R&D - CSO - Associate Director, Global Program Manager, Diversity & Inclusion in Clinical Trials - BJ

Diversity and Inclusion in Clinical Trials Program Manager (DICT-PM) is a strategic and functional global role. This role is responsible for coordinating and implementing the strategies to improve trial participant diversity across all regions and across all Therapeutic Areas. Reporting to the Global Head of DICT, she/he will be a critical part of the DICT core team and under the guidance of global DICT sponsors and the program steering committee, and working closely with the local DICT leads, will be responsible for translating the global strategies into local best practices. The DICT_PM will also lead the harmonization and standardization of DICT activities across different regions and functions while understanding and addressing the local priorities. The DICT-PM will be responsible for the delivery and growth the DICT Project Management Office (PMO) and supporting the regional DICT Leads in executing on DICT strategies and targets. Working with the global study teams, this position will support in the coordination and delivery of program and study level DICT activities. The DICT-PM will work closely with the DICT Global Operations and Community Partnerships (GOCP) Lead to provide centralized operational support to the study teams (Global and local). The DICT-PM will work closely with the DICT GOCP Lead for providing global coordination of the D&I strategy across all studies.

The DICT-PM will have responsibility for establishing and maintaining the global DICT program budget. Working with the department head, sponsors, finance partners, DICT-PM will be responsible for proposing modifications to the budget as the program. The DICT-PM will act as a key interface with the Global Head of DICT, Global DICT Sponsors and Steering Committee. This role will also work closely with local DICT leads and the DICT GOCP Lead to ensure coordination across regions on Operational excellence, training needs and opportunities and best practice sharing across teams and regions.

This role will be instrumental in identifying external partnerships such as vendors, patient groups, HCP groups to ensure diversity of trial participants within the projected timelines and cost. Look for partnership opportunities to improve diversity of site staff working on Sanofi trials. Track and inventory the partnership opportunities to track ROI e.g., Vendor selection.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create and maintain the budget for global D&I activities. Adjust for growth and program evolution.
• Ensures delivery of and maintenance of D&I in clinical trials Project Management Office (PMO).
• Act as the key interface between Global Head of DICT, sponsors, steering committee and business partners
• Coordinate the global DICT strategies in consultation with local teams. Create a streamlined process for best practice sharing across regions and countries with differing definitions, needs and strategies for DICT.
• Provide strategic and operational guidance to the local DICT leads

THE DICT GPM SHOULD HAVE:

• Intermediate Problem-Solving skills : Conducts root cause analysis: research facts and information to better understand the problem.
• Intermediate Change Management Skills : Develops change plan, implements them and measures progress.
• Intermediate Data Analytics (& Digital Skills) : Uses the systems, to read analyze and generate reports, in my daily work. Data driven strategy is a key element in their leadership and management tasks.
• Advanced Project Management Skills : quality, time, cost and resources when planning and executing projects. Applies continuous improvement methodology/tools. Optimal: Certification level of Project Management (PMP/PMI).
• Intermediate Risk Management Skills : Proactively measure & assess/map risk triggers (Risks-Probability-Impact): Threats & Opportunities.
• Intermediate Clinical Development Process Knowledge : Understands type of trial designs and strategies such as basket trial, proof of concept study, different cohorts. Including RWD and RWE.
• Intermediate Business Acumen (Business Sense) : Clinical Operations Overview - Department overview and how do all the functions or departments of the business work transversally Functional Analysis & Impact - How can see the big picture to break down silos. Analyze impact on your role or operations? (ex: trials at home). look at department’s synergies.
• Intermediate Interpersonal & Relationship Management : Direct, empathetic, earnest and productive in the way they communicate - familiar with DEEP conversation.
• Intermediate Emotional Intelligence/ATL (Play2Win) behaviors : Understands that emotional intelligence is a more reliable predictor of success than intellect.
• Foundational Medical / Scientific Background -TA / Disease knowledge : Knows which therapeutics areas R&D is currently exploring.
• Foundational Develop People & Lead Teams : Understands the day-to-day and tasks required to manage people. Is regularly able to demonstrate 3 of the essential qualities of People Management. For example, regularly developing SMART performance objectives with the team, and having conversations to understand why objectives, or performance requirements, are not being met.
• Trained for Compliance and Business Integrity.
• Science, business, or project management background
• Master's degree in an area of Science or Business
• PMP certification, not required but a plus
• Successful experience of transverse and international project management.
• 6+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry or complex matrix organization.
• Fluent English speaking and writing is mandatory.