JOB TITLE: Dedicated Line Manager (DLM) Clinical Research Manager – (West Africa)
JOB LOCATION: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time
JOB DETAILS:
- The Clinical Functional Service Partnerships (CFSP) Project Team are responsible for the management of multiple global projects for assigned clients and serve as key operational finance contact points.
- The team is also involved in supporting the strategic decisions of the business by partnering with operational teams to develop and interpret analytical data models.
- The CFSP Project Manager is accountable for the Financial and Contractual oversight of assigned projects and ensures all reporting activities are accurate and prepared within established timelines.
Essential Functions
- Completion of month end activities and provide global variance explanations to forecast
- Revenue recognition for all projects under client portfolio
- Oversight of invoicing for fees and expenses for all projects
- Backlog phasing and adjustments for all projects
- Conduct monthly review and analysis of assigned projects, including review of revenue recognition, project performance variances, contract opportunities and ad-hoc financial analysis as required
- Monitor project and customer activity against contract terms to ensure compliance from operational teams and the customer
- Collaborate with operational teams to ensure consistency in contract preparation
- Align with Contracts, Legal and Strategic Pricing as appropriate
- Co-ordinate with Project Finance and Global Finance as appropriate to implement process improvements
- Review forecasting requirements from customer
- Attend and prepare for monthly reviews
- Defend financial performance at the Finance review calls; proactively participate in discussions to identify, communicate and address financial issues
- Partner with the Operational Excellence Lead and Model Alliance Lead to align on messaging
- Support in Business Review deliverables (Supply vs Demand, Volatility reporting)
- Meet Global Finance reporting needs (forecasting, anticipated revenue, variance analysis, ad-hoc requests)
- Attend Operational Reviews as needed; share finance results and key messages
- Act as key point of contact for customer counterpart(s)
- Meet customer reporting deliverables and deadlines
- Work closely to ensure timely invoice payment (investigate causes for aged debt)
- Involvement/Leading initiatives and workstreams to investigate and implement improvements to processes
- Support and training to Operational teams (DLMs, ROLs, other) and prep/update of guidance tools
- Perform other duties as required
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Experience in a CRO or Pharma in a PM type capacity Req
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
- Excellent organization, interpersonal, teamwork skills with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
- Positive attitude and ability to interact with all levels of staff
- Ability to manage multiple priorities to meet deadlines as necessary
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and experience with Peoplesoft preferred
- Willingness to work in a flexible and challenging environment
Application Closing Date
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Job Features
Job Category | Manager |