Assistant Program Manager

Do you have experience in the scientific industry paired with excellent customer service skills?

Are you looking to take the next step in your career?

Do you want to work on multiple projects with global clients?

If so, read on!

Labcorp is a world-leading, life science contract research organization with a mission to improve health and lives.

Recognized as one of Forbes’ World’s Best Employers and named one of The World’s Most Admired Companies 2024 by Fortune, Labcorp is seeking to hire an Assistant Program Manager to join our Early Phase Development Solutions department supporting pre-clinical studies.

This role offers hybrid or on site working aligned with either our Harrogate or Huntingdon site.

The Assistant Program Manager supports a number of Program Managers in all aspects of managing global development programs and providing clients with a Program Management service assisting in the design, conduct and coordination of multidisciplinary, integrated programs across all Labcorp locations, including other Labcorp Business Units and third-party vendors. An Assistant Program Manager can expect to have significant interactions with clients by email, phone and face to face and should build a relationship based on mutual understanding and respect. Under the guidance of a Program Manager, the Assistant Program Manager may work on programs or client portfolios but will routinely be assigned to scoped work with either an Alliance Manager or Director Drug Development & Regulatory Strategy (DD&RS) or a CPC Regulatory Program Director. 

Duties Include:

• Assisting in the management and tracking of individual project resources needed throughout the development program

• Assisting in the preparation and maintenance of the appropriate tools, such as Gantt, study trackers, financial trackers, communication plan, risk log, action trackers, etc. for each program, ensuring that they are maintained and the program teams, including the client, are provided with regular updates

• Assisting in providing a program management service for development programs to the client including coordination of internal and external teams across multiple Labcorp Business Unit globally

• Assisting a Program Manager or Senior Program Manager in the leadership of the core program team, including Study Directors, Principal Investigators, Project Managers from individual business units, and third party vendors

• Liaising across all operational units and locations to obtain individual study schedules to achieve overall program development milestones agreed with the Sponsor

• Working with the individual study teams to ensure critical data are issued as required

• Effectively solving problems as they arise on programs

• Having strong relationships and proactively promoting teamwork

• Maintaining positive and collaborative relationships with internal and client program team

What We Offer:

• A competitive salary together with a comprehensive benefits package including health cover and pension

• A varied role with global exposure and oversight of the whole drug development process

• Structured career progression path in a supportive and experienced team

• Ability to work with a variety of different clients on wide ranging projects

• The opportunity to expand and grow your network

• A culture of CARE with access to well-being programs and various employee resource groups

Education / Qualifications:

• BSc in the Life Sciences field or equivalent industry experience

Skills / Experience:

• Demonstrable experience within a science related environment required; CRO and Drug Development knowledge and/or experience advantageous

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Ability to work to deadlines, prioritize tasks and manage multiple changing priorities

• Excellent customer service skills with a strong focus on client needs

• Planning and organizational skills

• Computer proficiency with good working knowledge of a range of I.T packages

• Ability to work with financial information

• Capable of working autonomously but also in a team environment

Apply today and see how you can embrace possibilities and change lives!

Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:

As an EOE/AA employer, Labcorp strives for diversity and inclusion in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications of the individual and do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy or other medical conditions/needs), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Additionally, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.

We encourage all to apply

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