Sr. Feasibility Lead - FSP

Fortrea•Durham, CA

3d•$120,000 - $133,000•Remote

About The Position

Fortrea is hiring a Senior Global Feasibility Lead for its FSP team. This role contributes to operational strategy and planning in the pre-award space by participating in strategy development, collecting and analyzing primary and secondary data, and developing feasibility and site-selection strategies. The lead manages high-profile, large global feasibility projects and works with company representatives to deliver reports to customers. After award, the role transitions site-selection strategy and relevant pre-award findings to the operations site-selection team. As an experienced team member, the Senior Global Feasibility Lead develops and leads system-related capabilities, process development, change initiatives, and training. The role may include line management or mentoring of junior team members and serving as a subject-matter expert for feasibility questions. It requires strong data mining and analytics, writing, presentation, and customer-management skills, including leading client-facing discussions of findings and recommendations and participating in alliance meetings as needed. The position is remote in the United States. Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment, and frequent travel to client and site locations is required, with occasional domestic and international travel. Varied hours may be required. The target pay range is $120,000–$133,000.

Requirements

Associate degree with equivalent work experience, or equivalent years of relevant work experience; relevant equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of educational requirements.
Practical experience and understanding of global drug development and clinical trials, including mining, manipulating, and presenting complex scientific data related to clinical research and market analyses.
Strong data-mining and analytical skills.
Strong writing and presentation skills.
High standards of personal professionalism and work integrity.
Ability to work independently and demonstrate strong attention to detail and quality control.
Ability to take a lead role in client-facing meetings, such as bid defenses or capabilities meetings.
Ability to quickly understand scientific information and independently source data relevant to scientific or medical strategy.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with team members, management, operations staff, clients, and executive management.
Ability to inspire, lead by example, motivate, and negotiate with teams to find solutions and achieve results.
Ability to manage multiple competing priorities effectively.
Strong negotiation and relationship-management skills.
Experience analyzing study and investigator performance metrics.
Ability to translate complex business questions and requirements into effective solutions.
Self-motivated and able to work effectively under pressure.
Excellent computer skills, including strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and data-capture and compilation tools.
Established knowledge of tools used to obtain critical market analyses of therapeutic pipelines.
Strong scientific data manipulation, analysis, reporting, and maintenance skills.
Proven written and verbal communication skills, including independently gathering and presenting data to support operational strategy and planning.
Ability to sit for extended periods, operate a vehicle safely, perform repetitive hand movements, and occasionally crouch or stoop, with frequent bending and twisting of the upper body and neck.
Ability to lift or carry light to moderate objects, including luggage and a laptop, weighing up to 15–20 pounds.
Regular and consistent attendance.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in a science-related discipline.
Understanding of therapeutic drug or device development and marketing.
At least five years in an academic, science- or health-related industry (including CRO, investigator site, or pharma/biotech) or consulting, with responsibilities involving mining, manipulating, and presenting complex scientific data related to clinical research, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Develop, analyze, interpret, and present primary and secondary data to support operational strategy and planning.
Provide project oversight to junior Global Feasibility Leads and review and quality-check feasibility deliverables when needed.
Mine internal and external databases and initiate or oversee primary data collection for strategies supporting high-profile, large, complex clinical trials, including country and site mix, site selection, and enrollment modeling.
Contribute to proposals and bid defenses, recommend appropriate data use, identify potential risks, and propose solutions.
Participate independently on cross-functional teams that plan, analyze, and present proposals and bid defenses.
Review budgets and proposal text as the functional bidder reviewer when feasibility or site identification is a primary deliverable.
Lead cross-functional standalone feasibility efforts, create and deliver final reports, and discuss findings and recommendations with external clients.
Participate in internal and cross-departmental meetings; present feasibility offerings and provide training on best practices, processes, and tools.
Build global working relationships and contribute to process-improvement or special projects within Feasibility.
Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of Feasibility systems.
Serve as a subject-matter expert for designated Feasibility tools, systems, processes, or therapeutic areas.
Develop and implement best practices for feasibility conduct.
Mentor junior team members and, when assigned, manage junior global feasibility team members.
Perform other duties as needed or assigned.