Exploratory Medicine and Pharmacology Manager Full Time Permanent

***LOCATION: CORK, IRELAND*** (relocation package available) 

The Manager, Exploratory Medicine and Pharmacology (EMP) provides supervision, leadership, and technical/process expertise for the associates they supervise within the Exploratory Medicine and Pharmacology (EMP). This position provides strategic input, focuses on results, thinks critically, and emphasizes and drives cross-functional team collaboration. The manager coaches and develops the staff to ensure that trial-level planning and execution are in alignment with strategy and timelines for the asset. The EMP manager is responsible for the quality delivery of the clinical trial portfolio their staff leads. Additionally, the Exploratory Medicine and Pharmacology Manager will provide leadership with recruiting/onboarding, inspection readiness activities, process improvements, recruiting and diversity initiatives, etc. within the CDDA and will ensure career development plans are in place for their staff all while leading by example.

People Management/Development

• Provides technical coaching and leadership to EMP Operations to enable effective planning and execution of the clinical portfolio to deliver to meet/exceed milestones
• Posts vacant positions, coordinates interviews, and leads decisions on hiring staff members with a goal of attracting and retaining top talent in the organization. Ensures development plans are in place for staff
• Creates an environment that embraces the teams behaviours: Include, Innovate, Accelerate and Deliver. Evaluates individual skill level and behaviours, identifies appropriate coaches for staff to enable them to become proficient in completion of study responsibilities.
• Monitors training compliance for assistants ensuring timely completion of all required courses.Manages the Performance Management process for staff members by providing input in yearly objectives, reviewing progress, and providing timely and objective feedback and completing appropriate documentation.
• Supports and actively participates in diversity and inclusion activities within the CDDA and more broadly
• Completes salary administration for reporting staff members. Completes talent assessment and succession planning for direct reports and discusses results with individual staff members maintaining the integrity and privacy of the data.
• Acknowledges staff through reward and recognition. Partners with Directors to ensure personal development plan is in place
• Works with EMP leadership to represent consistent messages across all global sites.

Portfolio Delivery:

• Leverages technical expertise to coach CTPMAs staff to ensure plans are delivered ahead of/to plan and on budget.
• Works with EMP leadership to ensure planning databases are accurate and up to date.
• Ensures inspection readiness of staff’s respective study team(s) and participates as needed in mock/real inspections
• Oversees and provides direction in obtaining appropriate personnel involvement as compliance issues are identified which require further action or follow-up.
• Ensures appropriate escalation of portfolio related issues.
• Manages resource needs and trade-offs across areas based on priority to meet/exceed portfolio milestones.
• Facilitates discussions within clinical functions as needed to manage team priorities and address unplanned demands.
• Has shared responsibility with training group to ensure that curriculum maps and training programs/courses are maintained appropriately for staff members to enable them to perform their job responsibilities. Consults as appropriate on new training programs/courses.
• Ensures quality in clinical research activities by promoting consistent use of GCPs, global SOPs, and best practices
• Provides timely communication to staff regarding the strategic direction, realignment of new assignments and new processes.
• Facilitates high-level discussions with vendors, as appropriate.
• Leads training in study start up processes for staff

Process Improvement:

• Generates ideas, leads and/or provides input into new processes and process improvements within the clinical organization to enhance productivity, quality and site/patient experience
• Actively supports staff to share any new learning opportunities or technologies within or across clinical functions.
• Encourages staff to utilize metrics data in order to assess the current status of the clinical program, to monitor progress, and to seek opportunities for improvement over time.
• Participates in reviewing and implementing new clinical trial processes within teams. Assesses the impact of these changes in achieving specific project team goals.
• Participates in process improvement activities within and outside of the CDDA
• Partners with study partnership supervisors to improve processes and clarify steps or handoffs.

Basic Requirements:

Bachelors or University degree (scientific or health-related field preferred) and 3-years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry with direct experience of managing clinical studies, ideally in exploratory and biopharmaceutics clinical development (5+ year preferred).