Head of Clinical Operations

Hobson Prior currently having an exciting opportunity for a Head of Clinical Operations to join a leading biopharmaceutical organisation who provide pioneering medicines to patients all over the world. This position will lead the Clinical Project Team and will be responsible for the programme management of clinical development deliverables (scope, quality, budget, time, resource, risk).

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversee the operational delivery of the Clinical Study Programs from initiation to final CSR and through to study closed and archived to agreed budget, time and quality and aligned with Key Performance Indicators.
• Review of the CSRs and any regulatory submissions. Lead the clinical operational team contribution along with Regulatory.
• Single point accountable leader for the design, delivery and interpretation of clinical studies ensuring the ethical and scientific integrity of the plans, studies and products in compliance with GCP.
• Deliver expert clinical operational input into programme development and planning to ensure seamless delivery of studies through effective collaboration.
• Deliver differentiated and robust operational design options for the Board to review during key clinical programme investment discussion and decision.
• Plan and lead interactions, including issue escalation and resolution between Clinical Operations and other functions, such as Clinical Supply, Quality.
• Develop and manage clinical program risk and opportunity mitigation plans to ensure programme delivery with efficient resource utilization.
• Responsible for driving accurate clinical resource forecasting. Responsible for the initial forecasting and management of all Clinical Operations delivery related costs and oversight for individual studies.
• Manages the Clinical Operations remit within the PDT.

Key Skills:

• Excellent strategic skills.
• Strong collaborative communications skills including the ability to engage with a diverse stakeholders base and manage through conflict.
• Ability to motivate team members and build cross functional teams in support of the PDT/GPT vision.
• Provide strong leadership and facilitation skills to link strategic direction to a clear operation plan.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science/Arts in medical biological science, business or finance or related.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry.
• Extensive and proven experience in driving operational delivery to timelines, cost and quality.
• Proven experience leading delivery through collaboration with internal organization and external providers.
• Significant experience and expertise in Clinical Trial methodology with a proven ability to deliver differentiated options based on a sound knowledge of operational delivery.
• Proven ability in proactive problem solving and risk management that is solution focused.
• Proven Global Project Management experience with expertise in program level resource and budget management.
• Experience and strength in working and leading in matrix teams.

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