Director, Project Management

Alimentiv•Montreal, QC

9d•€112,000 - €149,500

About The Position

Alimentiv is a global CRO focused on advancing therapies for gastrointestinal diseases. With over 30 years of experience, they have supported a significant portion of IBD compounds in development. Alimentiv operates as a private, profit-with-purpose company, reinvesting profits into scientific research, technology, and its people. The organization has approximately 700 employees across multiple countries and three service lines. They are seeking individuals who want to do meaningful work, build something real, and contribute to life-changing research. This opportunity is for a Director, Project Management to lead and inspire the global delivery of full-service clinical trials. The role involves providing strategic oversight to project management and project finance teams, ensuring seamless execution, operational excellence, and an exceptional client experience. As a key member of the senior leadership team, this position will help shape and execute organizational strategy, driving innovation, scalable processes, and best-in-class practices. The role champions initiatives for sustainable growth, high-quality reporting, and achieving divisional goals. It plays a critical part in advancing operational effectiveness through process optimization, policy development, quality oversight, compliance monitoring, and strategic resource planning. The Director will provide leadership and mentorship to global staff and contractors, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Additionally, the role involves acting as a trusted partner to sponsors and clients, representing project management and finance teams, and supporting Business Development efforts through strategic input into proposals and bid development.

Requirements

Undergraduate university degree (Bachelor or Honors Bachelor) + minimum of 10 years related experience and training/continuous ongoing development OR College diploma/degree and a minimum of 15 years related experience.
Deep experience in full-service project management leadership, coaching and leading a team with an excellence mindset.
Financial Resource Management: significant financial responsibility (extensive participation in budget setting, autonomous expenditure and/or revenue generation decisions limited by company policy or financial processing, reconciliation and reporting.

Responsibilities

Participates in the operational planning process identifying and advocating on behalf of the functional area and the stakeholders it supports.
Guides the departmental planning and implementation process to transform strategic plans and direction into measurable operational short- and long-term goals and targets.
Oversee and/or participate in the project development process working with Sponsors and functional Directors to negotiate and deliver quality product(s), assessing resource and financial and safety requirements, assigning resources, overseeing trial conduct, information, and data confidentiality, and supporting project teams by assisting the troubleshooting and resolution process while ensuring all align with corporate objectives.
Responsible to ensure sufficient project level staffing and maintain utilization targets.
Represent project operations on cross-department planning initiatives.
Serve as a role model, motivator, and mentor to members of the Clinical Project Operations team ensuring functional areas are adequately staffed with qualified personnel, providing ongoing support to managers and/or leaders in the areas of work allocation, resource planning, staff allocation, training and development, employee engagement, team development and performance management (staff evaluation, performance improvement and lost time management).
Acts as senior representative of project operations team at client meetings.
Represent project operations at business development meetings including but not limited to bid defenses, general capabilities, and scientific conferences.
Attend and present at investigator meetings as needed.
Works in collaboration with leadership team to achieve excellence in project services, evaluating and implementing recommendations to minimize organizational risk, meet all regulatory and/or industry standards, while creating and promoting programs that support the Organization's growth as a world class provider of clinical research and research services.
Working in conjunction with members of the senior leadership team to plan, manage, advocate and report on behalf of the department during the budget and annual operational review processes.
Maintain knowledge of financial and regulatory risks and requirements related to department service delivery and direct the development of methodologies to review, monitor, and manage risks and requirements.
Work in conjunction with business development to prepare budgets and proposal text in response to requests for proposal, requests for information and statements of work.
Oversee change order development for full-service projects ensuring realization of project costs are achieved in line with work performed.