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Role Description

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Director, Project Delivery serves as the senior leader responsible for the strategic oversight, operational excellence, and successful execution of a designated industry-sponsored clinical trial portfolio. This role provides executive-level project governance, ensures delivery to key performance metrics, and partners across the organization to optimize project outcomes, client satisfaction, and institutional growth.

• Own sponsor-facing governance and portfolio-level accountability for assigned industry sponsors, including delivery performance, executive engagement, and proactive risk management.
• Provide executive-level oversight and governance of designated project portfolios for large industry sponsors, ensuring on-time, on-budget, and high-quality delivery.
• Lead internal and external project governance activities (steering committee meetings, executive business reviews, portfolio performance discussions).
• Partner with Clinical Operations leadership to align portfolio delivery priorities and sponsor expectations with functional execution.
• Maintain strong client and internal relationships.
• Collaborate with Business Development to support proposal strategy, bid defense participation, and pricing alignment.
• Serve as a therapeutic area expert providing input into feasibility, protocol development, and operational strategy.
• Establish clear escalation pathways and governance structures in collaboration with Sponsor and Clinical Operations leadership to manage risks and client escalations.

Qualifications

• Work requires a Bachelor's degree.
• Advanced degree preferred (e.g., MSN, MPH, MHA, PharmD, MBA).
• Ten years of relevant experience to include 7 years in leadership roles.
• At least five years in a leadership or management capacity in the contract research, pharmaceutical, medical device, or biotechnology industry or in an academic research organization is preferred.
• Proven ability to lead global, multi-site industry-sponsored studies within the cardiovascular therapeutic area.
• Strong operational and financial acumen, including P&L accountability, KPI management, and performance optimization.
• Demonstrated success in stakeholder engagement, client governance, and cross-functional leadership.
• Excellent communication, strategic thinking, and mentoring skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in leadership and team development.

Requirements

• Ten years of relevant experience to include 7 years in leadership roles. OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE.

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