Senior Director, Project Delivery – Respiratory

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic oversight for a portfolio of projects, ensuring timely delivery, adherence to scope, budget, and quality standards.

• Act as the primary operational escalation point for both clients and internal teams.

• Proactively identify portfolio risks, resource requirements, and delivery obstacles, implementing effective solutions.

• Collaborate with Business Development to formulate operational strategies, delivery models, and competitive approaches for new opportunities.

• Lead bid defense presentations and ensure smooth transitions from proposal development to project execution.

• Manage financial performance across assigned portfolios, including forecasting, invoicing, change orders, and contract administration.

• Ensure timely identification and management of out-of-scope work and modifications to contracts.

• Partner with Business Development, Proposals, and Contracts teams to create pricing strategies and cultivate long-term client relationships.

• Develop and nurture strong executive-level client relationships.

• Conduct governance meetings and portfolio reviews to assess performance, manage risks, and uncover growth opportunities.

• Foster repeat business through proactive client engagement and successful project execution.

• Mentor and develop Project Management personnel, promoting leadership skills and operational excellence.

• Advocate for best practices, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement across teams.

• Collaborate with leadership to enhance organizational capabilities and talent development pipelines.

• Promote consistency, quality, and efficiency across project portfolios.

• Spearhead process improvement initiatives and endorse organizational change efforts.

• Ensure compliance with relevant SOPs, regulatory standards, ICH-GCP guidelines, and client expectations.

• Establish effective governance, communication, and escalation pathways for complex projects.

• Facilitate discussions at the portfolio level with sponsors and internal stakeholders.

• Collaborate across functions to optimize delivery, profitability, quality, and client satisfaction.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Life Sciences (or a related field), with a minimum of 10 years of experience in clinical research project management (or a similar leadership role), including at least 4 years of program and/or portfolio-level oversight; at least 4 years of experience working with or managing CROs.

• Comprehensive knowledge of project management principles, methodologies, and best practices, along with a strong understanding of financial management processes, including budgeting, forecasting, invoicing, and contract administration; advanced strategic planning and prioritization skills to align resources and achieve deliverables.

• Solid grasp of regulatory and compliance standards pertinent to the industry.

• Familiarity with business development processes, proposal strategies, and organizational change management.

• Exceptional leadership and team management capabilities, with the ability to drive operational excellence and foster continuous improvement across projects while mentoring and coaching project staff.

• Outstanding communication, negotiation, and presentation skills for engaging with clients and internal stakeholders; relationship-building skills to maintain senior-level client and cross-functional partnerships; ability to influence strategies and secure repeat business through proactive engagement.

• Effective problem-solving and decision-making abilities under pressure, with adaptability to manage changing priorities and support organizational change initiatives.

• Strong commitment to client satisfaction through proactive communication and quality delivery.

🏝️ Benefits

• Rho offers a comprehensive benefits package for all eligible employees, which includes medical, vision, dental, HSA, FSA, EAP, life & disability insurance, and 401(k).

• All employees are entitled to paid time off, holidays, parental leave, and bereavement leave.

• We promote a work-life balance that empowers employees to bring their best selves to work while pursuing passions outside of work.