Senior Clinical Project Manager (Canada)

Alimentiv; Montreal; Remote; CAD 84,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

A clinical research organization is seeking a Clinical Project Manager to lead complex, multinational projects in Montreal. Responsibilities include project planning, execution, and maintaining integrity across all operations. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree and 4-6 years of experience in clinical project management, along with strong communication and teamwork skills. This role offers a competitive salary range of $84,000 - $140,500 plus bonus, with home-based flexibility and occasional travel.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Accommodations for persons with disabilities

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in Clinical Project Management.
• Willingness to engage in continuous learning and self-development.
• Ability to foster collaborative relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage planning, execution, progress, and completion of clinical research projects.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, guidelines, and corporate policies.
• Act as primary liaison throughout the project life cycle.

Skills

Self-motivation

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's Degree

PMP certification (or in progress)

Job description

Overview

As a service, product, functional and/or therapeutic area Specialist acting as the primary Sponsor/Client project liaison and advocate is responsible to plan, execute, manage, and monitor complex, multinational clinical research project(s), for multiple modalities or in different therapeutic areas. Develop, implement, monitor and be accountable for project protocols, operational plans, risk management, resources, project tools/materials, documents, and timelines, ensuring alignment with corporate, industry, sponsor, and regulatory requirements. Assist the Project Director in the development and execution of quality improvement processes/activities and provide support to Business Development and Research and Development, representing the organization at meetings, events, conferences, and presentations as required. Senior Project Managers are expected to be primarily accountable for the success of the projects they are leading.

Project Management

• Manage the planning, execution, progress, and completion of assigned clinical research projects.
• Working with functional experts ensure all project activities comply with applicable regulations, guidelines, and corporate policies.
• Maintain operational, financial, and regulatory integrity and accountability.
• Develop and/or participate in the development of project communications, training, regulatory submissions and/or audits and selection of third-party vendors as required.
• Define and manage project resource needs and establish contingency plans for key resources.
• Review costs and time spent on project on a regular basis to ensure they are in line with the scope of work.
• Implement measures to meet financial performance targets for the assigned clinical projects as required.

Documents and Tools

• Manage a cross-functional team, which can include unit peers and/or subordinates, and subcontractors to ensure the appropriate creation, delivery, maintenance and disposal of all related data, documents, equipment, and tools, including protocols, SOPs, informed consent forms, case report forms and instructions.
• Prepare investigator updates and other project related reports as required to support the proper conduct and execution throughout the life cycle of assigned projects.

Project Team Performance

• Identify, assign, and monitor the completion of interdisciplinary project tasks.
• Promote effective teamwork among project team members, ensure effective conflict resolution.
• Initiate improvements to enhance the efficiency and the quality of the work performed on assigned projects.
• Ensure that staff allocated to assigned project adheres to professional standards and SOPs established for clinical research.
• Lead motivate and coordinate teams and mentor/coach team members as appropriate.
• Delegate effectively and prioritize own and project team members workload.

Client/Sponsor Support

• As the project lead, will act as primary liaison throughout the project life cycle ensuring client/sponsor expectations appropriately managed; addressing and resolving queries/issues, planning and executing all project meetings, assisting with site and patient recruitment strategies and materials, assisting with the development of stakeholder training and by regularly providing sponsor/client with project status and update reports.
• Manage project budget and initiate, review and negotiate changes to study budgets with sponsor.

Service/Functional Therapeutic Area Expert

• Act as a peer mentor, delivering new CPM orientation, provide peer training, coaching and/or ongoing advice on project and sponsor related issues to peers and subordinates, contribute to performance evaluation process and act as first point of escalation for sponsors and sites on pre-assigned projects.
• Assist with development, preparation and/or testing of project proposals, bid defenses, budgets, new product/service template development as required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor\'s Degree and 4-6 years of experience in Clinical Project Management
• PMP certification or in progress (preferred)
• The successful candidate must exhibit the following skills: self-motivation with strong communication skills and a commitment to achieving positive results.
• Strong attention to detail and keenness to understand the importance of building collaborative relationships to achieve results.
• Ability to engage in continuous learning and self-development.
• Ability to continually foster teamwork.

Working Conditions

• Home-based
• Occasional travel (domestic & international)

$84,000 - $140,500 a year
+ Bonus

Accommodations for persons with disabilities are available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment and selection lifecycle. Requests can be directed to [e-mail]