Program Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Experience or exposure in project management across the full lifecycle of multi-region or multi-country clinical trials in a fast-paced global environment.
• Expert knowledge of clinical trial execution, ICH/GCP Guidelines, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Ability to work with colleagues across various time zones.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally, up to 20%.
• Computer skills in MS Office, project planning applications, and clinical trial management systems (CTMS).

Nice To Haves

• Experience in both people management and program management.

Responsibilities

• Build, develop, and retain the global gCSM team, including hiring, training, mentoring, developing direct and indirect reports, conducting performance appraisals, and managing resources.
• Oversee delivery and goal achievement for projects within designated programs and resolve escalated issues that gCSMs cannot resolve.
• Collaborate with other GCPLs and Franchise Heads to define and implement cross-program strategies and priorities, and establish global standards for goals, performance measures, and gCSM capability development.
• Represent GCO in coordination with the Franchise Head at Franchise ERC, DCT, and other appropriate governance teams, providing clinical operational insight to inform program strategy and execution.
• Lead or participate in key opinion leader engagement activities and serve as a functional spokesperson when needed.
• Evaluate and develop strategic feasibility assessments and budget estimates during early planning for new CDPs and when study strategies change.
• Allocate resources, initiate CST formation, and ensure appropriate transition of early-planning outputs to gCSMs.
• Create and manage annual program budgets and resource forecasts, and contribute to and track relevant DCT goals.
• Create, review, provide input to, and maintain compound-level documents such as IBs, DSURs, and protocols.
• Oversee timely, high-quality, and efficient planning and execution of studies within the program.
• Conduct regular program review meetings to mentor and support teams and ensure studies track to DCT/DRC-approved budgets and timelines.
• Report study status, goals, and operational KPIs, and enforce quality KPIs with support from the Compliance team.
• Collaborate with other GCPLs to evaluate and designate preferred global vendors and participate in vendor governance meetings.
• Create or review performance and development plans for direct reports and support achievement of their goals.
• Provide line management and mentorship to gCSMs working within designated programs.
• Lead efforts to deepen scientific knowledge within Clinical Operations and promote a global mindset, collaboration, and consistency.
• Apply expert knowledge of clinical trial execution, ICH/GCP Guidelines, and other applicable regulatory requirements.
• Serve as the escalation point for compound-related issues.
• Identify and drive process improvement initiatives with the Franchise Head and/or other GCPLs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to provide operational perspectives that enable effective and efficient delivery of clinical development goals.
• Support seamless onboarding and high-quality execution of external partner projects on the Clinical SuperHighway.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k).
• FSA/HSA.
• Life insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Wellness benefits.
• Eligibility for the annual bonus plan for non-commercial roles or an incentive compensation plan for commercial roles.
• Eligibility for discretionary equity awards and voluntary participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.