Assoc Manager Data Management - Labs

Company overview:

PPD is a leading global contract research organization providing comprehensive, integrated drug development, laboratory and lifecycle management services.  At PPD, we are passionate, deliberate, and driven by our purpose- to improve health! 

Envision a workplace where you have a direct impact on improving health, work alongside expert scientists, use newest technologies and collaborate with industry thought leaders and therapeutic experts. Welcome to PPD® Laboratories, where science is our passion, quality is our commitment and people are the cornerstone of our success.

At PPD we hire the best, develop ourselves and each other, and recognize the power of being one team. We offer continued career advancement opportunities, award winning training and benefits focused on the health and wellbeing of our employees

Role Summary:

This Assoc Manager Data Management - Labs will focus on development/growth of the Associate Data Managementteam and junior members, oversee onboarding and training program and coaching soft skills, like client communication and relationship management. This a new opporunity with the team for an engaging and dynmaic leader to join PPD!

Manages day-to-day activities for a group of data management projects, including managing staff and workload of direct reports. Collaborates cross-functionally to facilitate communication and partnership between staff and other related departments. May be responsible for overseeing downstream timelines for projects.

Essential Functions: Manages staff, which may include interviewing and selection, job description preparation, professional development, goal setting, performance management, coaching and mentoring, employee counseling, and separations. Approves courses of action on salary administration, hiring, corrective action, and terminations. Reviews and approves time records, expense reports, requests for leave, and overtime. May perform and/or leads the design, building and testing project databases & edit checks•May perform and/or leads the defining and importing of data into the system. May perform and/or leads the defining, creating and testing of listings for data review and performing programming activities in line with project requirements. Manages tasks associated with the completion of one or more client deliverables. Attends project and client team meetings when required. Ensures staff compliance with documented procedures. Monitors, evaluates and proposes mitigation strategies surrounding risk to deliverables.•Ensures that all tasks and study database builds are accurate, timely and conducted in line with regulatory guidelines, SOPs, budget and client expectations. Liaises effectively cross-functionally. Provides accurate project metrics and resource information at the request of management, and effectively uses this information to manage progress of assigned projects. Provides project forecasting of hours and identifies resource requirements.

Company overview:

PPD is a leading global contract research organization providing comprehensive, integrated drug development, laboratory and lifecycle management services.  At PPD, we are passionate, deliberate, and driven by our purpose- to improve health! 

Envision a workplace where you have a direct impact on improving health, work alongside expert scientists, use newest technologies and collaborate with industry thought leaders and therapeutic experts. Welcome to PPD® Laboratories, where science is our passion, quality is our commitment and people are the cornerstone of our success.

At PPD we hire the best, develop ourselves and each other, and recognize the power of being one team. We offer continued career advancement opportunities, award winning training and benefits focused on the health and wellbeing of our employees

Role Summary:

This Assoc Manager Data Management - Labs will focus on development/growth of the Associate Data Managementteam and junior members, oversee onboarding and training program and coaching soft skills, like client communication and relationship management. This a new opporunity with the team for an engaging and dynmaic leader to join PPD!

Manages day-to-day activities for a group of data management projects, including managing staff and workload of direct reports. Collaborates cross-functionally to facilitate communication and partnership between staff and other related departments. May be responsible for overseeing downstream timelines for projects.

Essential Functions: Manages staff, which may include interviewing and selection, job description preparation, professional development, goal setting, performance management, coaching and mentoring, employee counseling, and separations. Approves courses of action on salary administration, hiring, corrective action, and terminations. Reviews and approves time records, expense reports, requests for leave, and overtime. May perform and/or leads the design, building and testing project databases & edit checks•May perform and/or leads the defining and importing of data into the system. May perform and/or leads the defining, creating and testing of listings for data review and performing programming activities in line with project requirements. Manages tasks associated with the completion of one or more client deliverables. Attends project and client team meetings when required. Ensures staff compliance with documented procedures. Monitors, evaluates and proposes mitigation strategies surrounding risk to deliverables.•Ensures that all tasks and study database builds are accurate, timely and conducted in line with regulatory guidelines, SOPs, budget and client expectations. Liaises effectively cross-functionally. Provides accurate project metrics and resource information at the request of management, and effectively uses this information to manage progress of assigned projects. Provides project forecasting of hours and identifies resource requirements.

Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0 to 5 years). 1 year of leadership responsibilityIn some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Ability to effectively apply knowledge and skills in a highly organized fashion while adhering to regulatory guidelines, SOPs and client expectations Strong written and verbal communication skills with strong command of English language and grammar Excellent analytical/problem-solving skills Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality with clinical data and client's proprietary data Strong customer focus and excellent interpersonal skills Ability to act as a study or department expert Ability to effectively manage and motivate others and to effectively supervise and delegate tasks Strong organization and time management skills to effectively forecast project resourcing, recognize and schedule changes in response to project demands, and ensure adherence to project timelines Demonstrated good judgment in making decisions

Working Conditions and Environment: Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment. Frequently drives to site locations and frequently travels both domestic and international.Physical Requirements: Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day. Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. Moderate mobility required. Occasional crouching, stooping, bending and twisting of upper body and neck. Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs. Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf. Able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0 to 5 years). 1 year of leadership responsibilityIn some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Ability to effectively apply knowledge and skills in a highly organized fashion while adhering to regulatory guidelines, SOPs and client expectations Strong written and verbal communication skills with strong command of English language and grammar Excellent analytical/problem-solving skills Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality with clinical data and client's proprietary data Strong customer focus and excellent interpersonal skills Ability to act as a study or department expert Ability to effectively manage and motivate others and to effectively supervise and delegate tasks Strong organization and time management skills to effectively forecast project resourcing, recognize and schedule changes in response to project demands, and ensure adherence to project timelines Demonstrated good judgment in making decisions

Working Conditions and Environment: Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment. Frequently drives to site locations and frequently travels both domestic and international.Physical Requirements: Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day. Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. Moderate mobility required. Occasional crouching, stooping, bending and twisting of upper body and neck. Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs. Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf. Able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.