Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for a senior clinical project manager.

A senior clinical project manager has the primary responsibility for overseeing the clinical trials projects ensuring that all deliverables are achieved within the stipulated timeline, budget, quality standards, and operational procedures. He/she is tasked with working closely with the clinical trial personnel to ensure that everything runs smooth and is in charge of clinical project managers.

In addition to that, he/she can be assigned the following roles; provide a regular update of all trials, check the information database to ensure accuracy, contribute to any ongoing scientific review of any clinical trial data or information, tracking and reporting on the progress of each clinical trial project being done and attending key clinical trials meetings with the principal stakeholders.

Employee Performance Goals Sample

Employee's Name: Title:
Review Period: __/__/__ to __/__/__ Employee SSN:
Work Location: Supervisor's Name:

Instructions

  1. Setting Goals: List specific goals in the space provided below each competency under "Performance Goals". Assign an appropriate timeline for each goal as well as numeric or financial terms to measure the goal.
  2. Employee Comments: The employee must comment next to each goal under "Employee Comments" with "Okay" for goals which he/she feels comfortable working with, and "Needs Clarification" for goals which he/she believes need to be discussed further. An employee who is comfortable with all the goals can sign the goals at this stage.
  3. Summary: Give a summary of the total time estimated for the employee to have achieved the goals. State action plans and specific milestones to track the goals. Any additional comments agreed between the employee and the supervisor should be noted here.
  4. Human Resources Review: Human resources personnel must confirm that the goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. He/she must then sign the goals in the "Human Resource" section provided under "Signatures".
  5. Signatures: When discussion of the goals has been completed and consensus has been reached, sign the goals and let the employee sign too. Send the final copy to the human resources for inclusion in the employee's professional records.

Performance Goals for Next Period

Performance Goals

Employee Comments

INTERVIEWING:

Know how best to answer the basic interviewing questions appropriately.

Express directly what I would like to happen and negotiate a good deal for myself.

[employee comments goal]
MANAGING AT TEAM:

Learn how to clearly explain to other employees everything from the company's goals to specific tasks

Take responsibility for the atmosphere one creates and shape it with one's own behavior

[employee comments goal]
TEAM BUILDING:

Work hard to form and keep positive professional working relationship with everyone in the team

Comprehend the goals with their relevance to the business and work to deliver the expectations

[employee comments goal]
PARTICIPATIVE MANAGEMENT:

Use delegation to plan for the projects and tasks workable methods

Capitalize on moments that opportunities to build trust present themselves

[employee comments goal]
EMPATHY:

Look for ways to create connections with colleagues, avoid keeping distance and show willingness to participate in their activities

Take time to imagine what might be going on in the other person's world and use that understanding to empathize with them

[employee comments goal]
CONCEPTUAL THINKING:

Work closely with one's manager during performance discussions in order to see how own targets are derived from the company's objectives

Always ask oneself what the context is around the task or project at hand, before handling it

[employee comments goal]
MONITORING OTHERS:

Choose monitoring software to track employee's web usage and block sites that distract them when performing tasks or working on projects

Use video surveillance to ensure that the employees are productive and that they are not violating the company policies

[employee comments goal]
PERSISTENCE:

Surround oneself with people who have already achieved what one wants to achieve in order to increase one's speed of learning

Figure out exactly what one wants and write it down to the very last detail

[employee comments goal]
PROJECT MANAGEMENT:

Understand how to coordinate a project, implement, and test it in order to deliver a product that produces an effective working system

Provide accurate and timely information regarding tasks, strategies, schedules, plans, and organization structure to stakeholders

[employee comments goal]
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE:

Encourage tolerance between individuals and groups with different cultural practices and beliefs

Engage professionals and local people to teach and model intercultural competence

[employee comments goal]

Summary

Sections 1-2: To be completed by the supervisor

Section 3: To be completed by the employee

1. Goals completed since last performance feedback

2. Goals for next period

3. Employee comments

Signatures

I acknowledge that I discussed this performance feedback with my supervisor. My signature does not mean that I agree or disagree with this appraisal.
Employee: Date:
Supervisor: Date:
Human Resources: Date:

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