Manager, Clinical Lead - multiple European locations

This position is available in Poland, Romania, Lithuania, Georgia, Croatia, Serbia, Turkey, Czech Republic, Hungary and UK

Key accountabilities:The Manager is responsible for the oversight of a team or group. This includes ensuring successful performance and delivery of his/her direct report’s project deliverables, on time with high quality.The Manager is responsible to resource client projects with suitably developed professionals and to retain and develop these professionals within Parexel.The Manager is responsible to promote new business by participating in project bids and client presentations as appropriate.The Manager is responsible to provide clinical consultation to project teams as needed.

Project Delivery Management and OversightMonitor performance by close interaction with project leadership/functional leadership and ensure that ongoing/revised project documentation and correspondence is accurate and complete.May be responsible for own assignments as project team member. This may include but not limited to taking the role of a senior level contributor on a project team and ensuring high quality and timely delivery of own deliverables, generating study specific status reports for study teams, Sponsors and/or management, and attend project team meetings as required at the project levelProvide consultation, facilitate metrics collection and develop action plans in conjunction with Management/Project Leadership/Leads to keep project on time and within budget.Manage and oversee team activities including appropriate resourcing of staff, staff assignments, quality control and efficiency of project deliverables

Performance Management, Staff Development and Talent ManagementProvide technical support to staff to ensure that they have the required knowledge to fulfill their dutiesEnsure direct reports meet departmental and project productivity and quality metrics by efficient execution of their project in line with project plan by conducting quality check of deliverables (e.g., on site visits, Central File documentation) and take appropriate remedial actionMeet and aim to exceed client expectations by recruiting, retaining and developing a skilled, experienced and motivated teamManage and develop the staff to ensure their performance meets and or exceeds both the business and their own personal goals/objectives through training, mentoring and allocating staff according to their ability

Client Management and Business Development

Where appropriatemay be tasked support efforts for generating business leads (client networking, public speaking, etc.)• Where appropriate, may participate in and contribute to Project bids, including client presentationsmay be responsible to coordinate client or account activities for department or functiontake appropriate action following regular feedback sessions from client’s technical groups

General Operations and Functional/Business Unit ManagementParticipate in and/or champion the implementation of PAREXEL and department system/standards improvement activitiesMaintain an agreed level of productivity/billability and staff turnoverComplete routine administrative tasks in a timely manner (e.g. timesheets, training, travel expense claims). Travel as neededMaintain a positive, results orientated work environment, building partnerships and modeling teamwork, communicating to the team in an open, balanced and objective manner

General Administration, Manage Personal Competencies and Role ModelingMay manage employees from multiple disciplines (e.g., in smaller countries) and act as role model for location. May serve as GMBA for a location or countryDemonstrate leadership within department, function or location. This includes taking an active role in departmental, functional or location activities (e.g., management meetings), ensuring employees adhere to corporate policies and following up with management as appropriateQualificationsSkills:Demonstrated ability to manage and motivate direct reports.Language Skills:Competent in local language and written English. Oral English competency is preferred.Knowledge and Experience:Substantial monitoring/data management experience or equivalent experience in clinical research with strong understanding & knowledge of clinical trials environment.Education:Educated to degree level (biological science, pharmacy, or other health-related discipline preferred) or equivalent nursing qualification or relevant clinical other equivalent experience.