Senior Director, PM COE

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Job description

LabCorp Drug Development is looking to hire a Senior Director, Project Management COE
Responsibilities will include:
GTMO Leadership
* Helps to define and implement the GTMO vision and strategy; translates this into key initiatives and priorities; develops and delivers against operating plans & project plans; achieves results in a global, virtual and complex environment; tracks and measures progress.
* Engages with Covance's leadership to help drive and implement company-wide and GTMO initiatives
* Leads by Example in creating a forward looking culture of ownership and accountability; delegates for development and growth; identifies and sets up high performers for success; is self-aware and a learner.

Business Development

* Has a good understanding of the industry, market and our clients and presents Covance's operational and clinical capabilities to clients. Leads growth within the Therapeutic Area; designs and develops winning trial solutions that result in a growing, profitable portfolio of business in the TA
* Contributes to the TA commercial, operational, medical and scientific leadership and direction, leveraging expertise from other functions as required
* Owns client expectations and satisfaction; identifies, develops and fosters new and existing client relationships at senior operational levels with clients, KOLs, and strategic partners; and guides teams in delivering to establish/maintain effective client relationships
* Contributes to business development strategies, including RFI response, proposal development, bid defense preparation and presentations

Line Management & Talent Development

* Ensures allocated resources are aligned with current and forecasted work in terms of capability, quantity, timing, and efficiency
* Attracts, selects, on-boards, develops and retains high performing talent; strengthens and deepens talent bench and succession;
* Assesses project management competencies for assigned staff in order to create developmental plans that will increase competencies and close performance gaps
* Provides line management and technical support to assigned project leaders, including training, development and performance review of assigned staff
* Contributes to development and delivery of TA specific & program-specific training
* Ensures the right talent are assigned to the right projects at the right time; ensures that the talent is fully utilized; and ensures project staff assignment is aligned with contract

Operational delivery

* Part ownership of the global P&L for the TA, including top line growth, operating margin, project cost variance, forecasting, expense management, and other business metrics
* Champions operational, financial, and quality delivery - encompassing consistent quality while mitigating risk and assuring patient safety, data integrity and GCP compliance
* Supports a culture of project management excellence whereby project leaders have a deep understanding of their role and responsibility to ensure project success for the TA and their clients across the region
* Ensures that assigned staff understand and perform consistently according to defined operational, financial, and quality performance and process standards
* Uses established operational, financial and quality metrics and reporting dashboards to assess resource needs and staff performance for assigned staff
* Supports the development and implementation of consistent project tools, templates and reports that deliver informative performance metrics and other critical information to stakeholders
* Implements and enables consistent issue escalation and resolution

Education/Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree
* Advance degree, PhD and/or MBA *preferred *
Experience:

*Minimum Required: *

* 10 or more years of drug development and clinical research experience (pharmaceutical, biotech or CRO), preferably including 3 or more years leading P1b-PIII clinical trials in respective Therapeutic Area
* 2 or more years global leadership experience, ideally in a complex, virtual and matrix environment leading large multi-functional teams
* Broader level client relationships and business development experience
* Demonstrated vision, strategy and growth experience
* Financial acumen (P&L, budget, forecast, resources etc.)