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 Clinical Research and Consortium Program Manager is responsible for providing comprehensive program management and oversight for a decentralized clinical research consortium. The Clinical Research and Consortium Program Manager 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.
Placement:
This role reports to the Associate Director, DxA. This is a full-time exempt position. Candidates from out of state are welcome to apply .
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and manage detailed project timelines and track all project workstreams. Flag potential delays and proactively problem-solve
- Coordinate communications with Clinical Sites and track research activities and progress across sites
- Working with legal teams, supporting the development and execution of key contracts, and track contracting timelines to meet key deadlines
- Manage project data collection to maintain and improve workflow effectiveness
- Manage project budget and track project costs
- Provide project updates on a regular basis to key stakeholders
- Inspect the quality of incoming data and proactively flag potential issues
- Lead logistics of study hardware support and site staff training and provide additional assistance to sites for subject interaction and support as needed
- Assist in drafting and maintaining research study conduct documentation
- 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 experience with decentralized clinical trial management
- Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences required
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
- Familiarity with digital biomarkers preferred
- Versatile thinking that balances regulatory, legal, clinical, and operational constraints
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Ability to communicate effectively within a large, cross-functional study team
- Skilled at building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives and goals
- Proven ability to creatively problem solve and multi-task, setting priorities among several tasks simultaneously 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
ADDF is an equal opportunity employer, committed to attracting, developing, and retaining exceptional people. We welcome and encourage applicants for all positions respecting the full spectrum of education, experience, age, race, creed, color, national origin, sex, religion, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ancestry, marital status, veteran status or other military status, or citizenship status, genetic carrier status, genetic information, AIDS or AIDS-related complex or HIV status, being a victim of domestic violence, protected activity (i.e., filing a charge of discrimination, participating in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposing prohibited discrimination), or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.