Job Description
Clinical Trial Planner & Data Steward is a key position focused on delivering technical system support and ensuring robust data governance for planning and reporting across the development portfolio. This role is integral to the successful execution of development programs through the technical maintenance of planning and portfolio reporting tools, assurance of data integrity, and coordination with cross-functional stakeholders. The ideal candidate will bring a strong blend of technical expertise, analytical capability, systems proficiency, and organizational effectiveness. This position reports to the Senior Director of Data Systems & Reporting and can sit in Parsippany, NJ or one of the following CA sites: Foster City, El Segundo, Thousand Oaks.
Responsibilities:
- Provide support for advanced portfolio planning within Planisware, including the creation of scenario-based plans, development of new project and study plans, and ensuring data is complete, accurate, and reliable to support portfolio decisions.
- Provides cross-functional Planisware system related support, troubleshooting, and issue resolution
- Monitoring data quality within Kite systems, dashboards, and reports used for portfolio planning and resource forecasting
- Ensure dashboards and reports use the same metrics and definitions across functions.
- Provide Planisware training to new and existing Kite users.
- Develop, maintain, and update G.Plan support materials, process documentation, and user training resources
- Support Planisware user acceptance testing, system upgrades, releases, and sprint activities to ensure stable and effective application performance
- Oversees user access, security permissions, and use of sensitive business data.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree and Eight Years’ Experience
OR
Masters' Degree and Six Years’ Experience
OR
Ph.D.
Preferred Qualifications
- Planisware experience (3+ years) providing system support and/or maintaining clinical trial plans
- Knowledge of the end-to-end pharmaceutical R&D process, including preclinical through post-marketing. (Cell therapy/Oncology preferred)
- Experience in technical planning, project coordination, portfolio support, or R&D operations.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and work on several complex projects while exercising critical thinking with minimal
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication, and organizational skills are essential in this collaborative work environment
- Demonstrates leadership skills, self-motivation, and comfortable in a fast-paced dynamic company environment with the ability to adjust workload based upon changing priorities
- Strong computer skills, proficient using MS Office suite (outlook, word, excel, power point, teams), Sharepoint and other organizational tools
- Technical experience using Planisware, OnePager, Spotfire, Tableau, Power Bi and/or other business intelligence tools
