Vice President of Clinical Operations at knownwell leading national clinical teams in obesity medicine. Responsible for building team culture, achieving best - in - class clinical outcomes, and driving performance in healthcare settings.
About the role
- Director Clinical Operations overseeing oncology portfolio and managing team in Belgium and Netherlands. Driving clinical trial strategy and enhancing staff performance with leadership skills.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive 2nd line management to the people managers that are leading Local Trials Managers, Site Managers and Clinical Trial Assistants.
- Build, hire, and train a high-performing team.
- Oversee resource allocation to optimize business deliverables.
- Deliver coaching and mentorship to foster personal and professional growth.
- Inspire your team to perform at their best.
- Ensure robust feasibility, strategic site selection, overseeing the start-up, execution, and monitoring of trials.
- Empower your team to achieve quality and performance objectives while ensuring inspection readiness at all times.
- Support your team with issue resolution, stakeholder management, audits, and inspections.
- Develop the country’s capabilities for effective study placement.
- Build the country strategy and lead the implementation of innovative practices and facilitate change within the local organization.
- Help shape the clinical trial environment by partnering with health authorities, ethics committees, trade associations and key hospitals
- Promote an environment that encourages shared learning, creative thinking, and continuous improvement.
- Proactively manage both local and global stakeholders to streamline business deliverables and maximize country potential.
- Cultivate partnerships with key sites within the assigned therapeutic area.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent required, preferably in Life Sciences (e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nursing, Pharmacy)
- Minimum of 12 years of clinical research experience acquired in pharmaceutical industry, CRO or investigational site
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Proven ability to foster team productivity and cohesiveness
- Ability to manage complexity under pressure
- Effective issue resolution and ability to generate and implement contingency plans for both productivity and quality issues when required
- Excellent knowledge of drug development, clinical research operations and regulatory requirements including ICH-GCP, HCC and applicable regulations
- Ability to evaluate data generated from various reports and sources
- Demonstrated skills in effective communication with various internal and external stakeholders (e.g. investigational sites, ethics committees, health authorities, etc.)
- Influential in improving the clinical research environment at a country level
- At least 6 years of line management experience required.
- Proficient in decision-making and financial management.
- Flexible mindset and ability to work in a fast-changing environment.
- Proficient in English and Dutch language. For Belgian based candidates proficiency in French is also required.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
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