Project Manager - Cape Town, South Africa - TASK

TASK

Verified Company

Cape Town, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

About the Company:

TASK is a South African headquartered, multinational clinical research institute that conducts clinical trials to determine the treatment effects of novel medicinal products or devices in healthcare and offers services in conducting complex clinical trials in a wide variety of therapeutic areas.

Overall Purpose of the Position:

Key Performance Areas (KPA's) & Responsibilities includes, but not limited to:

Oversight milestones and deliverables phage project: coordinating activities and managing timelines for ongoing preclinical phage studies and clinical projects, and planning of follow-up studies
Partnering with principal investigators (PI's) and a multidisciplinary team in planning new clinical trials
Implementing and maintaining project management processes and methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and adhere to high quality standards
Formulating and managing overall resource requirements for projects, investigating viability of projects, identifying stakeholder needs and expectations and developing project scope accordingly
Leading crossfunctional study teams including serving as a point of contact for teams when multiple sites/departments are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain in synergy
Providing input to budget negotiations and assisting finance team with managing budget
Tracking, analyzing and reporting on the progress of projects and ensuring deliverables are on time and within budget, adjusting project plans and/or resources to meet the needs as required
Driving commitment and participation from relevant functional groups to produce the required input, participating, developing and finalizing study team level documents and meeting study team level deliverables within timelines
Performing quality control on the project throughout development to maintain the standards expected
Coordinating communication between internal and external stakeholders as needed
Managing meetings and communicating with key and other international stakeholders, where necessary, and taking and preparing minutes
Coordinating and liaising with internal teams and vendors to ensure that trial setup, prestudy activities, resources and agreements are in place
Managing and supporting clinical operations staff including delegating and overseeing study activities assigned, including report writing, and handling of documentation
Ensuring administrative compliance with Clinical Trial Protocols, GCP and SOP, including RSA regulatory requirements
Provide input on existing SOP's and suggesting updates as additional information becomes available
Resolving queries effectively and efficiently
Recognising and reporting issues of noncompliance to grant and consortium agreements

Ideal Requirements

Relevant tertiary level qualification (Bachelors' Degree)

years' Project Management / Clinical / Drug Development (Advantageous) Experience

Track record of managing Clinical studies / Various Projects
Working knowledge of regulatory standards and GCP guidelines

years' experience in leading and managing a team

Strong analytical skills (capable of managing crises as and when they arise)
Computer literate with Advanced Excel / PowerPoint Skills/project management software
Experience in planning, Risk mitigation strategies and Trial Budgets would be advantageous

Key Personal Inherent Characteristics

Excellent planning and organisational skills (drawing up detailed project plans and schedules)
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, in the relevant languages
Attention to detail with absolute execution
Ability to work across multiple projects simultaneously and deliver initiatives on time and within the required level of quality
Professional, Innovative and positive attitude
Proactive, results oriented, pressure resilient
Business acumen

Details:

Area:
Parow, Cape Town

Contract Type: 24 months fixed term

Applications Close:23 May 2024

TASK reserves the right to withdraw this advertisement and not fill the abovementioned vacancy at any stage during the recruitment process._
Meeting our employment equity goals will be acknowledged during the recruitment process._

Job Types:
Full-time, Temporary

Contract length: 24 months

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