Associate Manager, Implementation Consulting

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Your Mission: 

The Associate Manager, Implementation Consulting manages a team of various levels of Implementation Consultants for the Implementation/Enablement team. 

• Coach and develop Implementation Consulting staff and maintain a highly effective and strong team.

• Provide guidance and best practices to Implementation Services staff to increase and maintain technology adoption levels through organization.

• Serves as first point of escalation for issues within team

• Responsible for team execution, delivery and quality

• Responsible for team client facing utilization

• Develop / maintain / refine technology adoption framework offerings.

• Interview and hire full-time resources as well as maintain job descriptions based upon approved business plan.

• Conduct regular one-on-one and career development meetings with all direct reports.

• Define annual departmental/individual staff goals and conduct performance appraisals.

• Provide guidance, leadership and training to staff on best practice/business process development and maintenance.

• Serve as an example/role model to staff on technical, professional and business acumen skills.

• Ensure that adequate technical documentation/reference materials are created and maintained within Professional Services

• Participate in customer meetings in a consultative manner in support of Knowledge Transfer and customer-side business process change, as customers begin adoption of Medidata software.

• Collaborate with Medidata University / Global Operational Excellence to develop and deliver training materials on company processes and best practice to sponsors for Work Streams

• Work with management to provide input on strategic direction for the OE group, team needs and support requirements

• Provide periodic departmental updates to Management

• Provide departmental metrics to upper management

• Review project timelines, allocate resources and resolve project/priority conflicts.

• Promote strategic vision across all Medidata processes, focusing on Technology Adoption.

• Participate / Chair lessons learned on all Technology Adoption projects to allow for formal review of delivered knowledge and adoption by sponsors.

• Lead or facilitate department staff meetings.

Your Competencies:

• Knowledge of Clinical Trial processes, specifically as they relate to data collection, management, and preparation for statistical analysis

• Strong understanding of data management plans/customer specifications for data entry screens, edit checks, custom reports and data integrations

• Ability to work with technical R&D staff and translate new software features into real world examples

• Knowledge of computer usage in a web-based environment

• Ability to think logically to solve complex problems 

• Superior organization and communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Solid analytical and technical skills with regard to software applications

• Flexible, team-player approach.

• Strong collaboration and team-building skills

• Self-motivating, able to assume responsibility and work autonomously in a professional manner

• Ability to deliver training courses both internally and to customers.

• Ability to synthesize working procedures and to develop, document and deliver usable best practices in a software and/or pharmaceutical/clinical trial environment.

 Your Education & Experience:

• University degree or relevant experience working with clinical trials or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• Experience working in a regulated, documented environment.

• Experience implementing business process improvement initiatives and managing processes with continuous improvement approach

• Experience supporting project teams and meeting project timelines

• Demonstrated ability to navigate and negotiate competing priorities in a challenging environment.

• Professional work experience in best practice and process analysis/ development role.

• 2+ years experience in clinical trials/data management environment on clinical trials preferred

• SME level experience in industry and/or with the Medidata platform preferred

 Medidata requires all U.S. employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to provide documentation of full vaccination, unless qualified for an accommodation as determined by Medidata, consistent with applicable law. Although accommodation requests will be considered (and granted where appropriate/possible), it may be determined that a candidate is unable to adequately perform the essential functions of the position without imposing an undue hardship on Medidata due to customer requirements, staffing needs, or other business reasons.

Medidata Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Medidata Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by the law. Medidata Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.  

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