Manager Programming - Early Phase

PPD clinical research services’s mission is to improve health. It starts as an idea to cure. It becomes a life saved. All in-between, it’s you! We know that meaningful results not only require the right approach, but also the right people. We invite you to re-imagine health promoting protocols with us, working alongside our talented, bright and energetic teams.

We are passionate about being data and technically agile and driving enhanced value for our clients and patients. Determined to improve patient health, we help PPD provide industry-leading statistical, programming and clinical pharmacology contributions through global delivery, consistent quality adherence and scientific insight.

As a Manager Programming within Early Development Services (EDS), you will manage a team within the department who are responsible for the bioinformatics programming aspects of clinical trials from design through analysis and reporting.

Essential Functions:

• Manages staff, which may include interviewing and selection, job description preparation, professional development, goal setting, performance management, behavioral and technical coaching and mentoring, employee counseling, and separations.
• Approves courses of action on salary administration, hiring, corrective action, and terminations. Reviews and approves time records, expense reports, requests for leave, and overtime.
• Promotes all aspects of PPD Equal Employment Opportunity policy and Affirmative Action Plan.
• Assures department adherence to good scientific, ethical, and regulatory standards.
• Reviews and ensures adherence to departmental working practice documents and SOPs, and contributes to their development.
• Increases knowledge base and professional skills of staff in areas including programming technology and techniques, clinical trials, and the pharmaceutical industry through on the job training, mentoring, and internal or external training courses.
• Works to increase the visibility of the company by encouraging the publications of articles in industry journals and presentations at conferences.
• Monitors and ensures adherence to contractual obligations or limits with our clients.
• Works directly with project team leaders and client representatives to assess and develop project goals and timelines.
• May serve in a project lead role on selected multiple projects.
• Provides general infrastructure support to the department. Examples include giving presentations at department meetings, contributing to documents or policies, contributing to and/or leading process improvement initiatives, and assisting with departmental web page development.
  
  

Education and Experience:

• Master''s degree in computer science, statistics, biostatistics, mathematics or related field and at least 6 years of clinical trial experience.
• At least 2 years of leadership experience.
  
  

or

• Bachelor''s degree in computer science, statistics, biostatistics, mathematics or related field or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification, and at least 8 years of experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job requirements.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Advanced SAS programming skills and understanding of database structures.
• Solid management skills, including developing staff and their career objectives and the ability to motivate and inspire staff.
• Capable of effectively organizing and managing multiple staff and assignments.
• Advanced understanding of clinical trials.
• Capable of facilitating communication with clients, project teams, departments and staff.
• Solid decision making skills to decide company policies and procedures regarding programming.
• Solid understanding of tracking project budgets.
• Understand and participate in bidding programming work.
• Effective written and verbal communications skills, including proficiency in the English language.
  
  

At PPD clinical research services we hire the best, develop ourselves and each other, and recognize the power of being one team. We understand that you will want to grow both professionally and personally throughout your career, and therefore at PPD clinical research services you will benefit from an award-winning learning and development program, ensuring you reach your potential.

As well as being rewarded a competitive salary, we have an extensive benefits package based around the health and well-being of our employees.

We have a flexible working culture, where PPD clinical research services truly value a work-life balance. We’ve grown sustainably year on year but continue to offer a collaborative environment, with teams of colleagues eager to share expertise and have fun together. We are a global organization but with a local feel.

Our 4i Values:

Integrity - Innovation - Intensity - Involvement

If you resonate with our 4i values above, and ultimately wish to accelerate the delivery of safe and effective therapeutics for some of the world’s most urgent health needs, submit your application - we’d love to hear from you!