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Summarized Purpose: Provides leadership to data management department and drives the formation and implementation of strategic development plans for data management and allocated clients/projects. Provides strategic direction, leadership and management for assigned team to secure the successful completion of studies. Provides direct supervision, support, training, and mentoring to groups. Essential Functions and Other Job Information:

Essential • Manages staff at leadership level, which may include interviewing and selection, Functions • • • • • • • • • • • • job description preparation, professional development, goal setting, performance management, coaching and mentoring, employee counseling, and separations. Approves courses of action on salary administration, hiring, corrective action, and terminations. Reviews and approves time records, expense reports, requests for leave, and overtime. Provides strategic and creative leadership to data management department responsible for department budgets, utilization, quality and compliance with company and departmental guidelines and procedures. Supports HR activities for allocated team and department as a whole. Can serve as oversight for additional portfolios. Supports and advocates change in a positive manner. Can facilitate a specialty group globally. Can drive and/or contribute to major cross-functional initiatives and workstreams representing CDM as part of Project Delivery. Acts as senior management liaison for allocated clients and provides governance oversight as contracted. Drives cross department communications and participates in department and company initiatives and strategies. Overall responsible for allocated project deliveries to ensure client satisfaction and to support the organization's revenue growth. Ensures adherence to Company and Department policies and procedures and effectively manages quality and training compliance. Instrumental in bringing new data management business to the organization through bidding activities, attending bid defense meetings and developing dynamic data management strategies.

Manages resources and workload across projects with focus on achieving or exceeding utilization targets., proper adherence to timelines and quality standards. Policy & Establishes policies appropriate for the function. Interprets and recommends modifications to company-wide policies and practices. Develops and is responsible for budgets, schedules, and performance standards. Strategy Freedom to Act Objectives are defined in collaboration with senior management and results assessed from a relatively long-term perspective. Liaison Interacts with senior management, and others concerning matters of significance to the company. Conducts business and technical briefings for senior and top management and for external management and / or representatives. Qualifications: Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 15+ years). 7+ years of management responsibility Advanced leadership skills In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: • Ability to support financial reporting process for projects and department • Ability to work on extremely complex problems where analysis requires evaluating various factors • Ability to exercise independent judgment in developing methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results • Ability to lead, develop and mentor others in a positive manner • Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills • Excellent risk management and problem-solving skills • Ability to prioritize and handle multiple priorities Management Role: Director role with significantly larger management scope (e.g. global or regional responsibilities or multiple departments) OR mastery of director skills and responsibilities as demonstrated by consistent, multi-year successful performance. Directs through subordinate management. In some instances may be responsible for a functional area (as determined by executive management) and not have subordinate supervisors or employees. May manage employees across multiple regions. Working Conditions and Environment: • Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment. • Occasional drives to site locations, frequent travels both domestic and international. Physical Requirements: • Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day. • Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. • Moderate mobility required. • Occasional crouching, stooping, bending and twisting of upper body and neck