Clinical Trial Project Planner-Canada Remote

Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Inc; Canada; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading clinical research organization in Canada is seeking a Clinical Trial Project Planner to manage project timelines and resources. Responsibilities include identifying risks, participating in team discussions, and optimizing schedules. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree and extensive experience in project management within the pharmaceutical sector. Competitive salaries and benefits focused on well-being and work-life balance are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Work-life balance benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years' for S. or 3+ years' for M.S. in a relevant field.
• At least 3 years in project planning and management experience.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry or similar.

Responsibilities

• Identify schedule conflicts and resource peaks.
• Participate in optimizing protocol/project schedules.
• Monitor project activities towards milestones.

Skills

Project planning

Resource management

Risk identification

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Project

Planisware

OnePager

Job description

Overview

As a Clinical Trial Project Planner, you will join the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organization, powered by healthcare intelligence.

En tant que Planificateur de projets d’essais cliniques, vous vous joindrez à la plus grande et la plus complète organisation de recherche clinique au monde, propulsée par l’intelligence en santé.

Responsibilities

What you will be doing:

• Identify and raise schedule conflicts, risks, and resource peaks/troughs appropriately for resolution.
• Participate in and contribute to cross-functional and functional teams to discuss, review, and optimize protocol/project/program schedules and study cost estimates.
• Monitor progress of project activities towards milestones, anticipate variances, support critical path analyses, and partner with relevant teams to mitigate schedule risks.
• Perform scenario planning of project timelines across protocols and therapeutic areas to optimize resource utilization.
• Contribute to the validation of resource information at the project level with the project team.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree.
• S. with 5+ years' or M.S. with 3+ years' experience.

Experience:

• At least 3 years in project planning and management.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry or a similar sector.

Beneficial Relevant Capabilities:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
• Experience with planning and resource forecasting tools (e.g., MS Project, Planisware, OnePager).

What ICON can offer you:

ICON values diversity and high performance. We offer competitive salaries and benefits focused on well-being and work-life balance, including leave entitlements, health insurance, retirement plans, and other benefits. Visit our careers website for more info: https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits

We are committed to inclusion and equal opportunity. If you require accommodations during the application process, please contact us through the provided link.