Manager of Clinical Operations - Phase I Clinical Trials

US-TX-Dallas Job posted on: 4/16/2008 At Covance, you can make a difference by helping to deliver life-saving and life-enhancing medicines to people around the world. Our commitment to this mission has resulted in Covance’s impressive history of company stability and growth. We’ve achieved these results by fostering a work environment that encourages, develops and leverages our team’s capabilities. Covance’s ongoing success offers team members unsurpassed growth and career development opportunities. There is no better time to join us! Manager of Clinical Operations - Phase I Clinical Trials In this position you will be responsible for the management, administration, and organization of the Study Operations department. You will provide leadership, training, coaching and mentoring to all of the clinical operations staff. Duties and Responsibilities: • Ensure that all work is carried out in strict adherence with relevant protocols, SOP’s, and in compliance with ICH/GCP guidelines. • Ensure that the scientific and medical standards provided by the Scientific and Medical Directors/VPs are met. • Assist client services with developing client proposals and attend client meetings as needed.  • Initiate procurement of external resources, consultants, or equipment when protocol required. • Develops strategies for efficient study conduct, data collection, subject management and safety monitoring. Coordinates efforts interdepartmentally to accomplish these strategies. . • Champion/drive implementation of new company initiatives in terms of process improvement or new technology related to clinical research.  • Ensure that the safety, welfare and dignity of subjects are not compromised. • Assist with the development of Operation’s department budget and implement appropriate cost monitoring systems. • Responsible for all aspects of project related matters in agreement with client and supervisory personnel. • Make recommendations for timing, logistics, and feasibility for proposed studies and meet the overall schedule agreement with the client.. • Perform supervisory duties including but not limited to interviewing, hiring, training, intervention, discipline, and discharge of operations staff. • Continuously seeks out new and better ideas, driving best practices. Experience: • 6-8 years clinical research experience. • Minimum of 5 years supervisory experience. • Six Sigma Green Belt is preferred. • Additional experience may be substituted for education requirements. Education: • BS in science or medical field Covance believes that their best-in-class employees deserve first-class benefits.  The Company offers an outstanding benefits package including medical & dental insurance, tuition reimbursement, a 401(k) plan with a generous company match, short- and long-term disability, and life insurance, all of which are effective on the first day of employment! At Covance, we help make the miracles of medicine a reality. We offer opportunities to work on diverse, challenging projects with bright, interesting colleagues while building a flexible and rewarding career. Covance is committed to diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. (M/F/D/V). Your confidentiality and privacy are important to us. Save to job file |