Associate Director

Naden Blair; City Of London; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A pharmaceutical company is seeking an Associate Director to manage projects in a remote setting. The role involves overseeing project management, contributing to proposals, and ensuring client satisfaction. Ideal candidates should have experience in the pharmaceutical industry, strong data analysis skills, and the ability to manage external relationships effectively. This position offers an opportunity to lead cross-country project teams and engage in business development activities.

Qualifications

• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry is required.
• Strong project management skills are essential.
• Ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative data.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects from setup to closure according to SOPs.
• Support senior team members in proposal writing.
• Engage with clients and internal teams effectively.

Skills

Project management

Data analysis

Client management

Proposal writing

Job description

Overview

Remote working opportunity for an Associate Director with Pharmaceutical Experience

Responsibilities

• Project management under the supervision of Research Directors, from setup to closure according to SOPs, including:
• Support Senior team members in preparing and contribute to writing proposals
• Build and maintain strong relationship and close collaboration with colleagues/peers in cross-country project teams and supervising third parties on a day-to-day basis within the study framework
• Management of external suppliers in line with negotiated quotes, incl. budget monitoring and update of internal hours and external costs
• Contribute proactively and knowledgeably to client project meetings to support the RD
• Day-to-day management of production including internal and external partners, and anticipating PM related issues, ensuring on-time delivery to internal and external clients
• Day-to-day client management in accordance with the Research Director
• Writing of study materials (screeners, guide / questionnaire, stimuli etc.) based on briefing
• Moderation of pilots/pre-tests, and interviews / focus groups
• Develop analysis plan based on briefing and prepare report templates
• Analyse qualitative and quantitative data
• Contribute to spotlight sessions with own perspective (brainstorms)
• Perform data quality checks (scripts testing, data, tables & reports) and provide useful and constructive feedback
• Write engaging and insightful reports including executive summary and recommendations based on spotlight session, join presentation to clients and demonstrate expertise
• Support RD/ sales team with business development activities, including client reach-outs, creds development and attending creds meetings
• Responsible for project compliance to Healthcare MR industry guidelines and Pharmacovigilance requirements, both industry-level and client-specific
  • Ensure that all staff on the project are currently compliant & up-to-date with all certification
  • Comply with internal and client compliance guidelines (e.g. AE, MR forms)
  • Ensure all AE reporting / special situation reporting in the course of the research, in line with client s compliance
• Ensure document confidentiality and storage as per Clients requirements
• General knowledge sharing (not project specific) and participating in internal initiatives (e.g. innovation, training)