Project Leader

Growing Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device companies always need TOP Talent. Since 1996, Makro Scientific’s proven staffing solutions have helped many Life Sciences companies succeed and visualize their goals by increasing innovation and decreasing costs while maintaining the complex service level expectations.

Our global presence with offices in USA (NJ, PA, IL, CA) and offices in UK, Europe and Asia enables us to be a powerful contributor and connector of right Talent.

The Clinical Sciences and Operations Senior Project Leader (CSO SR. PL) directs, supervises and manages full Clinical Science & Operations (CSO) platform service projects to the customer’s satisfaction and company success and is accountable for ensuring quality deliverables on time and within budget.

The CSO Sr. PL is expected to be able to effectively lead large complicated program development and/or multiple programs simultaneously with minimal guidance.

The Sr. CSO PL is the main partner and interlocutor for the platform with its customers’ and the teams within the platform.

The CSO SR. PL is accountable for ensuring the deliverables via effective account, program, project management and leadership skills in a manner that will optimize, integrate and utilize CSO resources and competencies.

The CSO SR. PL will provide operational input into the clinical strategy by providing CSO expertise to development or medical affairs plans and presenting the best operational strategy for the successful conduct of the project.

The CSO SR. PL contributes to the definition of the outsourcing strategy for the project. Ensures reliable performance and productivity by leading and coordinating all platform expertise and services for the allocated project(s) / program(s) and is accountable to both the customer and platform for project deliverables, including the timelines, quality and budget.

The CSO SR. PL is also the CSO’s main interface with other platforms, units for the project and enabling functions.

The CSO Sr. PL is expected to mentor others and contributes to process improvement efforts and drives operational process implementation and compliance.

• Strong project management experience, transversal and strategic leadership capabilities, communicatation skills and a business acumen are required. Ability to drive for a high performance cross functional team that empowers and motivates individual members and the team as a whole.
• Strong interpersonal skills required to effectively collaborate with customers (physicians, scientists and managers from various disciplines) and set and manage expectations clearly. Proactively ensures targets and milestones are met; capitalizes on opportunities to exceed expectations.
• Serves as internal consultant and primary liaison with all groups outside of the CSO platform for projects. Able to build credible services/deliverables for both the CSO and its customers.
• Project Management Skills, Business acumen, Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills (verbal & written), Customer and quality focused.
• Capability to effectively handle large complicated global projects that integrates various disciplines.
• Proactive decision making process, Innovative problem solving, People, Change and Influence management skills.
• Ability to set and manage expectations, effectively mentor others, Strong leadership abilities, Ability to deliver clear and concise messages.
• Self‑motivation, results‑driven, detail‑oriented and good organizational skills.
• Ability to resolve conflict, Culturally sensitive, Familiarity with computer software.

Formal Education And Experience

Required:

US:
Bachelor’s degree (advanced degree preferred) and 15+ years of laboratory and/or medical experience or research experience in the pharmaceutical industry (or equivalent) is required.

10 years of project management or international clinical study management experience is required.

Scientific medical degree (MD, PhD, Pharm

D) or basic science background (e.g. Engineer) and a minimum 10 years of experience in clinical research in pharma industry/CRO, with strong expertise in project…