Sr. Feasibility Lead - FSP

Fortrea•Durham, NC

1d•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 feasibility reports to customers. In the post-award space, the role transitions site selection strategy and relevant pre-award findings to the site selection team. As an experienced team member, the Senior Global Feasibility Lead develops and leads system-related capabilities, process development, and change initiatives within Feasibility, and provides training on departmental requirements and other topics affecting feasibility. The role may include line management or mentorship of junior team members and serving as a subject matter expert for feasibility questions. It requires strong data mining and analytics, writing and presentation, and customer management skills, including leading client-facing presentations of findings and recommendations and participating in alliance meetings as needed.

Requirements

Associate degree with equivalent work experience, or equivalent relevant work experience; relevant and equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of educational requirements.
Practical experience and understanding of global drug development and clinical trials, including experience 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 strong attention to detail and quality control.
Ability to participate in 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 lead by example, motivate and negotiate with teams, and help them reach solutions and results.
Ability to handle 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.
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.

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 for mining, manipulating, and presenting complex scientific data related to clinical research, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Own the development, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of primary and secondary data supporting operational strategy and planning.
Provide project oversight to junior Global Feasibility Leads as needed, including reviewing and quality-checking departmental deliverables throughout feasibility work.
Mine internal and external databases and initiate or oversee primary data collection to develop strategies for complex clinical trials, including country and site mix, site selection, and enrollment modeling.
Participate in proposals and bid defenses, recommend appropriate data use, identify potential risks, and propose solutions.
Independently participate on cross-functional teams planning, analyzing, and presenting proposals and bid defenses to win new business and maintain client relationships.
Review budgets and proposal text as the functional bidder reviewer when feasibility or site identification is the primary deliverable.
Lead cross-functional teams on standalone feasibility projects and create and deliver final reports, including discussing findings and recommendations with external clients.
Participate in departmental and cross-departmental meetings, present information on feasibility offerings, demonstrate the department’s value, and provide training on best practices, processes, and tools.
Build and use networks and collaborate with colleagues across the globe.
Develop and lead Feasibility process improvement or special projects.
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, including GFL1 and GFL2 employees.
May serve as a line manager for junior Global Feasibility team members, including GFL1, GFL2, and Senior GFL employees.
Perform other duties as needed or assigned.