Project Lead, Clinical Delivery

Care Access

3d•$100,000 - $130,000•Remote

About The Position

The Clinical Delivery department at Care Access offers innovative solutions to sites and study teams to optimize site performance and increase study access to patients through multiple service lines. The Project Lead, Clinical Delivery (PL) serves a critical role in the delivery of client projects of one or more service lines as the ultimate driver of project success. The PL acts as a liaison between client and the Care Access team to communicate project scope and priorities, escalate issues, manage performance, and provide the highest level of customer service. The PL is ultimately accountable for client satisfaction, project delivery, and budget management. This is a senior level individual contributor role with the expectation that the PL has strong working knowledge of and experience in the clinical research industry.

Requirements

Able to develop project strategy and implement it tactically
Strong ability to develop rapport with clients
Demonstrated project management experience
Ability to influence effectively both internally and externally and get work done through others
High attention to detail, ability to meet deadlines and respond to requests in a timely manner
Handles pressure, juggles multiple competing responsibilities simultaneously, and works well with a diverse group of stake holders. Displays professionalism at all times
Advanced communication skills both verbally and in writing
Able to speak to all levels of an organization
Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Outlook, Teams, and Excel)
Understand when issues require escalation
Proficient in research terminology and basic medical terminology
Understand the overall clinical development paradigm and excellent working knowledge of government regulations, GCP, and ALCOA-C
Strong organization and time management skills
Critical thinker and problem solver
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, remote environment with minimal supervision
Must have a client service mentality
Proper home office set-up including a private space for client communication and high-speed internet (at minimum: 100MB up and 15 MB down, 5 GHz router)
A minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in clinical research, project management, and/or client relationship management
College degree or equivalent of education and experience
Clinical research experience

Responsibilities

Project manage the end-to-end lifecycle of Clinical Delivery projects—particularly trials with Central Clinical Services or Future of Medicine enabled
Develop project plans and strategies for successful delivery of results
Make operational and tactical recommendations and adjustments as needed to deliver the outcomes expected by the client
Manage the scope of work, objectives, quality, and deliverables and other activities of assigned projects
Make decisions that drive the success of the project and optimize the experience for the client
Manage project budget to deliver value to client and meet financial goals of company, including monthly invoicing and forecasting
Coordinate project activities for study team and clients to ensure project milestones and deliverables are met
Communicate with client and project teams to implement and monitor impact of the services, project strategy, and tactical plans
Serve as primary operational point of contact for client and build strong rapport with them
Host regular calls with clients to present project progress including KPIs and other metrics, escalation, and adaptations to strategy
Prepare meeting agendas and circulate meeting minutes, follow-up on action items for self and teammates
Track quality metrics regarding the performance of the team, work with management to correct concerning trends
Analyze and understand study protocols and how Clinical Delivery services can optimize study performance, then manage that optimization
Support continuous improvement to ensure quality measures are met and improving overall capability
Develop and implement risk management plans
Identify expanded and new services for Clinical Delivery to support industry needs and help build them
Collaborate with other PLs to ensure a consistent, high quality delivery of projects by the holistic department