Senior Clinical Project Manager

Summary

Join Precision for Medicine as a Senior Clinical Trial Project Manager! You will plan, direct, and coordinate clinical study projects, ensuring objectives are met regarding quality, scope, cost, and time. Key responsibilities include serving as the primary client contact, managing budgets, developing project plans, and collaborating with clinical operations. You will also prepare project updates, lead team meetings, and mentor staff. This role requires a Bachelor's degree, 7+ years of clinical research experience, and 3+ years of project management experience. Preferred qualifications include an advanced degree and experience managing complex global trials. Precision offers a competitive salary, annual bonus, health insurance, retirement savings, life and disability insurance, parental leave, and paid time off.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education/experience in science or health-related field
• Minimum of 7 years of clinical research experience or proven competencies for this position and a minimum of 3 years of direct project management experience
• Experience with Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Microsoft Project
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interface with others in a team setting
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and a customer service demeanor
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally including overnight stays

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary point-of-contact and primary escalation point to the client
• Coordinate and oversees all functional services including external vendors to the established timeline and budget
• Manage the study budget, ensuring project remains within scope and that any out of scope activities are identified and handled as appropriate
• Develop robust and comprehensive project plans, including timelines, to guide all parameters of trial execution with consistency and quality
• Maintain integrated collaboration with clinical operations in the delivery and participates in clinical activities as appropriate. For projects of very limited scope (i.e. number of sites), Sr. PM may assume all clinical activities
• Establish tracking metrics to monitor trial and team progress towards project goals
• Prepare project status updates and report on progress to clients and senior management, offering solutions and opportunities as they arise
• Leads team meetings with the client and sets expectations for the project team
• Communicate effectively with client and Precision management to relay protocol/study issues including any deviations and implements necessary actions in response to those issues
• Travel as necessary according to project needs
• Mentor, train, and supervise staff at a functional level
• Assist with review of clinical study reports
• Support business development and marketing activities as appropriate
• Perform other duties as assigned by management
• May participate in review of protocols and other study documentation
• Provides on-going feedback, development and coaching for functional team members including annual performance reviews

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree
• Experience in managing complex and global trials
• Working knowledge of project management techniques and tools
• Direct work experience in a global, cross-functional project management environment
• Proven experience in functional management including proven experience in delegating while fostering cohesive team dynamics
• Proven experience in strategic planning, risk management and change management
• High level of integrity and must inspire and demand the highest standards from a professional and ethical perspective
• Ability to lead and inspire excellence within a team
• Ability to create an environment where employees have a sense of ownership that will lead to increases in productivity and efficiency
• Results oriented, accountable, motivated and flexible
• Excellent time management, negotiation, critical thinking, decision making, analytical and interpersonal skills
• Excellent presentation, verbal and written communications skills
• Proficient in project management software
• In depth proven experience in pharmaceutical and/or device research required
• Demonstrated successful independent negotiation and conflict management strategies

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus
• Health insurance
• Retirement savings benefits
• Life insurance
• Disability benefits
• Parental leave
• Paid time off for sick leave and vacation