touching nearly every area of human activity.

In the spirit of continued growth, we are currently looking for a Project Director Biometrics & MSR.

Job Description

As Project Director you will support and participate in the business development and marketing processes and activities using your scientific and operational knowledge and experience to develop innovative plans and approaches within the area of expertise. Your goal is to drive business development specifically for our fast-growing Biometrics and MSR team.  Overall you will demonstrate the ability to monitor and evaluate industry and competitor initiatives, changes in policy and technology trends that impact the industry and ultimately the client.

Your daily activities will include:

1. Business Development activities with a focus on Biometrics and MSR.

• Support the Business Development team with suitable approaches to increase direct client focus
• Actively participate in prospective client meetings, capability meetings, BID defense meetings and conferences/trade shows
• Collaborate with the cross-functional team and Business Development Manager to ensure preparation of the BID defense meeting per the client’s expectations and scope of the project
• Help to prepare and present the scientific/medical aspects of the BID defense presentation
• Participate and provide guidance in the development of study budgets and responses to the Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by the client
• Support marketing in the development of the annual conference / trade shows schedule and coordinate conference / trade show attendance for shows that fall outside of marketing oversight but in scope of business development
• Support marketing in the development of abstracts, posters, articles, flyers, presentations, social media posts….
• Represent the company at public and industry functions
• Facilitate client, cross-departmental work and communication

2. Support of Project Execution

• Liaises with Project Manager on project related matters
• Supports the cross-functional team with any issue needed to move the study or program forward
• Facilitates sponsor, cross-departmental work and communication

3. Client Customer Service

• Attend client kick off meeting and discussions with client (agenda driven) to help establish client expectations for project or program delivery, communication, and client specific metrics
• Regular communication with the key clients to ensure satisfaction
• Work with the cross-functional team to address any issues raised by the client
• In support of and in collaboration with the cross-functional team, pro-actively communicate with the client ensuring the client has all the information required on project progress and status (risk analyses, contingency plans, significant changes of any kind, etc.); provide pro-active decisions /solutions and how the project or program objectives are being, or should be, achieved

4. Other

• Provide strategic direction in assessment and implementation of process improvements, new technologies and innovations in order to increase the quality of services provided by the departments within the area of expertise
• You will report to the Head of Business Development and Support

Qualifications

What do you need to be successful?

• Minimum of 4-year University / College degree in science area
• Extensive experience in biometrics and MSR, CRO, pharmaceutical or biotechnology environment, ideally in early and late phase clinical projects. A minimum of 5 years of prior Project Management (or similar) experience in clinical research.
• General understanding of the pharmaceutical industry / experience in the Clinical Research industry
• Thorough knowledge of drug development process and GCP-ICH is required
• Ability to think strategically, both long and short term, to meet corporate business needs
• Strong organizational skills to cope with multi-task