1. Providing Flexible Resourcing Solutions
CTC Resourcing Solutions, founded in Basel, Switzerland in 1997, is a specialist staffing organisation based in
Basel, London and Munich, providing flexible resourcing solutions to the pharmaceutical industry across Europe,
with contract and permanent placements in clinical development, data management, statistics, regulatory affairs
and medical marketing.
For one of our clients, we are currently looking for a
Program Operation Manager
Reference Number: 10-13-801-POM-W
Type of placement: Permanent
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Purpose:
To support clinical teams and designated programs by planning and tracking of external program
resources, internal resources and to ensure operational and financial excellence.
Main Responsibilities:
 Provide operational guidance and leadership for assigned clinical programs and ensure
compliance with the Oncology department operational processes by providing expertise in
preparation of program external budgeting for trials and project level activities.
 Ensure accuracy and completeness of the external budget for the program/project in the clinical
planning and tracking systems
 Ensure accuracy of global financial planning and tracking, including external budget forecasts
and yearly split of trial costs
 Responsible for the timely and accurate preparation and approval of the Total Trial Grant (TTG)
utilizing benchmarking and historical spending data to ensure high quality estimates, as well as
review/update of the TTG.
 Manage financial requirements of clinical program budget, by providing consolidated latest
estimates on current year budget and future year planning budget. Identify issues and propose
mitigating plans for facilitating decision making.
 Develop and agree on the trial budget with the clinical trial teams and assist with securing
approvals. Initiate and lead resource review meetings. Challenge and track program/trial
timelines, resource requirements and expenditures and initiate adjustments as needed. Liaise
with the Global Program Team Director (GPTD) and other global line functions to assist clinical
teams with securing sufficient resources.
 Ensure clinical trial planning and budgeting systems are accurate regarding timelines, financial
forecasts, expenditures and internal resource planning. Liaison to global departments regarding
forecasts and status of program timelines and resources.
 Track that program specific standards and metrics are developed and applied. Ensure
processes are implemented consistently across the program(s).
 Active member of International Clinical Team (ICT). Ad hoc participant in Clinical Trial
Management and Resources Management team meetings.
 Provide clinical trial process and budget training to clinical staff.
 Conduct training sessions and mentor new Clinical Trial Budget Managers (CTBMs) to support
clinical trial teams with the development of trial budget and operational strategy, and assist with
securing approvals.
 Faculty member for training programs, author or reviewer for clinical SOPs.
 Provide input to the development of process standards/tools and performance metrics to
achieve excellence. Drive implementation to achieve results faster, economically and more
effectively in cooperation with key stakeholders.
 Develop best practices for allocating and managing resources. Participate in cross-functional
process improvement initiatives.

2. Qualifications and Experience:
 Bachelor Degree required, preferred in Life Science or Business Administration. Advanced
degree preferred (e.g. MBA, MPH, PhD).
 5-7 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, with previous experience in either clinical
research or finance, in a healthcare environment.
 Strong clinical operations and financial background.
 Knowledge of clinical development processes and guidelines.
 Experience in working with electronic databases, clinical and/or project management planning
and reporting systems.
 Proven effective communication skills.
 Ability to actively work and participate on cross-functional global teams.
 Fluent in both written and spoken English
 Relevant working/residency permit or Swiss/EU-Citizenship required
Our offer:
 Competitive salary and package
 Wide range of career opportunities in a large pharmaceutical organisation
 International experience
Should you be interested in the above position and wish to apply, please send your application with your CV,
quoting the above reference number, to our recruitment team at recruitment@ctcon.ch
CTC Clinical Trial Consulting, Greifengasse 1, CH 4058 Basel, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 61 695 88 66 Fax: +41 61 695 88 67 www.ctcon.ch info@ctcon.ch