Sr. Manager Global Clinical Trial Operations

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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.                

 

About the role:  
The Senior Manager of Global Clinical Trial Operations provides leadership to assigned trial operations staff members in support of global cross-divisional clinical trials and objectives for new products, product enhancements, and product process changes.  This role is responsible for managing staff conducting clinical site opening, maintenance, and closing including execution of staffing plans and training, coaching, and development.  The Senior Manager will interface with cross-divisional clinical leaders and with other departments to ensure clinical deliverables are met with the highest quality and standards. 

 

Your responsibilities will include: 

• Responsible for managing staff including training, mentoring, development, and supervising of clinical staff in accordance with BSC policies.
• Develops staffing plans, makes hiring decisions and leverages appropriate resources to support the Global Clinical Organization and interfaces with Project Managers / Directors and other management to develop objectives for clinical functions and to gather performance feedback.
• Manages interpersonal issues and manages conflict resolutions.
• Ensures best practices of study conduct are leveraged across the Global Clinical Organization and implements process efficiencies where possible and coordinates global harmonization among staff through other clinical functional line managers.
• Responsible for the provision of meaningful metrics to support the clinical organization and ensures staff is trained on the study specific materials, as appropriate.
• Demonstrates thorough knowledge of and ensures staff adheres to the appropriate application of clinical research conduct, laws, regulations, and standards, and compliance with applicable BSC SOPs and policies.
• Interfaces as Subject Matter Expert and acts as coach and mentor with vendors performing functional tasks.
• Responsible to determine, implement and execute vendor oversight activities for outsourced functional tasks.
• Leads initiatives that improve efficiencies of functional processes.

 

Required qualifications: 

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 10 years of related US and International clinical trial work experience 
• People Leadership experience 

 

Preferred qualifications: 

• High customer focus and strong communication; ability to work closely with global, cross-divisional partners 
• Change management and cost-saving initiative experience 
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment requiring support of multiple studies and direct reports simultaneously 
• Exposure to internal audits and regulatory body audits
   

Requisition ID: 574608

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

 

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

 

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