Senior Clinical Project Manager/Clinical Project Manager

Precision for Medicine is not your typical CRO. At Precision for Medicine we have brought together new technologies, expertise and operational scale to help the life sciences improve the speed, cost and success rate of bringing life-changing therapies to patients. What sets us apart is the way we integrate clinical trial execution with deep scientific knowledge, laboratory expertise and advanced data sciences. We have a strong focus on Oncology and Rare Disease.

Position Summary:

The Senior/Project Manager plans, directs, coordinates, and delivers activities for designated clinical-study projects to ensure that project objectives of quality, scope, cost, and time are accomplished.

PM will either manage regional trials (moderate complexity) and/or supportive role in managing complex global trials. The essential functions below will describe the PM acting in a primary / lead PM role on a study. When in a supportive role on a global study, the essential functions will be delegated by the Global Lead.

Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to:
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 early and handled as appropriate. Ensure functional areas are fully aware of the study scope and are managing the scope for their functional areas accordingly.
Manage the financial health of assigned studies, including oversight of the project profitability, billable project hours, and compliance with on time, accurate billing and forecasting to support business objectives.
Develop robust and comprehensive project plans, including timelines and proactive risk management and mitigation, to guide all parameters of trial execution with consistency and quality
Ensure Quality management for assigned projects, including eTMF Inspection readiness, implementation of quality notification incident forms and / or corrective and preventative action plans to address any quality findings.
Maintain integrated collaboration with all functional operations in the delivery of the program and review as necessary of other study documentation
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, including reporting on key performance indicators, offering solutions and opportunities as they arise
Lead both internal and client meetings and set 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
Ensure study specific training is implemented in collaboration with functional areas and ensure study specific training compliance for the duration of the project
Support business development and marketing activities as appropriate, including travel to Bid Defence meetings as required
Perform other duties as assigned by management
Remain compliant with organisational training, time-reporting and any other administrative duties as required
Provides on-going feedback for functional team members including annual performance reviews
Ability to travel domestically and internationally including overnight stays

Qualifications:
Minimum Required:
Degree or equivalent combination of education/experience in science or health-related field. Advanced degree preferred
Minimum of 3-7 years of clinical research experience or proven competencies for this position and a minimum of 2-4 years of leading a project
Experience managing regional trials (moderate complexity) and/or supportive role in managing complex global trials

Other Required:
Experience with Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Microsoft Project,eTMF, EDC and CTMS
Good communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interface with others in a team setting
Good organizational skills, attention to detail, and a customer service demeanor

Competencies:
Demonstrates knowledge of ICH-GCP, relevant Precision SOPs, as well as the ability to implement such items
Working knowledge of project management techniques and tools
Experience working in a cross-functional project management environment
Fundamental understanding of cross-functional management
Fundamental understanding of project planning, risk management and change management with an awareness of appropriate escalation
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 study team
Ability to create an environment where study team members have a sense of ownership that will lead to increases in productivity and efficiency
Results oriented, accountable, motivated and flexible
Good time management, negotiation, critical thinking, decision making, analytical and interpersonal skills
Good presentation, verbal and written communications skills
Fundamental understanding of project management software
Experience in pharmaceutical and/or device research required

We invite you to learn more about our growing organization serving our clients that are researching ground breaking cancer therapies. We strive to ensure employees feel appreciated for the contributions they make every single day. You will provide input and have your ideas valued and nurtured, impacting positive change for the company.