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Project Manager (Software Implementation)

Ref: AS – PMSI

Location: London, UK

Type: Permanent

5+ years’ experience required of managing large software implementation projects, ideally in working with offshore development teams.

My client is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join their team who can be responsible for managing the implementation of their software products. The successful candidate will manage the project relationship between my client and assigned customers post-implementation.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate project management activities with the clients including regular reporting and client meeting.
• To coordinate multiple project work-streams within a large implementation programme
• Document, track and communicate project issues, risks, requirements and dependencies using various project methodology (both Agile and Waterfall), toolkit
• Manage the production of functional specifications for system change requests to meet client requirements, working closely with the Implementation Consultants and Business Analysts
• Work closely with our Offshore Development team and any third party regarding software developments
• Work closely with the Client Project Manager to resolve issues and ensure project tasks are completed to plan
• Conduct Executive-level Steering Meetings with Client’s senior stakeholders
• Ensure that test scenarios and test scripts are adequately designed and executed by both development teams and clients
• Ensure that good quality user manuals and client specific documentation are produced with each development released to clients
• Maintain and manage specific commercial aspects of projects including staff timesheets, expenses, development estimates, forecasts and project billing.

Candidate requirements:

• 5+ years’ experience of managing large software implementation projects, ideally in working with offshore development teams
• Experience of using project management tools and techniques
• Results orientated with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills to communicate effectively at all levels of an organisation
• Ability to work both in a team and independently
• Knowledge of the Travel industry, and particularly of Tour Operations, preferable but not essential
• Knowledge of external interfaces related to the travel industry preferable but not essential
• Language skills are a bonus but not as essential for this role (French/Spanish).
• Desire and willingness to travel if required
• Educated to degree level with good qualification

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 Per annum

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Account Director – Medical Education Agency

Ref: MR-ACDI-MEA-14039

Location: Richmond, UK

Type: Permanent

Seeking someone with a strong background in Medical Communications having previously worked in a MedEd agency for several years.

The company:
This agency focuses on behavioural change and communications on a global level. Working on everything from clinical to consumer health, work can vary from highly scientific projects to more creative campaigns but either way you will have super varied, exciting projects to get stuck into.

The role:
As an Account Director, you should have a strong background in Medical Communications having previously worked in a MedEd agency for several years. You will be a hugely integral part of the team in taking core responsibility for your medical projects and accounts as well as building on existing client relationships. You will be the backbone of a successful team, leading the delivery of scientific materials and ensuring that content is of a very high quality. You will oversee the account and writing teams to keep track on deadlines and ensure that targets are being met. Deliverables will include reports, slide kits, materials, publications, abstracts, manuscripts and clinical documents across a range of therapy areas. You will have the opportunity to grow and shape your own accounts team in this role will real time management experience.

What you need to succeed:
You should be a seasoned healthcare communications professional with several years of agency experience. The ideal candidate will be competent in managing people, communication, finances and budget and new business development.

Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 Per annum

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HTA Economist

Ref: RB-HTAEC-14039

Location: Various locations, EU/ UK

Type: Permanent

A leading Health Economics consultancy

My client is a leading HE consultancy providing a range of professional services in drug development and commercialization for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. 

This role requires demonstrable in-depth knowledge of health economic evaluations, budget impact analyses, and economic modelling. It will involve management of complex health economic projects as well as line management responsibility.

Responsibilities:

• Manage consulting staff in accordance with organization’s policies and applicable regulations. 
• Participate in client engagements and manage project deliverables including research analysis plans, progress reports, presentations, abstracts, surveys, discussion guides, manuscripts and service dossiers. 
• Manage project team in accordance with performance targets (e.g. staff utilization). 
• Adjust resources, deliverables and client expectations accordingly.
• Present research findings to industry clients and at professional conferences. 
• Publish research in-peer reviewed literature
• Participate in Business Development, Marketing and Sales activities. 
• Deliver business development/program presentation to prospective clients.
• Establish and maintain relevant SOPs and work instructions in support of the approved workflow and process.
• Ensure compliance with relevant SOPs, work instructions and systems.
• Monitor project time charges within the functional group.
• Maintain proficiency of skills and knowledge and remain current with industry trends based current literature, application of new technology, attendance at professional meetings, etc.
• Participate in the continuous improvement of departmental processes and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of prospective research methods such as Clinical Trials and Observational Research and retrospective research methods such as insurance claim database and medial record review
• Strong knowledge of survey methodology, statistical analysis and reporting, decision analysis techniques, database analysis methods and technical writing.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications
• Strong interpersonal, organizational and leadership skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Additional Information

A full job description is available upon application.

Locations: UK, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, France, Netherlands

Salary: On application

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Director of Market Access & Business Development

Ref: RB-DMA/BD-UK-14039

Location: London, UK

Type: Permanent

A leading European Market Access organization

Working with a leading European Market Access organization within the Healthcare market.

We have been assigned to source and select professionals with a Pharmacoeconomic background for a Director of Market Access and Business Development position which will be based at their London office.

Key Responsibilities:

• To manage external client relationships
• Contributing to the overall financial health of the business as well as effectively developing and managing staff. 
• Utilising expert knowledge and understanding of Market Access issues and be able to generate future business.
• Having a strategic business overview of Market Access
• Monitoring budgets
• Ensuring profitability of the team,
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Full understanding of budget control and financial management
• Creative proposal writing
• Maintaining and developing existing client relationships
• Initiating new client relationships and developing sales strategy for growing the business

Experience / Qualification:

• Have strong technical knowledge of Market Access, Funding, Reimbursement, Pricing Strategies, Payer research, (for UK, other EU countries and the US), ideally with interviewing experience within these areas.
• Have an excellent knowledge of the NHS; be familiar with requirements for NICE/SMC submissions and be comfortable with pharmaco economic and clinical data.
• Have the ability to develop and disseminate a core set of tools for Market Access activities
• Able to identify and exploit new business opportunities.  Be a trusted source of ideas/information for clients and able to establish trust and credibility with prospects.
• Extensive knowledge of advanced research techniques and able to recommend use of advanced/non-standard techniques
• Demonstrate creative thinking in approaches to research techniques and solutions, delivering results to clients, opportunities to win new business
• Excellent communicator.  Be able to deliver impactful presentations to senior audiences (internally and externally).  Have a good rapport with clients and colleagues at all levels. 
• Excellent people skills.  Have the ability to manage a team effectively, deal with difficult situations, be seen to be fair and act in a professional manner.  Encourage a positive team spirit.  Be a strong role model.
• Ability to write clearly and concisely for journals, client publications etc.  Excellent written skills in all forms of communication.

Salary: On application