Job details
Job type full-time
Full job description
Advarra provides integrated solutions that safeguard trial participants, empower clinical sites, ensure compliance, and optimize research performanceConnecting the clinical research ecosystem, advarra delivers solutions through a site-centric approach that unifies and accelerates the drug development lifecycle, making clinical trials safer, smarter, and faster.
General summary
The associate director, advarra consulting has the responsibility, as assigned, to serve in a team leadership role, operate as a client liaison, and provide consultancy services as an individual or as part of an increasingly diverse consulting group for advarra consulting client projects.
The associate director operates as a client liaison and provides consultancy services as an individual contributor or as part of a larger team for advarra consulting client projectsThe associate director professionally applies working knowledge and expertise in clinical research, quality assurance, regulatory affairs, research administration, research compliance, research operations and other diverse areas, as assigned by the management team, to effectively manage services and project deliverables to clientsThe associate director professionally applies working knowledge and regulatory expertise in in these areas to effectively manage services and project deliverables to clientsThe associate director is responsible for achieving goals and objectives jointly established with advarra leadershipThe associate director represents advarra consulting on business development /sales calls with potential clients, assists with the preparation of proposals, and presents at defense meetings/callsThe associate director must work closely with the other advarra consulting directors and leadership to collaboratively grow the overall advarra consulting service line.
Primary duties and responsibilities
Assisting the managing director and vp in the oversight of consulting services provided to clients
Assisting in the supervision and allocation of resources relating to client projects
Providing training, oversight, and serve as a mentor to departmental staff members and independent sub-contractors
Establishing, cultivating and maintaining relationships with specific clients as the primary point of contact for all service-related client communication and cross-project issues
Collaborates with marketing to develop collateral for advarra consulting services
Participates in thought leadership activities for advarra including but not limited to the development of blogs, white papers, and case studiesThought leadership also includes presenting at advarra sponsored webinars & conferences as well as professional conferences
Maintain a goal of a billable utilization rate of approximately 70 %
Attend and participate in management and infrastructure support meetings
Evaluate processes and gauge ongoing procedural compliance within advarra consulting and influence process improvement initiatives
Represent advarra consulting on business development /sales calls
Collaborates with other business units within advarra consulting to identify talent and project management goals advise on the development of departmental standard operating procedures, guidelines and other tools to support client consulting services
Performs other assignments as directed by the advarra consulting management team
Position may require extensive travel, up to 50% at times
Job requirement
Education
Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, from an accredited college or university required
Preferred: advanced degree (e.gPh.d., jd, ms); degree in nursing, science, or related field (or equivalent)
Preferred: certifications related to ethics review, research, and/or research compliance (e.gCip, rac, chrc)
Experience
Minimum of eight (8) years in the life science consulting, regulatory, or legal fields
Three (3)+ years of management experience in a related field
Experience with u.sAnd international legal and regulatory standards and compliance
Knowledge/skills/experience
Demonstrated working knowledge of regulatory matters related to research administration, compliance and operations;
Aptitude and knowledge to provide oversight of and/or perform regulatory support for academic or institutional research, or pharmaceutical sponsors;
Working proficiency in microsoft office (word, excel and power point);
Project management and team building skills;
Excellent organizational and time management skills;
Outstanding interpersonal, communication, and writing skills;
Ability to analyze a variety of data points to solve complex problems;
Ability to work independently; planning, organizing, scheduling and completing work within deadlines;
Ability to manage conflicting demands and priorities through research, problem solving and critical thinking;
Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy; and
Work remotely, within a self-provided, designated workspace which includes reliable internet connectivity.
Physical and mental requirements:
Sit or stand for extended periods of time at stationary work station
Regularly carry, raise, and lower objects of up to 10 lbs.
Focus and attention to tasks and responsibilities
Verbal communication; listening and understanding, responding and speaking
Eeo statement
Advarra provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, or domestic partner status, citizenship, genetic information or any other status or characteristic covered by federal, state or local lawFurther, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristicsDiscrimination of any type will not be toleratedEeo/m/f/disabled/vets
Equal opportunity employer/protected veterans/individuals with disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicantHowever, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor���s legal duty to furnish information41 cfr 60-1.35(c)
