Duke University Job Descriptions

ASSOCIATE PROJECT LEADER, DCRI

Job Title: ASSOCIATE PROJECT LEADER, DCRI
Job Code: 1638
FLSA: E
Job Level: 81
Revised Date: 05/01/2021
Job Family: JF 05

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Occupational Summary

The Associate Project Leader will play a significant role in accomplishing project objectives by planning, coordinating and tracking projects amongst various project leaders.

Work Performed

Assists Project Leaders in maintaining, reviewing and communicating project progress by:

Organize and participate in Project kickoff and training & Investigator meetings; Present materials as appropriate.

Give input into budgets and resource allocation plans.

Participate in Project Reviews; Reviewing and analyzing project tracking weekly.

Proactively identify changes in work scope and, with the guidance of the Project Leader, ensure appropriate planning measures are taken with internal and external clients to reassess, renegotiate and amend scope of work responsibilities, proposals, contracts, and budgets.

Initiate, establish, and maintain business relationships with all key stakeholders of the project whether internal or external to the organization.

Work with Project Leader to address proposed modifications to project scope, schedule, or budget with sponsoring organization.

First review of monthly project budget numbers to flag potential issues for Project Leader.

Generates, tracks and resolves data queries; Identifying site and data trends, and recommending actions to Project Leaders.

Tracks enrollment projections against actuals flagging issues to the Project Leaders.

Communicating and following up on project tracking discrepancies Proactively contribute to continued improvement with DCRIs project management and execution process.

Creating meeting agendas and minutes.

Assisting in monitoring data flow.

Generating, reviewing and distributing weekly/monthly project tracking reports and metrics.

Assist the project leader with implementing and managing project changes and interventions to achieve project goals.

Travel, as needed, to attend client meetings or provide oversight and assistance for off-site projects e.g. continuing education programs or expert meetings between academics and the other industries (i.e. pharmaceutical companies, etc.).

Ensures the development and adherence to project timelines as they relate to processes by:

Following up on outstanding items including missing data, incomplete paperwork, etc.

Managing CLIENT communication, including distribution of subject data reports.

Assisting in tracking and resolving of client issues.

Scheduling and tracking completion of GCP training.

Serving as additional point of contact to client, sites, sponsors etc. as needed.

Keeping supervisor advised of current issues.

Contributes to team effort by:

Exploring new opportunities to add value to organization and departmental processes.

Helping others to achieve results.

Assists Project Leaders with project administration by:

Planning, coordinating and leading the PROJECT start-up activities.

Reading and understanding project protocol documents; Creating protocol training materials for the team.

Entering, maintaining, and tracking of data in internal software Participating in project meetings, conference calls, and training calls.

Proactively assess and analyze with the team, any risks and issues that may compromise project team performance and results and develop plans to remove or mitigate them.

Maintains Quality Service and Departmental Standards by:

Reading, understanding and adhering to organizational Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Assisting in establishing, tracking, and enforcing departmental standards.

Participating in the modification of department and project specific SOPs and guidelines

Maintains client (internal and external) satisfaction by:

Responding to inquiries in a professional, courteous and timely manner & creating and deploying sponsor satisfaction surveys, collating data, and presenting to upper management.

May perform other task as assigned.

Required Qualifications at this Level

Education/Training

Work requires graduation from an accredited degree program providing clinical training as a Registered Nurse (RN), Physicians Assistant (PA) or Pharmacist plus two years of healthcare experience, or one of the following equivalents:

1. Completion of an allied health degree (e.g., Respiratory Therapy, Radiologic Technology, Licensed Practical Nurse) plus a minimum of four years closely related research experience or 3 years directly related experience in clinical trials research; or

2. Completion of a bachelors degree plus a minimum of two years closely related experience or a minimum of one year directly related experience in clinical trials research

Experience

Listed in education.

Skills

General project management knowledge.

Excellent skills with Microsoft Word Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook etc.

Excellent attention to detail.

The use of good judgment and good interpersonal communication skills.

Ability to work effectively under tight deadlines.

Well developed analytical and problem solving skills.

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The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

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