Director, Site Start up
Precision for Medicine is hiring a Director, Site Start up to join our team. We can consider candidates working remotely in the UK, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia or Romania. Position Summary: Provides leadership to the Site Start-up (SSU) department. Contributes to the strategy and direction of the implementation and expansion of the SSU department in terms of people, processes and systems. Collaborates with other functions to secure SSU delivery and client satisfaction on SSU activities (typically, these include activities such as Informed Consent Form review and adaptation, Regulatory Document collection and quality review, Support to Regulatory and sites on IRB/EC/CA submissions and support to Site Contracts group in budget and contract negotiation). Works closely with the Head of Site Start Up on the ongoing development of SSU . Ensures the conduct and delivery of clinical trials in compliance with Regulatory requirements (local and regional), ICH Guidelines, Good Clinical Practices (ICH) and SOPs. Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to: Provides SSU team with guidance, leadership and overall support relating to SSU project delivery, communication, human resources, revenue enhancement, procedures, systems and processes to meet client and departmental targets. Supports the overall management of site start up delivery either by direct management and/or cross functional oversight of the depts involved in the different areas of site start-up (Local/Central IRB/Ethics Committee (EC) submissions, Competent Authorities (CA) submissions, other related governing organizations/bodies, site contracts and budget negotiations and any other start up requirements). Works closely with the Head of Site Start Up to establish the Precision for Medicine (PFM) SSU framework to ensure project execution and delivery including SSU intelligence, tools and methodology, risk evaluations and mitigations. Supports SSU collaboration with Clinical Operations team, project management and other relevant cross functional departments in the planning, execution and governance of SSU activities globally and/or regionally Works with the Head of Site Start Up to support defined corporate and departmental business strategies for PfM Acts as an ambassador for change management for evolution of global structure for PFM growth and expansion Provide leadership and oversight on SSU programs including large programs or programs that are increasingly complex (in scope, revenue contribution, volume and design) Manage escalations and remediation of SSU concerns timely and effectively Supports optimization of processes and delivery with the goal of contributing to the profitability of the SSU teams to meet or exceed budget targets Partner with Global Resourcing teams for assessment and management of team members (SSU leads, SSU Specialist and Site Contract Management staf...