Manager FSP 360

Manager FSP 360

Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.

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• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
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Job Responsibilities

For one of our FSP accounts we are looking for a manager to manage the CRA's based in both Germany and Austria.

• Develops and fosters strong, collaborative relationships with customers. Solicits feedback from customer PoC (s) for continuous improvement of service delivery and to strengthen customer relationships on an individual or (PoC) country-specific level.
• Responsible for delivery and compliance with agreed-upon KPIs in relation to daily activities of their team members; develops and executes mitigation and remediation plans for non-compliance as needed.
• Responsible for headcount management, in relation to their own team, to ensure resource needs are identified and addressed in a timely fashion. Responsible for creation of job requisitions at expected level of quality.  Proactively communicates and manages customer issues through assigned escalation channels.
• Ensures quality and adherence to Standard Operating Procedures/Work Instructions (SOP/WIs) and compliance with federal and local guidelines and ICH GCPs. Ensures all staff follow the required training and complete the required documentation. Provides regular compliance updates to management accordingly.
• Conducts oversight visits as required for Clinical Research Associates.  Responsible for all system updates, and compliance with systems and relevant procedure and practices applicable to the customer and Syneos Health processes
• Responsible for knowledge sharing across their own team to disseminate best practices and lessons learned in support of the overall FSP 360 operating model. Makes informed and datadriven decisions that positively impact their own team's performance within the business unit.
• Responsible for delivering BU revenue targets by attracting and retaining the right talent. Responsible for balancing the right size and skill level team against the expected customer delivery.
• May serve as a Company representative at professional meetings or seminars.
• Responsible for active management of team members’ performance through the established Syneos Health process; at an individual contributor level.  Verifies that team members adhere to training guidelines, maintain their training records and individual and corporate training needs are identified and addressed.
• Provides administrative oversight (for example, HR processes, timecards, expense reports).
• Supports team members’ professional development through coaching, providing opportunities to increase knowledge and skill levels, and by delegating tasks commensurate with skill level
• Proactively works to ensure team members’ engagement, retention and turnover rates remain within expected levels.
• Demonstrates commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development of all staff, modeling inclusive behaviors and proactively managing bias.

We are looking for a colleague with the following:

• Bachelor’s degree or RN in a related field or equivalent combination of education, training and experience

• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice/ICH Guidelines and other applicable regulatory requirements

• Knowledge of local laws

• Multiple years of CRA experience in Germany

• Line management experience

• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills. Moderate level of critical thinking skills expected.

• Fluency in both German and English

• Ability to manage required travel for monitoring evaluation visits

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Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

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Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

Summary

German LM Manager required to manage team of CRAs based across Germany/Austria High oversight of team required including metrics, monitoring visits, Pfizer KPI's and ensuring they support delivery of Pfizer trials within country. Small amount of travel may be requirement for MEVs