Vendor Systems Project Manager - based in South Africa, UK / select EU locations

This role is ideal for IRT or eCOA professionals with proven experience in

clinical trials. It can be flexibly based in South Africa, UK / select EU locations.

Picture Yourself At Parexel :

The Vendor Systems Project Manager provides tactical management and leadership to ensure vendor systems projects proceeds on time, within budget and with quality, delivering to appropriate industry and regulatory standards therefore maintaining and enhancing client satisfaction.

This individual serves as the primary operational interface between the vendor team, Parexel project team and functional teams. This role oversees program management and manages key account relationships for vendor systems.

They are responsible for the oversight of initial builds and updates to the system design, creating and managing timelines, deliverables, milestones, and financials relating to vendor systems during the life of the study.

The Vendor Systems Project Manager provides guidance, leadership, and mentorship to Design Consultants and UAT leads.

What You'll Do At Parexel :

Project Planning & Execution

Oversees delivery of vendor system builds and system updates within budget, timelines and quality

Manages resourcing requests to Parexel functional teams and ensures appropriate resources are assigned to study work in good time

Collaborates with client, vendor, Parexel project teams and functional teams to create and manage timelines for delivery of vendor system builds and updates.

Maintain good financial management practices to ensure project profitability and capturing of revenue

Actively identifies and documents all potential changes to the clinical systems on an assigned study

Lead delivery of vendor system changes

Identifies inefficiencies with current processes and leads process improvements

Utilize delegation and negotiation skills with regards to project tasks, to obtain maximum productivity and team involvement

Responsible for successful completion of project deliverables

Responsible for resolving study issues in a timely, proactive and effective manner

Ensure compliance with SOPs and other relevant regulatory body directives e.g. 21 CFR Part 11, ICH-GCP

May support pre-sales process

Risk Management

Assesses and documents all project risks for potential changes to clinical systems

Ensures any identified risks are mitigated seeking appropriate input from all stakeholders, maintaining accurate documentation, and communicating to internal and external parties as appropriate

Client & Vendor Communication

Primary client contact for the vendor systems on the study, manages the client relationship

May be involved in program management and / or key account relationship management

Manages and lead complex programs of work

Communicates regularly and effectively with internal and external team members regarding delivery status and provides timely notification to all appropriate parties with deviations from timelines and / or deliverables

Act as vendor system Lead in sponsor & vendor meetings

Quality Management

Oversee quality review

Review and approve validation documents

Accountable for the documentation quality

Accountable of the documentation filing in the eTMF

Leads quality investigations to successful conclusion and within appropriate timeframe

Who we’re looking for :

IRT / RTSM and / or eCOA / ePRO Expertise is required

Deep knowledge and proven experience in clinical trials / pharmaceutical environment is required

Extensive project management experience within system set up delivery

Experience of leading and delivering complex projects within a matrix organisation

Proven leadership qualities and advanced project management experience.

Proven track record of developing client relationships at project level

Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

Ability to build relationships and interface effectively with external clients, vendors and internal employees

Negotiation, influencing, and organizational skills

Ability to foster teamwork and drive toward achievement of goals

Strong problem solving, prioritization, and decision-making skills

Fluent English

Bachelor's degree as a minimum

A little about us :

Highly qualified and dynamic team. Multinational working environment. Smooth induction and training program. We offer competitive financial packages, training, and development. Expect exciting professional challenges but with a healthy work / life balance. We value your welfare just as highly as that of our patients.

Parexel has a fully flexible work arrangement - you can be fully home based. But if you live close to our office and you want to use it, you are always welcome, and we will keep the desk ready for you!

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa.

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