Associate Clinical Operations Manager - FSP

Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office

Job Description

Join Us as an Associate Manager Clinical Operations - Make an Impact at the Forefront of Innovation. The Associate Manager Clinical Operations oversees the daily line management responsibilities of the Start Up team. This role serves as a positive leadership and professional role model for respective staff, which may include CAS, CS, CRAs, RSMs, PAs (if applicable), and other clinical operations-focused personnel. The Manager will focus managing start up teams in UK and Italy. What You'll Do:

• Manage and conduct induction/orientation programs for all new employees, ensuring their smooth assimilation into the company.
• Ensure all staff CVs, training records, position profiles and experience profiles are complete and up-to-date.
• Support allocation activities per the local resourcing process. Support activities of project leads/functional leads to optimizing the operational running of projects.
• Escalate appropriately any issues which may impact project deliverables.
• Deliver training on Working Practice Documents (WPDs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), local requirements and any other subjects that impact clinical operations. Identify training gaps and ensure that training requirements are met.
• May contribute to development of training programs, where appropriate.
• Participate in process improvement/development initiatives.
• Ensure understanding and facilitation of the risk based monitoring approach.
• Alert management to quality issues, requests QA audits as appropriate, and support direct reports and project team in providing audit responses as required.
• Manage and review systems (e.g. CTMS, Preclarus, Clarity) to evaluate employee and project metrics, KPIs and general project status.
• Evaluate work of staff, including conducting PAVs (either remote or on-site) to thoroughly evaluate the employee monitoring skills and project conduction when applicable.
• Manage staff, which may include interviewing and selection, job description preparation, professional development, goal setting, performance management, coaching and mentoring, employee counseling, and separations. Approve courses of action on salary administration, hiring, corrective action, and terminations. Review and approve time records, expense reports, requests for leave, and overtime.

Education & Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0 to 5 years).
• 1+ year of leadership responsibility
• Previous UK and EMEA experience with submissions and/or the contracting process (preferably both).

Years of experience refers to typical years of related experience needed to gain the required knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the essential functions of the job. Years of experience are not to be used as the only determining factor in establishing the job class or making employment selection decisions. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Manages and conducts induction/orientation programs for all new employees, ensuring their smooth assimilation into the company.
• Ensures all staff CVs, training records, position profiles and experience profiles are complete and up-to-date.
• Supports allocation activities per the local resourcing process. Supports activities of project leads/functional leads to optimize the operational running of projects. Escalates appropriately any issues which may impact project deliverables.
• Delivers training on Working Practice Documents (WPDs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), local requirements and any other subjects that impact clinical operations. Identifies training gaps and ensures that training requirements are met. May contribute to development of training programs, where appropriate.
• Participates in process improvement/development initiatives.
• Ensures understanding and facilitation of the risk based monitoring approach.
• Alerts management to quality issues, requests QA audits as appropriate, and supports direct reports and project team in providing audit responses as required.
• Manages and reviews systems (e.g. CTMS, Preclarus, Clarity) to evaluate employee and project metrics, KPIs and general project status.
• Evaluates work of staff, including conducting PAVs (either remote or on-site) to thoroughly evaluate the employee monitoring skills and project conduction when applicable.
• Manages staff, which may include interviewing and selection, job description preparation, professional development, goal setting, performance management, 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.

Working Conditions and Environment:

• Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.
• Frequently drives to site locations and frequently travels both domestic and international.

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