MSD Therapeutic Area Head 

South Africa, Gauteng 

67052066

Job Description

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Will lead 1 or several therapeutic areas of the growing portfolio in South Africa and Africa

• Accountable for the successful execution, enrollment and quality of their clinical trial portfolio

• Accountable to ensure timelines and key milestones are met

• Accountable for performance metrics

• Accountable to develop operational strategies and quality plans for the conduct of all programs and studies in the TA portfolio

• Collaborates with other TA directors, local and regional stakeholder in GCTO in order to develop and build territory of principal investigators and sites

• Ensures oversight and line management of Clinical Research Manager (CRM) team within TA

• Leads team independently with supervision from CRD to high performance

• Accountable for CRM performance reviews, including addressing low performance situations, and taking appropriate actions.

• Ensures key talent development and retention

• Collaborates and works closely with other stakeholders in the TA in GCTO & GCD regional and headquarter teams, quality, finance, IT and HR

• Collaborates externally with investigators, regulators and vendors

• Member of the GCTO country leadership team

• Supports strategic initiatives across Global Clinical Development GCD and GCTO

• Supports local strategy development consistent with long-term corporate needs in conjunction with CRD.

• Together with direct reports contributes significantly to effective conduct of clinical studies and to develop the pipeline, while maintaining regulatory requirements and compliance

• This position impacts directly the country´s ability to reach business targets and objectives and ensures that productive collaboration with internal and external business partners are built.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in science or equivalent healthcare experience

• Preferred: Advanced degree, (e.g., MSc, Ph.D, MBA)

• Minimum of 10 years´ experience in clinical trial organization

• Minimum of 2 years´ experience in a functional management position

• CRA , project management and CRM experience

• Line management experience

• Business and financial acumen

• Strategic thinking

• Ability to think cross-functionally and working across boundaries internationally

• Ability to identify problems, conflicts and opportunities early and lead, analyse mitigation plans and drive conflict resolution is critical

• Fluent in Local Language and business proficient in English (verbal and written) and excellent communication skills

• Sound ICH-GCP knowledge and knowledge of Good Documentation Practices

• Good understanding of Global, Country/Regional Clinical Research Guidelines and ability to work within these guidelines.

• High emotional intelligence

• Strong leadership and negotiation skills

• Positive proven success in people management

• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with senior business executives

• Influencing skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, conflict management

• Relationship management and networking: strong integration into local and HQ TA network and ability to build productive relationships with all parties

• Effective time management

• Effective communication with external customers (e.g. sites and investigators)

Current Contingent Workers apply

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Job Posting End Date:07/08/2024

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