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About the Role; The Associate Manager;- has responsibility for the group of direct line reports.- Ensures efficient resourcing of sponsor projects with highly motivated and suitably developed Project Specialists (PSs) and Project Data Coordinators (PDCs) and takes responsibility to retain and develop these professionals, while overseeing their performance and growth.- Ensures that the Project Team and client requirements are being met to the highest standards.- Has responsibility to communicate departmental objectives to line reports in line with the corporate goals and to enable the line reports to meet those objectives.- Manages change within the group of line reports and makes decisions considering finance and people impact.Essential Knowledge and Experience you will be required to have:- Experience in a people Manager role is preferred (minimum 1 year) within a related industry (CRO/Pharma), including experience in managing remote groups of individual contributors.
- Demonstrated experience in onboarding, mentoring and coaching line repots for a minimum of one year.
- At least four years of experience in working with project planning tools and systems.
- Good financial management knowledge
- IH/GCP knowledge and experience in coaching others in this area
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to manage difficult conversations and negotiations.
- Demonstrated ability to provide direction, lead, and engage line reports to achieve department and corporate goals.
- Ability to build interpersonal relationships and cooperate with peers cross- functionally.
- Ability to manage multiple and varied tasks with enthusiasm and to prioritize workload with attention to detail.
- Ability to work in a matrix environment and to foster teamwork.
- Ability to role model and drive in line reports behaviors and ethics in line with Parexel Mission, Vision and Values.
- Client focused approach to work.
- Organization skills.
- A flexible attitude with respect to work assignments and new learning.
- IT literate – Experience with Microsoft based applications and general knowledge of PC functions.
- Advanced to excellent English level for non-native English speakers
- Minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree (health sciences preferred)
- Master’s degree, post-graduation or equivalent desirable
- Efficient resourcing of line reports
- Efficient utilization of budget
- Hiring and development of appropriately skilled and highly motivated staff
- Daily Performance management
- Change Management
- People development
- Effective communication
- Work direction to and mentoring for Associate Managers, is assigned
- ’s degree, post-graduation or equivalent desirable
Skills Required
- Experience in a people manager role (minimum 1 year), including managing remote groups of individual contributors
- Demonstrated experience in onboarding, mentoring and coaching line reports for a minimum of one year
- At least four years of experience working with project planning tools and systems
- Good financial management knowledge
- IH/GCP knowledge and experience coaching others in this area
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to manage difficult conversations and negotiations
- Demonstrated ability to provide direction, lead, and engage line reports to achieve goals
- Ability to work in a matrix environment, build cross-functional relationships, and prioritize multiple tasks with attention to detail
- IT literate - experience with Microsoft based applications and general PC knowledge
- Advanced to excellent English level for non-native English speakers
- Minimum bachelor's degree or equivalent (health sciences preferred)
- Master's degree, post-graduation or equivalent
Parexel Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Parexel and has not been reviewed or approved by Parexel.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA options, and company-paid disability insurance. Descriptions often portray the package as strong or “top notch,” adding meaningful value.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with company matching and, in some regions, generous pension contributions. Core financial protections are emphasized as a solid part of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off programs include ample PTO or flexible/unlimited RTO alongside flexible schedules and remote/hybrid options. Work-life balance support from managers is highlighted as a practical advantage.
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What We Do
Parexel is among the world’s largest clinical research organizations (CROs), providing the full range of Phase I to IV clinical development services to help life-saving treatments reach patients faster. Leveraging the breadth of our clinical, regulatory and therapeutic expertise, our team of more than 21,000 global professionals collaborates with biopharmaceutical leaders, emerging innovators and sites to design and deliver clinical trials with patients in mind, increasing access and participation to make clinical research a care option for anyone, anywhere. Our depth of industry knowledge and strong track record gained over the past 40 years is moving the industry forward and advancing clinical research in healthcare’s most complex areas, while our innovation ecosystem offers the best solutions to make every phase of the clinical trial process more efficient. With the people, insight and focus on operational excellence, we work With HeartTM every day to treat patients with dignity and continuously learn from their experiences, so every trial makes a difference. For more information, visit parexel.com. Community Guidelines Because Parexel’s social media channels are open to the general public and employees, we are not responsible for views expressed other than our own. However, we do not tolerate posts that are: • Abusive, harassing or threatening to others. • Defamatory, offensive, obscene, vulgar or depicting violence. • Hateful targeting by race/ethnicity, age, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual preference or orientation, nationality or political beliefs. • Sexually explicit or pornographic. • Fraudulent, deceptive, libelous, misleading or unlawful. • Referencing criminal or illegal activity. • Spamming. We reserve the right to remove any comments that do not adhere to our guidelines as well as report users who violate the rules of our page.
