Manager, Project Quality and Risk Management

Home Based, US

Provide leadership and management to other Project Quality & Risk Management staff. Innovate and

implement quality improvement opportunities at the project, client, operational, department or cross department level.Collaborate with senior leadership to implement strategy and direction for PQRM staff.Contribute to and support PQRM specific risk managementOversee and support PQRM staff to comply with Parexel standards and regulatory requirements. Provide solutions-focused quality consulting. Develop and cultivate transparent quality relationships, while managing expectations with client quality representatives, including when needed fulfilling the roles of Portfolio/Client Quality Lead or Quality Sponsor. Attract, recruit, retain and develop PQRM staff. Identify areas for continuous improvement of the Quality Management System by submitting feedback on processes, participating in process improvement initiatives as requested.Maintain compliance with Parexel standards. Mentor PQRM Leaders as needed.QualificationsSkills: Excellent communication skills, including verbal and written communication, active listening, providing constructive feedback and facilitating group discussions. Strong interpersonal skills, able to develop relationships and partnerships, build rapport, persuade and influence teams, motivate others, manage performance and develop talent. Expert project manager with strong organizational and planning skills, competency in risk management with thoughtful action planning. Personal awareness and emotionally intelligent, ability to self-motivate, innovate, delegate and manage time as well as taking ownership and accountability for deliverables. Skill in interpreting, synthesizing, inferring, evaluating and extracting pertinent data to identify areas of risk, trends and aggregated issues. Adaptable to changing environments, able to think quickly, able to deal with ambiguity and learn new tasks applying routine knowledge. Quality oriented with an attention to detail, taking initiative, ownership and accountability for deliverables. Ability to manage the complexity of a matrix environment while valuing the importance of teamwork. Ability to travel 30%-50% Knowledge and Experience: 7-10 years’ experience in late phase clinical research 1-5 years’ experience managing people Expertise in ICH-GxPs English proficiency (written and oral) Education: Bachelor’s Degree or other relevant experience required. Life-science or other health-related discipline preferred. Master’s Degree in a science, technology or industry-related discipline preferred. EEO DisclaimerParexel is an equal opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status, which in the US includes race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.