Associate Director, Technical Project Leader Group

Overview

The Associate Director, Technical Project Leader Group role leads the TPL group and, as part of the Process Development Leadership Team (PD-LT), provides strong scientific and administrative leadership to both the TPL group and the overall Process Development (PD) department. The AD-TPL sets annual goals and long-range planning for the TPL group. The Associate Director creates high-level business strategy for the department, oversees the management of resources and coordinates activities across multiple departments to achieve business objectives and revenue goals. The AD-TPL also serves as the strategic leader and advocate for the team's escalations with upper management and external parties.

Responsibilities

• Lead the TPL team and assume ultimate technical accountability for delivery and support of programs in the clinical lifecycle.
• Enhance and maintain a reputation of excellence to achieve high levels of client satisfaction through on-time milestones, on-cost resourcing, and right-first-time delivery of high-quality, robust programs.
• Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that hinder project goals, driving escalation resolution at the Joint Project Team level before elevating to higher levels.
• Ensure TPLs work with respective Subject Matter Expert (SME) groups to design experimental plans that maximize chances of success and leverage FLB knowledge.
• Provide concise updates to the Head of PD on technical problems to support business-critical decisions; collaborate with the PD Leadership Team to resolve complex technical issues.
• Define and implement procedures and practices for the TPL group to increase efficiency and customer satisfaction; drive efficiency via planning tools and track progress with KPIs.
• Build and nurture motivated, high-achieving project teams through strong leadership and people management; solicit feedback for continual growth.
• Provide ongoing coaching, feedback, and performance reviews for direct reports; maintain consistent standards within the TPL teams.
• Contribute to growth of the company know-how and improve PD program delivery by capturing and sharing knowledge within the TPL group and wider PD community at FLB.
• Stay updated on the latest scientific developments relevant to FLB and propose incorporating advances into FLB workflows.
• Take a leadership role in day-to-day project operations, manage multiple priorities, and conduct and evaluate training for team members and delegation of tasks as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to :

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