Director (Country Head) , Clinical Operations

When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve.

At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.

Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference.

We’re seeking a Country Head, Director, Clinical Operations in Czech Republic

Parexel offers an incredible opportunity for someone who

• Leverages unrivaled clinical operations expertise to drive innovation
• Is an exceptional leader who inspires and guides their team
• Uses keen business acumen to shape the future of clinical research

• This role is tailor-made for someone who thrives on challenge, craves responsibility, and is passionate about making a difference in patients' lives.
• If you're ready for a challenging, rewarding role that pushes boundaries and changes lives, this is your chance. Join our dedicated leadership team in Parexel.

Responsibility

• Overseeing a team of high-level individual contributors or a group of Managers
• Ensuring successful delivery of their organization’s project deliverables, on time with high quality.
• Resourcing client projects with suitably developed professionals and to retain and develop these professionals
• Promoting new business by participating in project bids and client presentations
• Providing and consultation to project teams

Project Delivery Management and Oversight

• Monitor performance by close interaction with project

• leadership/functional leadership/client and may also be required
• ensure that ongoing/revised project documentation and
• correspondence is accurate and complete.

• May be responsible for own assignments as project team member.

• This may include but not limited to taking the role of a senior level
• contributor on a project team and ensuring high quality and timely
• delivery of own deliverables, generating study specific status reports
• for study teams, Sponsors and/or management, and attend project
• team meetings as required at the project level

• Provide expertise and consultation, facilitate metrics collection and

• develop action plans in conjunction with Director/Project Leader/Lead
• to keep projects on time and within budget

• Manage and oversee team and departmental activities including

• appropriate resourcing of staff, staff assignments, quality control and
• efficiency of project deliverables.

• Produce accurate resourcing plans in conjunction with appropriate

• Project Team Members, including but not limited to facilitating
• appropriate resource identification and assignment, and monitoring
• resource needs throughout the project as needed

• Act as executive oversight of a large project where applicable

Performance Management, Staff Development and Talent Management

• Provide technical support to team members and managers to ensure

that they have the required knowledge to fulfill their duties

• Ensure direct reports meet departmental and project productivity and

• quality metrics by efficient execution of their project in line with project
• plan and ensure quality check of department deliverables (e.g., site
• visits, Central File documentation) and take appropriate remedial
• action

• Meet and aim to exceed client expectations by recruiting, retaining and

developing a skilled, experienced and motivated team

• Undertake the full range of duties relevant to the leadership,

• management and development of the team to ensure their
• performance meets and or exceeds both the business and their own
• personal goals/objectives. Determine training needs and collaborate
• with appropriate learning and development organization to ensure
• availability of appropriate training.

• Ensure team members improve their efficiency and effectiveness at

• prioritizing work and improving performance evidenced by the work
• produced, client feedback, audit results and QC measures

• Participate in formal staff review processes e.g. performance and

salary reviews to corporate standards and timescales

• Work with senior departmental management in developing managers

• and ensuring a talented pipeline of management staff within the
• department or function

Client Management and Business Development

• Drive efforts for generating business leads (client networking, public

speaking, etc.). Support proposal review for clinical sections

Qualifications

• Participate in/contribute to project bids, including client

• presentations and provide support to the Commercial
• organization

• Act as the client contact for local business when required
• Take appropriate action following regular feedback sessions from

client’s technical groups

General Operations and Functional/Business Unit Management

• Participate in, champion or lead Parexel and department

• system/standards improvement activities or committees, task force
• groups as needed, including change management

• Maintain an agreed level of productivity/billability and staff turnover
• Complete routine administrative tasks in a timely manner (e.g.

• timesheets, training, travel expense claims). Manage compliance with
• travel and billability guidelines for department, region or function,
• where appropriate. Travel as needed

• Ensure client and business needs are met and that all projects are

optimally resourced with experienced staff

• Implement process improvements, in conjunction with Management

• team and Quality Management Group, in response to client and team
• feedback and quality audits

• Look within and beyond CRS to encourage teamwork, quality and

productivity efforts to the benefit of CRS and Parexel

• Follow up departmental metrics, drive team members to meet

departmental goals

• Participate in departmental meetings and training initiatives, project

• team meetings, and maintain relationships with other departments,
• clients, and regulatory agencies as necessary

General Administration, Manage Personal Competencies and Role Modeling

• Maintain a working knowledge of, and assure compliance with,

• applicable ICH Guidelines, Good Clinical Practices, Regulatory Agency
• requirements, and Parexel SOPs

• Maintain a positive, results orientated work environment, building

• partnerships and modeling teamwork, communicating to the team in an
• open, balanced and objective manner

• Performs a leadership role in ensuring managers and staff are

• communicating and coordinating efforts to provide superior line
• management services to staff. This must be achieved with consistency
• of approach and alignment across the managers

• Demonstrate excellent leadership skills within department, function or

• location. This includes taking an active role in, or leading departmental,
• functional or location/regional activities (e.g., management meetings),
• ensuring employees adhere to corporate policies and following up with
• management as appropriate

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills (including experience in making presentations at conferences, meetings, training sessions)
• A flexible attitude with respect to work assignments and new learning
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong computer knowledge including but not limited to Clinical Trial Management Systems

(CTMS), Electronic Document Management System (EDMS), EDC, IWRS, and MS-Office

• Good experience in working in a matrix environment and value the importance of teamwork
• Ability to manage Managers and lead a global, “virtual” team
• Strong ability to successfully manage a full workload across multiple and varied projects/tasks

with enthusiasm and prioritize workload with attention to detail

• Outstanding negotiation, influencing and organizational skills
• Client focused approach to work
• Strong ability to manage and motivate direct reports and wider team

Language Skills

fluent knowledge of Czech and English

Knowledge and Experience

• Significant work experience including substantial management experience and knowledge in clinical research industry.

Education

• Educated to degree level (biological science, pharmacy, or other health-related discipline

preferred) or equivalent nursing qualification or relevant clinical other equivalent experience.