Baba Tunde
Midlothian
Summary
Clinical Project Manager | Agile & Regulatory Expertise | Clinical Trials & Health IT
Experienced Clinical Project Manager with over 7 years of success delivering clinical research and healthcare, and core IT projects across cross-functional teams in regulated environments. Proficient in managing full project lifecycles from initiation to closeout, ensuring alignment with FDA, ICH-GCP, and HIPAA standards. Proven track record leading Agile and hybrid projects involving EDC implementations, site management, protocol development, and clinical system rollouts. Adept at risk mitigation, stakeholder communication, and coordinating with sponsors, CROs, and clinical teams. Known for driving operational efficiency, maintaining audit readiness, and delivering high quality outcomes in fast-paced research and healthcare settings.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Research Associate
Conformal Medical
03.2024 - Current
- Collaborated with clinical study site and sponsor to troubleshoot and provide solutions to study-related issues.
- Coordinated and scheduled protocol-related visits and required testing to demonstrate vigilance in patient safety, protocol compliance and data quality.
- Observed clinical studies and assessed health outcomes in groups of participants to support research plan.
- Provided clinicians with data to conduct clinical trials and determine methods to prevent, screen for, diagnose and treat disease.
- Monitored safety of human subjects and oversaw consent procedures to comply with local and federal regulations.
- Mentored team members by sharing suggestions and encouraging ideas to deliver successful studies.
- Liaised with clinical project leader to effectively resolve study-related issues.
Clinical Project Manager
Humana
03.2022 - 02.2024
- Implemented new policies and educated staff on changes.
- Promoted high morale and staff retention through dynamic communication, prompt problem resolution, proactive supervisory practices and facilitation of positive work environment.
- Provide ongoing case management to patients to implement appropriate treatment plan, adhere to quality models and maximize utilization of services needed to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Regularly evaluated employee performance and provided feedback.
- Delegated tasks to staff members, monitored completion of all duties and provided support to enhance performance.
- Facilitated hiring of qualified Clinical Trials personnel by interview applicants and making recommendations for employment.
- Partnered with technical and clinical leadership to analyze performance metrics, deliver executive summaries, and create actionable plans.
- Drove long-term strategic planning around clinical IT portfolio delivery, including resource requirements and program roadmaps.
- Supported clinician recruitment and retention IT initiatives focused on enhancing provider workflow, engagement, and satisfaction.
- Led regulatory and compliance efforts, ensuring projects meet HIPAA, data privacy, and healthcare reporting standards.
- Identify systemic operational issues, apply root cause analysis, and implement process improvements across clinical project delivery.
Project Manager, Clinical Trials
Pharmatechdirect
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
- Managed projects from procurement to commission
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
- Implemented GCP and GLP standards that increased regulatory compliance by 100% for all managed projects.
- Championed a risk management initiative that identified potential compliance risks, allowing pre-emptive remediation and reducing risk exposure by 40%.
- Benchmarked and overhauled patient recruitment strategies, increasing recruitment rates by 50% without compromising patient care standards
Agile Project Manager
Evolve Vacation Rental
06.2018 - 01.2020
- Directed Agile transformation initiatives, achieving a 25% reduction in project lead times and enhancing team collaboration.
- Facilitated for three scrum teams and led release management for multiple development teams under the Owners and Guest platform.
- Orchestrated the organization’s first-ever quarterly planning session, aligning multiple teams on shared goals and roadmaps.
- Identified and managed inter-team dependencies during PI Planning, ensuring enablement teams could proactively support other journeys.
- Increased program success by streamlining handoffs, mitigating delays, and fostering collaboration among diverse groups (engineering, product, etc.).
- Established a repeatable planning framework that ensures ongoing synchronization of cross-functional efforts.
- Oversaw Salesforce implementation and integration with Marketing Cloud, ensuring seamless migration from legacy systems.
- Analyzed customer data to prioritize features, resulting in a 15% increase in customer retention and satisfaction.
- Enhanced organizational awareness of Agile roles and supported teams and individuals in transitioning from waterfall to Agile methodologies.
- Created a detailed program and project execution strategy, overseeing all implementation activities such as progress tracking, metrics assessment, monitoring change control, testing, launching into production, and guaranteeing timely delivery while adhering to budget limitations.
- Facilitated discussions and conflict resolution while empowering teams to self-organize multiple development teams under the guest and owner's platform
Project Manager
Webspoons
05.2016 - 06.2018
- Guided Agile teams through Scrum adoption, enhancing collaboration and consistency in delivery.
- Facilitated system demos and Inspect & Adapt workshops, fostering continuous improvement and collaborative problem-solving.
- Streamlined CI/CD pipelines, achieving a 15% reduction in deployment time using Jira, Confluence, and Slack.
- Implemented distributed Agile practices, promoting effective collaboration across geographically dispersed teams.
- Provided training and mentorship to team members on optimal Scrum practices to enhance efficiency and decrease production times.
- Facilitated all Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives. Ensured that all Scrum events are productive, effective, and time-boxed.
- Mentored Scrum Masters and Product Owners on Agile best practices, reinforcing a culture of servant leadership and self-organizing teams.
Education
Public Administration
Babcock University
06-2007
Skills
- Site monitoring
- Patient safety
- Reviewing data standards
- Interdepartmental collaboration
- Research and development
- Team Training
- Protocol development
- Project management
Certification
- SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE), Scaled Agile – 2023
- Cyber Security, ISC2 – 2023
- Professional Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance – 2021
- SAFe 5.1, Scaled Agile – 2021
- Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute – 2014
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP) - 2022
- ACRP | INFORMED CONSENT SIMULATION - 2022
Timeline
Clinical Research Associate
Conformal Medical
03.2024 - Current
Clinical Project Manager
Humana
03.2022 - 02.2024
Project Manager, Clinical Trials
Pharmatechdirect
01.2021 - 01.2022
Agile Project Manager
Evolve Vacation Rental
06.2018 - 01.2020
Project Manager
Webspoons
05.2016 - 06.2018
Public Administration
Babcock University
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