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Project Director

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (Covance)

Shanghai, China

<h2>Job Overview:</h2><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Operational delivery</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Accountable for project delivery with regards to agreed time, scope, cost and quality</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> TEAM COMMUNICATION: Serve as key client contact for assigned projects, establishing working relationships with client project teams which result in client satisfaction, operational excellence and thereby increase potential for repeat business</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Lead core project team(s) and facilitate team's ability to lead extended project team(s), ensuring effective cross-functional teamwork among project team members including both internal and external stakeholders</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Serve as escalation point for project issues to internal and external stakeholders, as appropriate</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> TEAM COMMUNICATION: Proactively identify and resolve conflicts as needed</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> COST: With key stakeholders, develop the project delivery strategy, costing assumptions and resulting budget for assigned project(s)</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> SCOPE: Oversee delivery of project(s) to scope, schedule and costs, ensuring all remain on track with the contract and with financial performance targets. Initiate and implement appropriate actions to proactively manage the change control process both internally and externally</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> RISK: Proactively lead both quality control and risk assurance activities to ensure project deliverables are met according to regulatory, Covance and client requirements</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> QUALITY: Oversee team management of and variance to required project plans. Ensure that all staff allocated to assigned project(s) adheres to professional standards and SOPs, managing team performance and adjustments as necessary</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Develop and manage to key project performance indicators for client specified metrics, ensuring that the KPIs are within scope of the project contract </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Define and manage project resource needs and establish succession plans for key resources </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Use experience from previous projects and lessons learned to ensure process improvements are implemented successfully across all projects</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Business Development</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> In collaboration with relevant departments, prepare and deliver presentations for new business as required</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Perform other duties as assigned by management</span></p><h2>Education/Qualifications:</h2><p style="margin: 1em 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Required: </span></strong></p><ul><li style="margin: 1em 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> University/college degree (life science preferred) or certification in a related allied health profession (i.e. nursing, medical or laboratory technology) from an appropriately accredited institution </span></li></ul><p style="margin: 1em 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 1em 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Preferred: </span></strong></p><ul><li style="margin: 1em 0px 1.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> Master or other advanced degree </span></li><li style="margin: 1em 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> PMP certification </span></li></ul><h2>Experience:</h2><p style="margin: 1em 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Minimum Required: </span></strong></p><p style="margin: 1em 0px;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span> <span style="font-size: 11pt;"> Minimum of nine (9) years of relevant clinical research experience in a pharmaceutical company/CRO, including at least four (4) years of full project management responsibility </span></p><p style="margin: 1em 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 1em 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">On the Job Experience: </span></strong></p><p style="margin: 1em 0px;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span> <span style="font-size: 11pt;"> Working knowledge of ICH Guidelines and GCP including international regulatory requirements for the conduct of clinical development programs </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 1.9pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> Advanced computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, Access and Power Point) </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 1.9pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> Demonstrated ability to inspire effective teamwork and motivate staff within a matrix system </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 1.9pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> Excellent communication, planning and organizational skills </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 1.9pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> Demonstrated ability to lead by example and to encourage team members to seek solutions independently </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 1.9pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> Experience managing full-service complex programs with significant financial value and complicated structure, multiple vendors and/or sub-CROs and Academic Research Organizations in a virtual environment </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 1.9pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> Demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing priorities and to utilize resources effectively </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 1.9pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> Advanced financial understanding and ability to actively utilize financial tracking systems </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 1.9pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> Excellent knowledge of project management processes </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 1.9pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> Ability to work independently and mentor junior project team members </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 1.9pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> Ability to negotiate and liaise with clients in a professional manner </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt;">¨</span> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> Ability to present to staff at all levels </span></p>

Job posted: 2021-09-13

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