Program Head (Remote, full-time) in Homeoffice bei P95

P95 is a global provider of clinical research and epidemiology solutions with a focus on vaccines and infectious diseases.
We are passionate about healthcare and helping our customers with innovative medical research. We share a sense of urgency with our customers to deliver timely, pragmatic and useful insights to improve healthcare.

Our clients are from the pharmaceutical industry, public health institutes, academic institutions, WHO, the European Commission and other governmental organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Our projects focus mainly on infectious diseases, particularly on vaccines.

The Program Head is responsible to plan, develop and execute all the projects related to the programs respective disease area, to guarantee scientific excellence of all projects within the program, contribute to the company market positioning strategy and business development and act as the main contact point for the client for the disease area(s) within the program.

The responsibilities for the Program Head include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Oversee all projects within the program ensuring their implementation and delivery with high scientific quality
• Keep up to date with the scientific developments within the disease area(s) and represent P95 at conferences/events related to their respective disease area(s)
• Provide or ensure the appropriate technical expertise in the disease area(s) within the program
• Oversee the preparation of the project proposals within the program
• Prepare regular reports on projects progress and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Supervise all staff involved in the projects within the program, collaborating closely with the Project Directors and Function Heads
• Support the Function Heads in the evaluation and recruitment of staff for their program.
• Act as the focal point for the clients for the disease area(s) within the program.
• Contribute to the company’s market positioning and support business development

• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Highly proficient in project implementation and delivery
• Experience in managing large budgets
• Experience in building good client relations
• Technical background:
  • Master or PhD in life sciences, preferably Epidemiology/Biostatistics/Public Health or equivalent experience
  • At least 10 years of experience in epidemiology, preferably related to infectious diseases and vaccines
  • Good technical knowledge of the disease area(s) within the program

• You have a keen eye for detail and good communication skills
• You can work independently (and remotely) and yet be a great team player
• You have a flexible approach to work
• You are well organized and with attention to detail while keeping a “getting the job done” mentality
• You are client-focused
• You are focused on delivering high-quality results on time
• You are sensitive to cross-cultural differences.

You will join a young, very dynamic, and fast-growing private research organization. Our passionate, truly multicultural, and diverse team of more than 115 colleagues and nearly 40 nationalities include epidemiologists, data scientists, statisticians, data analysts, medical writers, safety and pharmacovigilance specialists, project managers and business support professionals spreading over 20 countries.

We all work remotely, setting our own time schedule, based on a “getting the job done” mentality. This has a positive impact in our work-life balance. Our headquarters are in Leuven (Belgium), but we also have local and regional offices located in Rotterdam (the Netherlands), Bogota (Colombia) and Bangkok (Thailand). You may need to travel occasionally to our Leuven office.

At P95, we are a collaborative and international team that works on diverse projects, topics, and clients and faces interesting challenges. There is a high level of empowerment, flexibility, autonomy as well as opportunities for research and development, to make things happen. We have an open culture of respect and inclusion. Consequently, we value self-reliance, initiative, and responsibility of everyone in our team to meet our internal and external customers’ expectations. Finally, our colleagues experience a str