Senior Director, PM COE - Oncology

<h2≥Job Overview:</h2≥<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥<strong≥Senior Director/Director - Project Management Center of Excellence</strong≥</span≥</p≥<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥<strong≥Home-Based in the US </strong≥</span≥</p≥<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥<strong≥Therapeutic Area Experience Required: Oncology</strong≥</span≥</p≥<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥ </span≥</p≥<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥The Senior Director/Director is an industry leader responsible for overseeing operational, financial and quality delivery of a portfolio of clinical studies conducted within a GTMO therapeutic area. The Senior Director is expected to serve as the voice of the customer, ensuring effective project design and execution while fostering strategic relationships in order to grow the business.  They need to demonstrate the ability to prioritize between functional area objectives and project delivery in order to be in line with corporate strategy.</span≥</p≥<p style="margin-left: -.25pt;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥ </span≥</p≥<p style="margin-left: -.25pt;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥Additionally, the Senior Director/Director is responsible for the line management and talent development and retention of assigned project management staff with an emphasis on developing and improving consistent project management excellence. The Senior Director supports the PMO to establish project management standards and ensure they are followed by performing regular assessments of staff performance on projects.</span≥</p≥<p style="margin-left: -.25pt;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥ </span≥</p≥<p style="margin-left: -.25pt;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥<strong≥Essential Job Duties:</strong≥</span≥</p≥<p style="margin: 0in 0in .05pt 18.5pt;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥ </span≥</p≥<p style="margin: 0in 0in .05pt 18.5pt;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥<u≥GTMO Leadership </u≥</span≥</p≥<ul≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥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.</span≥</li≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥Engages with Covance’s leadership to help drive and implement company-wide and GTMO initiatives.</span≥</li≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥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.</span≥</li≥</ul≥<p style="margin: 0in 261.85pt .25pt .2in;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥<u≥Business Development</u≥</span≥</p≥<ul≥<ul≥<ul≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥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.</span≥</li≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥Contributes to the TA commercial, operational, medical and scientific leadership and direction, leveraging expertise from other functions as required.</span≥</li≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥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.</span≥</li≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥Contributes to business development strategies, including RFI response, proposal development, bid defense preparation and presentations.</span≥</li≥</ul≥</ul≥</ul≥<p style="margin: 0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥<u≥Line Management & Talent Development</u≥</span≥</p≥<ul≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥Ensures allocated resources are aligned with current and forecasted work in terms of capability, quantity, timing, and efficiency.</span≥</li≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥Attracts, selects, on-boards, develops and retains high performing talent; strengthens and deepens talent bench and succession.</span≥</li≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥Assesses project management competencies for assigned staff in order to create developmental plans that will increase competencies and close performance gaps.</span≥</li≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥Provides line management and technical support to assigned project leaders, including training, development and performance review of assigned staff.</span≥</li≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥Contributes to development and delivery of TA specific & program-specific training.</span≥</li≥</ul≥<ul≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥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.</span≥</li≥</ul≥<p style="margin-left: .25in;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥<u≥Operational delivery</u≥</span≥</p≥<ul≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥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.</span≥</li≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥Champions operational, financial, and quality delivery - encompassing consistent quality while mitigating risk and assuring patient safety, data integrity and GCP compliance.</span≥</li≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥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.</span≥</li≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥Ensures that assigned staff understand and perform consistently according to defined operational, financial, and quality performance and process standards.</span≥</li≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥Uses established operational, financial and quality metrics and reporting dashboards to assess resource needs and staff performance for assigned staff.</span≥</li≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥Supports the development and implementation of consistent project tools, templates and reports that deliver informative performance metrics and other critical information to stakeholders.</span≥</li≥</ul≥<h2≥Education/Qualifications:</h2≥<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥Bachelor’s degree <strong≥required.</strong≥</span≥</p≥<ul≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥Advance degree, PhD and/or MBA <strong≥preferred</strong≥</span≥</li≥</ul≥<h2≥Experience:</h2≥<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥<strong≥Minimum requirements:</strong≥</span≥</p≥<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥ </span≥</p≥<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥Ten (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 (Oncology).</span≥</p≥<ul≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥2 or more years global leadership experience, ideally in a complex, virtual and matrix environment leading large multi-functional teams.</span≥</li≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥Broader level client relationships and business development experience.</span≥</li≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥Demonstrated vision, strategy and growth experience.</span≥</li≥<li style="color: black;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥Financial acumen (P&L, budget, forecast, resources etc.).</span≥</li≥</ul≥<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥<strong≥<span style="color: white;"≥Spotlight Job/PM</span≥</strong≥</span≥</p≥<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"≥<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥<strong≥<span style="color: white;"≥#LI-REMOTE</span≥</strong≥</span≥</p≥