Senior Global Project Manager

Senior Global Project Manager

US Remote

Emmes Group: Building a better future for us all.

Emmes Group is transforming the future of clinical research, bringing the promise of new medical discovery closer within reach for patients. Emmes Group was founded as Emmes more than 47 years ago, becoming one of the primary clinical research providers to the US government before expanding into public-private partnerships and commercial biopharma. Emmes has built industry leading capabilities in cell and gene therapy, vaccines and infectious diseases, ophthalmology, rare diseases, and neuroscience.

We believe the work we do will have a direct impact on patients' lives and act accordingly. We strive to build a collaborative culture at the intersection of being a performance and people driven company. We're looking for talented professionals eager to help advance clinical research as we work to embed innovation into the fabric of our company. If you share our motivations and passion in research, come join us!

Primary Purpose

The Sr. Global Project Manager (SGPM) is critical to the successful conduct of Biopharmaceutical sponsored clinical trials as a matrix leader of the core project team. The SGPM is responsible for the successful delivery of a Biopharmaceutical project(s). The SGPM will be client-facing and serve as the internal lead of the project through the life cycle of the study, ensuring effective project delivery in agreement with contracted project timeline and budget. The SGPM directs project delivery by driving team and financial efficiency, work product quality, and is responsible for client satisfaction through strong relationship management.

• May serve as a primary lead for major project bids and multi trial initiatives.
• Ensures that deliverables for assigned project(s) are completed according to the contract budget, schedule, and quality standards. Effectively manages projects in all areas of performance.
• Develops strong working relationships with clients, executive management, and project staff. Collaborates with stakeholders to manage project issues, proactively identify and mitigate risks and drive milestone achievement.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for biopharma clients and demonstrates proficiency in knowledge and understanding of client needs.
• Tracks project deliverables against contract using Emmes' tools. Proactively prepares/presents study metrics to maintain transparency for internal/external stakeholders. Monitors trends and drives changes to the plan as needed; identifies risks to delivery and drives development of mitigation plans with the project team to be presented to the client.
• Ensures adherence to quality control expectations and milestone timelines for delivery of contractually required reports and deliverables.
• Effectively manages project resources (i.e., budget, personnel, and subcontracts).
• Supports the culture of the business unit according to Emmes core values.
• Identifies and manages change to scope and requests for out-of-scope activities. Leads execution of contract amendments/change orders by collaborating with Business Development, Contracts Department, and executive management. Prospectively manages client expectations.
• Presents in bid defense meetings in collaboration with Business Development
• Leads development study management plans with core project team members.
• Identifies and documents lessons learned from study successes and challenges to promote development of best practices.
• Models and propagates Emmes' commitment to a culture of quality in all aspects of our deliverables, utilizing a solution-based, science-driven, value-added approach in collaborating with clients.
• Supports corporate and departmental initiatives upon request.
• Fosters a global perspective amongst the project teams from a depth of understanding of the interdependences of project, teams and timelines.
• Delegates tasks according to individual/team strengths on supported global projects.
• May supervise GPM team members
  • Provides leadership for junior GPM staff through mentoring, guiding, and coaching.
  • Supports recruitment/retention strategies and related initiatives. o Assesses direct report training needs.
  • Approves timesheets, expense reports, and leave requests.
  • Collaboratively conducts performance and compensation review activities for direct reports.
• Responsible for addressing employee relations issues and resolving problems.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline.
• Minimum of 12 years demonstrating scientific principles appropriate in managing a clinical research portfolio, including multi-phase research experience in a broad range of indications and client types.
• At least 8 years working in a pharmaceutical and/or CRO setting, serving in a global Clinical Trial Team Lead or Global Project Management role or equivalent position.
• At least 3 years supervisory experience in a similar work environment.

Why work at Emmes?

At Emmes, your actions and hard work will have a direct impact on public health initiatives, both globally and in our local communities with opportunities for volunteerism through our Emmes Cares community engagement program. We offer a competitive benefits package focused on the health and needs of our growing workforce, including:

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