Thursday, May 27, 2010

[itroundtable] LEAD: Clinical PM - NJ - ASAP - 6 mos contract - PhD

 

Artech has an urgent contract for one of our direct clients:

Job Title:  Clinical Projects Manager
Location:  Bridgewater, NJ 
Duration:   6 months

Job Description:
Duties:
Position Description:

The role of the Clinical Projects Manager (CPM) is to plan, execute, and finalize strategic pipeline projects according to strict deadlines and within budget. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of medical team members and third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver and report all projects according to plan. The CPM will also help define project objectives and oversee quality control throughout their life cycle.
 
The projects for this role will focus on all potential prospects, and very early phase research and development. Candidate does not need to specialize in any particular therapeutic area.


Overall Expectations:

• Interpolate medical strategies into actionable steps of action and ensure successful execution through collaboration with an integrated medical team that includes physicians, pharmacists, data analysts, scientists, and external experts.
• Capture key customer insights and integrate into recommendations for internal stakeholders in order to affect research & development milestones
• Understand global health care nuances and behavioral drivers
• Effectively represent the team's medical activities and value to key stakeholders

Responsibilities:

• Manage project development from beginning to end.
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support department goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Develop project plans and associated communications documents.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
• Draft and submit budget proposals, and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary.
• Determine and assess need for additional staff and/or consultants and make the appropriate recommendations if necessary during project cycle.
• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Help identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
• Track project milestones and deliverables.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
• Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project(s).
• Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.

Work Conditions:

• Overtime may be required in order to meet project deadlines.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and other devices and objects.
• Physically able to participate in training sessions, presentations, and meetings.
• Some travel may be required for the purpose of meeting with clients, stakeholders, or off-site personnel/managemen t.

Skills:
Position Requirements:

• Experience in pharmaceutical industry, preferably in early phase pipeline development
• Certifications and strong familiarity with project management software
• Solid working knowledge of current Internet technologies
• Demonstrable expertise in medical writing/composition
• Demonstrable expertise in medical data interpretation
• Technically competent with administrative software programs, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.
• Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Reacts to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently.
• Flexible during times of change.
• Ability to read communication styles of team members and contractors who come from a broad spectrum of disciplines.
• Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, and other departments.
• Ability to defuse tension among project team, should it arise.
• Ability to bring project to successful completion through political sensitivity.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products.
• Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies.
Customer service skills an asset.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.

Education:
Pharmacy Diploma, PharmD, PhD, or MD (clinical sciences or healthcare administration)

 
If you are qualified, available, interested, planning to make a change, or know of a friend who might have the required qualifications and interest, please send me an updated resum in word format ASAP , even if we have spoken recently about a different position. If you do respond via e-mail please include a daytime phone number so I can reach you. In considering candidates, time is of the essence, so please respond ASAP.

Artech is a global  Consulting company with over 30 Fortune 500 customers.  You may visit our website at www.artechinfo. com to learn more about us.

Thank you.
Sincerely yours,
Akanksha Nigam
Akanksha_Nigam@ artechinfo. com

MIS Ntwk Assoc Mtg Dates:

June 1 No mtg
June 8th - Tues - Bring 20 copies of your resume - 6 pm - NEW LOCATION - BERMAN LARSON KANE (BLK) 12 Route 17 North, Suite 209 Paramus, New Jersey 07652 - Do not use GPS - go to BLK site for directions - 201.909.0906 - plan to have dinner with us afterwards
June 29th - Recruiter Night Out Dinner mtg - Joe Gadino CSC Moderator - Diane Briggs KPMG - Joe Stefanelli Mitchell/Martin - John McKinley Morotta Controls

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