As part of Global Clinical Data Integration (GDCI), the **GDCI Manager - Cost Rica** will serve as a key member of the GCDI Leadership Team and must be self-directed, self-driven and comfortable operating in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous environment while keeping up with and orchestrating change. The Manager in this role will need to be agile and function at both strategic (establishing direction) and tactical (providing detailed guidance, and troubleshooting) levels.
In this position, the **GCDI Manager **will be accountable for the operational effectiveness and efficiency of GCDI functions within the geography as well as the strategic aspects. The individual in this role will be a team lead and, will be working with local leadership and GCDI Functional Area Leads.
The Manager in the country will act as a "First" point of contact for our internal and external Global Data Management and Standards (GDMS) stakeholders. They will interface with and quarterback cross-functional teams (across GCDI-GDMS, Data and Technology Vendors, IT, Technology Partners, Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences (BARDS) Clinical Teams, and any other corporate strategy group) for key engagements.
Individuals who will thrive in this role are motivated by developing a deep understanding of the pharmaceutical business and possess an ability to define and translate objectives and business questions into solvable pieces, drive solutioning, enable inter-connected problem solving, produce actionable insights, identify what needs to be addressed through secondary data driven analytics, and lead cross-functional teams.
**Primary job & secondary responsibilities include**:
- Develop career plans for direct reports aligned to GDMS Strategic framework and priorities and provides developmental opportunities through the following methods:
- Identify challenging growth assignments
- Coach for performance attainment in addition to communicate timely frequent feedback to support growth
- Perform periodic skill assessments evaluations as well as leads mid-year and annual performance appraisals
- Share rewards and recognition where appropriate
- Facilitate team priority setting in addition to individual priority setting
- Ensure direct reports receive appropriate training and mentoring
- Develop promotion strategies and prepare promotion recommendations
- Works to manage the geography needs of the GCDI team working with local leadership and GCDI Functional Area Lead
- Possesses innovative mindset focused on continuous improvement and operational efficiency within team in addition to cross-functionally
- Understanding data collection lifecycle including study build, development, testing & project management (relevant to GCDI function)
- Appropriately synthesizes key business information to management
- Experience in clinical data standards and evolving industry trends in clinical data management & associated technologies
- Understand business stakeholder priorities and help to develop data and analytical solutions that support business objectives in collaboration with the broader GCDI teams.
- Be a thought leader and strategic partner for our business associates.
- Establish and manage close relationships with partners and stakeholders within GCDI, IT, and GDMS sub functions and beyond
- Articulate how the work done till date ties to business priorities, identify unmet needs and gaps that needs to be addressed, develop a plan to address the additional needs and/or gaps to enable GCDI strategy by working with the functional leaders across GCDI organization.
- Serve as a key member of the GCDI Extended Leadership Team and participate in GDMS/GCDI Governance
- Maximize staff effectiveness by working with direct reports to ensure a realistic workload that supports value-added work and work-life balance, estimating length and difficulty of tasks and projects, constraints, while anticipating and adjusting for obstacles and setbacks, and elevating complex issues to the appropriate management level
- Assume specific functional leadership responsibilities for business deliverables assigned to direct reports
- Increase functional effectiveness by supporting departmental efforts to simplify and standardize procedures to the greatest extent possible, sharing best practices and leading continuous improvement efforts
- Ensure staff adhere to Standard Operating Procedures and other business practices
- Determine, collect, and interpret performance metrics while determining mitigation strategies
- Conduct management and functional area meetings contributing expertise through formal or informal presentations
- Stays current in technology and regulatory changes both within and outside of the Company associated with function
- May participate in or lead initiatives beyond GDMS (e.g. cross-divisional projects, cross-industry initiatives, etc.)
**Education**:
Bachelor's degree, preferably in Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Biological Science
