Clinical Project Manager

The Project Manager (PM) is responsible for leading key client projects. A PM designs and provides ongoing management of a clinical study by employing specific processes and tools to plan, track, monitor and report activities and progress throughout the lifecycle of a project.

Responsibilites

  • Oversees all aspects of study conduct from initiation through closeout, using project management skills to drive a project through the defined CRS process to completion. This includes but is not limited to establishing and setting project timelines, milestones and action items, determining project resources, developing internal and external status reports, identify operational issues and facilitating their resolution, and tracking and managing project schedules and status.
  • Develops and maintains positive and constructive client relationships, partnering with client’s team in a consultative role.
  • Participates in process definition and SOP development efforts as it relates to CRS project management.
  • Serves as primary point of contact with the sponsor team and to the internal development staff during the project lifecycle.
  • Manages client issues and proactively drives resolution, including escalations where necessary.
  • Identifies and recommends additional product enhancement/customer support/process improvement opportunities with existing clients/studies.
  • Participates in Quality Assurance testing as needed.
  • Manages clinician’s time and schedules and performs cost analysis to monitor usage and improve effectiveness to meet internal measurement requirements.
  • Mentors junior project managers and effectively utilizes their time to assist in management of projects.
  • Seeks to develop and refine expertise in the project management discipline, remaining current with industry best practices and incorporating them into CRS SOPs.

Experience/Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree and 5-7 years experience in Project Management, preferably in the Pharmaceutical/Biotech industry .
  • Experience working in Clinical Trial environment highly desirable.
  • Proven ability to work in a team-oriented environment, providing back-up support to team members and establishing/maintaining effective working relationships with co-workers within and across functional areas to encourage a positive team-oriented work environment.
  • Effectively lead large group presentations at client meetings.
  • Superior verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, including a positive and professional attitude to tasks and projects. (Samples of written communications will be requested)
  • Flexibility and an “all hands on deck” approach.
  • Ability to quickly learn and apply new skills, procedures and approaches.
  • Demonstrated ability to meet very short deadlines and multi-task in an extremely fast-paced work environment with little direct supervision.
  • Excellent organizational skills and the ability to apply extreme attention to detail and organization in all aspects of work.
  • Understanding of data management, statistics and medical writing processes helpful.
  • Expertise in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint).
  • Ability and willingness to occasionally travel nationally and internationally. Some travel does take place on/over weekends.

Resumés and cover letter may be submitted to hr@concordantrater.com.