Organizational Overview
Founded in 1998 by Leonard A. and Ronald S. Lauder, the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation is dedicated to rapidly accelerating the discovery of drugs to prevent, treat and cure Alzheimer's disease. The ADDF is the only public charity solely focused on funding the development of drugs for Alzheimer's, employing a venture philanthropy model to support research in academia and the biotech industry. The ADDF’s leadership and contributions to the field have played a pivotal role in bringing the first Alzheimer’s PET scan (Amyvid™) and blood test (PrecivityAD™) to market, as well as fueling the current robust and diverse drug pipeline. Through the generosity of its donors, the ADDF has awarded nearly $250 million to fund over 720 Alzheimer's drug discovery programs, biomarker programs and clinical trials in 19 countries. To learn more, please visit: http://www.alzdiscovery.org/.
Position Description:
The Assistant Director is responsible for providing comprehensive program management and oversight for a global clinical research study. The Assistant Director will play a key role in the maintenance of project timelines and will act as the main point of contact for clinical sites, vendors, and key stakeholders.
The Assistant Director will manage the SpeechDx initiative (https://www.alzdiscovery.org/speechdx/), a large, longitudinal, multi-site data collection study for the discovery and development of speech and language biomarkers. The Assistant Director will be engaged in all aspects of the day-to-day logistics, coordinating across vendors, project teams, and clinical sites, and providing flexible, innovative, and proactive solutions.
The Assistant Director is responsible for the overall coordination and management of the study from start-up to close-out activities. They will direct the technical, financial, and operational aspects of the project, and will work to identify potential partners and be responsible for formation and oversight of the initiative. The Assistant Director will ensure that all project deliverables are well communicated and meet stakeholders’ expectations.
Placement: This role reports to the Head of the Diagnostics Accelerator. This is a full-time exempt position. Candidates from out of state are welcome to apply. This role will be placed in Level 6 of ADDF’s salary structure; salary range for this role is 125-135k.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead study coordination both internal and external, inclusive of sub-contractors, clinical sites, and leadership
- Ensure successful design, implementation, tracking, and revision of project plans to ensure project deliverables are met.
- Drive accountability and achieve high levels of compliance with project goals, budget, and timelines.
- Work independently towards specific goals, while engaging the leadership and key stakeholders on an ongoing basis to keep moving projects forward.
- Cultivate strong relationships with cross-functional stakeholders, including clinical sites, vendors, consortium members and key stakeholders to drive project alignment and operational excellence.
- Assess and flag operational and technical risks and ensure timely mitigation solutions are implemented.
- Partner with legal teams to support the development and execution of key contracts and track contracting timelines to meet deadlines.
- Provide project updates on a regular basis to key stakeholders and escalate issues and ideas to leadership, as appropriate.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clinical sites, including providing training and guidance to site staff, in addition to ongoing monitoring of study enrollment
- Manage and inspect the quality and volume of incoming data for completeness and accuracy.
- Manage third-party vendors and lead logistics of study hardware and support site staff training.
- Provide additional assistance to clinical sites for subject enrollment and retention as needed.
- Assist with promotional activities of the program and development of external communications.
- Assist with project and event planning, managing the logistics of and coordinating content development for meetings, conferences, and other communications.
- Travel up to 25%
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of Project Management experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences required.
- Previous experience with clinical trial operations/coordination required.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred.
- Thorough knowledge of project management processes, including how to manage project budgets and track project costs.
- Versatile thinking that balances regulatory, legal, clinical, and operational constraints.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage and communicate effectively within large, cross-functional teams.
- Skilled at building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- Proven ability to creatively problem solve and set priorities to meet project goals.
- Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices.
- Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
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