Business Job Title:Associate Project Manager based in Ghana
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Thermo Fisher Scientific provides industry leading pharma services solutions for drug development, clinical trial logistics and commercial manufacturing to customers of all sizes through our Patheon brand.
Join the Fisher Clinical Services team as Business Development Manager for the Sub-Saharan Africa designated territory. This position will be responsible for selling our comprehensive line of value-added supply chain services to clinical trial customers in pharma, biotech and medical device industries. This is a great opportunity to join the world-leader in global clinical supply chain services.
Location/Division: Ghana -please note the successful candidate will need to be based in Ghana
Reports To: Project Manager South Africa
Position Objective:How will you make an impact?
You will be responsible to support our client’s clinical trials by managing the clinical study requirements from study setup, through to day to day activities and study close out.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The holder of this position is independent in carrying out assigned tasks listed below and expected to practice continuous improvement and self-training on our quality management system.
Manages and co-ordinates all technical and service aspects of a project, ranging from discussions with global project managers on the development of project specifications, documentation aspects of setting up projects and management of all related activities through to project completion.
Coordination and communication of all relevant activities, both internal and external to ensure all aspects of services are in accordance with study requirements.
Overall responsibility for ensuring that activities come together in a timely manner to meet the client’s and study requirements.
Working with the global project manager to finalize logistics requirements for importation of IMP as well as deliveries to clinical sites inclusive of returns to applicable and agreed location. This will include all required arrangements for cross-border shipments to sites, site communication and arranging of emergency shipments.
Organize and deliver training to other members involved in the operational processing of GxP activities where appropriate.
Timely revision of reports and other information to global project managers as required.
Provide input into the writing and review of Standard Operating Procedures as applicable.
Participate in client and study related meetings, teleconferences where appropriate.
Participate in cross-functional business process improvement activities as required.
To ensure that all processes are performed in accordance with established procedures and cGxP standards.
To ensure that clinical supplies are stored and distributed in accordance with approved procedures and policies, cGxP and regulatory requirements as stipulated for each clinical study requirements, inclusive of all required stock takes and reporting thereof.
Assist in maintaining the FCS SA’s Quality System in compliance with Fisher Clinical Services’ approved procedures and policies, cGxP and regulatory requirements as applicable when managing the day to day activities for each clinical study.
Participate in and contribute to the development and achievement of the corporate goals and objectives.
Assist in the investigation of internal and external non-conformances through to resolution where required.
Assist in the investigation of customer complaints through to resolution where required.
Liaise closely with global project manager on return drug and destruction and ensure compliancy during the processing of these activities.
Assist in internal audits according to the Standard Operating Procedures requirements and assist in regulatory supplier and client audits.
Design KPI reports to monitor daily and monthly performance.
Essential Functions:Maintain the quality adherence through all processes
Clinical study initiation
Ensure day to day operational study requirements are met
Communication with clients and global project managers
Manage and report on key performance indexes
Education/ Experience Requirements:Grade 12 or equivalent
Project Management experience will be beneficial
Any co-ordinational experience will be an advantage
Excel intermediate level will be an advantage
Clinical trial industry experience will be an advantage
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:Good organizational skills
Self-driven and motivated
Self-starter and being able to work independently
Collaborate cross departmental and cross organizational
Customer focused
Detailed orientated
Financially orientated
Process and deadline driven
Strong excel capabilities
Internal contacts:Line manager – Project Manager South Africa
Associate Project Managers – South Africa
Quality Assurance – South Africa lead
External contacts:Lead client contacts
Global Project Manager lead
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