Global Feasibility Director chez Fortrea

Job Overview:

The Director, Global Feasibility provides senior leadership and consultation in the development and implementation of best practice within the space of strategic feasibility, along with process development and change initiatives. They develop and deliver training and mentoring on departmental requirements and any other subjects that impact on feasibility, along with setting departmental goals and objectives. They will support growth of the business through RFP support and interaction with internal and external stakeholders as needed, including proactive risk identification and addressing escalations. Line manages and/or leads a team of individuals who manage strategic feasibility projects, largely in the pre award space. The position works with senior staff in Business Development, Site Identification, Modeling, Site Partnerships, Patient Recruitment, Project Management, Strategy and Planning, and Start Up. The Director closely with OS and P leadership to develop, oversee and implement improvements to processes, deliverables, and feasibility related systems and tools. Will also have a lead role in client facing interactions including partnerships, capabilities meetings, bid defense meetings, or other workshops/seminars. The position also has mentorship responsibilities for junior team members, and they will act as an SME for feasibility related questions, including oversight of costing/timing of standalone feasibility assessments as well as consultation for pre-award activities such as possible site outreach strategies or sources of data. The role requires a diverse skill set; strong data mining and analytics skills, writing and presentation skills, and customer management skills are required.

Summary of Responsibilities:

• The Director is responsible for setting overall strategic goals for the Feasibility Department in a specific region or globally.
• Provide senior leadership and consultation within Feasibility and OS and P.
• Develop best practice for feasibility conduct and lead change management efforts.
• Develop and deliver training and mentoring on departmental requirements and any other subjects that impact on feasibility conduct.
• Address FSS escalations.
• Responsible for line management of Global Feasibility Lead staff and managers, including resourcing, coordination, and evaluation of the team.
• Leads a team responsible for, provides oversight of, and may be expected to perform the following:
• Operational strategy development support via data mining and analysis.
• Standalone Feasibility conduct.
• Report writing.
• Site list and survey development.
• Site identification management.
• Leads and participates in customer meetings.
• Provides project oversight to ensure accuracy and quality of departmental deliverables at all stages of the feasibility conduct.
• Works with team to guide identification of potential risks and out of scope activity; discusses contingency plans with stakeholders as appropriate.
• Liaise with the global, cross-functional teams, inclusive of legal, start-up, clinical, country teams, and project management.
• Oversees the implementation of feasibility related systems and tools.
• Leads or participates in the development, implementation, and maintenance of systems; provides input and requirements for long-range IT plans.
• Represents Fortrea at professional meetings or seminars.
• May be involved as feasibility SME for key internal and external stakeholders.
• All other duties as needed or assigned.

Qualifications (Minimum Required):

• Bachelor of Science or Science-related degree from a recognized University/College, with equivalent work experience or equivalent years’ relevant work experience at minimum.
• Practical experience and understanding of global drug development and clinical trials including demonstrated experience for the mining, manipulating and presenting of complex scientific data as it relates to clinical research and market analyses.
• Position-specific Requirements:
• Strong understanding of the feasibility, site identification, and selection process for clinical trials.
• Clinical, start up, project management, or regulatory experience helpful.
• Familiarity and understanding of investigator performance data.
• Strong writing and presentation skills.
• Strong line management skills.
• Upholds the highest standard of personal professionalism and work integrity.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently.
• Strong attention to detail/quality control skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with team members, management, operations staff, clients, and executive management.
• Ability to inspire, to lead by example and motivate and negotiate with teams to seek solutions and get results.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing priorities effectively.
• Strong understanding and experience in operationalizing clinical development programs in a global setting.
• Strong negotiation and relationship management skills.
• Experience in analyzing study and investigator performance metrics.
• Ability to translate complex business questions and requirements and develop effective solutions.
• Strong business acumen.
• Self-motivated, works effectively under pressure.

Experience (Minimum Required):

• 10 years of experience in the clinical research industry.

Preferred Qualifications Include:

• Experience with line management preferred.
• Qualified candidate will have a BS in a related discipline; A MS, MBA, or PhD is highly desirable.
• At least 10 years of experience in the clinical industry with experience in clinical trial planning and feasibility is desired.

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