Overview:
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 Manager, Ophthalmic Certification Project Management Group (OCPMG) is critical to the
successful conduct of ophthalmic certifications in Biopharmaceutical-sponsored clinical trials, as a
matrix leader of a vendor project team. The Manager, OCPMG 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 Manager, OCPMG directs project
delivery by driving team and financial efficiency, work product quality, and is responsible for client
satisfaction through strong relationship management. The Manager, OCPMG works closely with the
Ophthalmic Certification Project Management leadership to ensure compliance with operational
tasks, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and overall ophthalmic certification objectives.
Responsibilities:
Accountable for the training, performance management, and mentoring of assigned Project
Managers.
Provides ongoing coaching and feedback to Project Managers, including addressing
performance issues, conducting formal performance appraisals, and creating development
plans. Escalates performance issues to Director, Ophthalmic Project Management.
Coordinates Project Team Meetings, including the development of meeting agendas and
minutes.
Ensures training occurs and evaluates proficiency or additional training needs of Project
Management (PM) staff.
Tracks PM utilization with the goal to ensure at least 90% utilization of all staff.
Motivates and develops the team.
Develops and oversees recruitment and retention strategies for the Ophthalmic Certification
Project Management Group.
Serves as the primary point of contact for biopharma clients and demonstrates proficiency in
knowledge and understanding of client needs.
Ensures that deliverables for the assigned projects are completed according to the contract
budget, schedule, and quality standards. Projects will be effectively managed in all areas of
performance.
Develops successful working relationships with clients, executive management, and project
staff and collaborates to manage project issues, proactively identify and mitigate risks and
drive milestone achievement.
Tracks project deliverables against contract. 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 agrees to 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.
Identifies and manages changes to scope and requests for out-of-scope activities.
Collaborates with Business Development, Contracts Department, and executive management
to ensure timely execution of contract amendments/change orders. Prospectively manages
client expectations.
Supports development of Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for biopharma clients in collaboration
with leaders and key subject matter experts (SMEs).
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 internal stakeholders on departmental initiatives upon request.
Contributes to the development and maintenance Ophthalmic Certification Project
Management SOPs and processes in collaboration with department leads.
Supports the identification and implementation of tools and process integrations that support
the efficiency and productivity of the OCPMG. This may include but is not limited to
collaboration with internal stakeholders and vendors to support global, OCPMG efficiency and
standardization within the department.Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Minimum 6 years demonstrating related experience, with 3 years working in a
pharmaceutical and/or Clinical Research Organization (CRO) setting. 2 years of related
supervisory experience.
Demonstrated experience with MS Office Suite, particularly MS Word.
Time management and decision-making skills.
Attention to detail and the ability to address several assignments simultaneously.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Some knowledge of clinical trials in ophthalmology preferred.
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