Senior Project Manager (Remote)

Everest Clinical Research Services Inc; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent contract research organization is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead clinical trials. The role requires extensive clinical research experience, particularly in oncology, and offers the flexibility of remote work from Canada or the USA. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in clinical project management, along with excellent leadership and communication skills. Responsibilities include managing projects, ensuring compliance with regulations, and overseeing budgets and resources.

Qualifications

• Over 10 years of experience in clinical research within pharma, biotech, or CRO.
• At least 7 years in clinical project management.
• Experience in oncology trials is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts in project planning and resource assessment.
• Ensure accurate project tracking and issue resolution.
• Manage project financials and resource allocations.

Skills

Leadership skills

Excellent communication

Clinical research knowledge

Project management skills

Financial acumen

Negotiation skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in life sciences

Job description

Everest Clinical Research (“Everest”) is a full-service contract research organization (CRO) providing a broad range of expertise-based clinical research services to worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries. We serve some of the best-known companies and work with many of the most advanced drugs, biologics, and medical devices in development today.

Everest has been an independent CRO since 2004 with a strong foundation as a statistical and data management center of excellence. Building on this foundation, Everest has successfully developed and established itself as a full-service CRO. Everest’s headquarters are located in Markham Ontario, Canada, with additional locations in Bridgewater, New Jersey; Shanghai, China; Taipei, Taiwan; and multiple offices in Europe.

Everest is known in the industry for its high-quality deliverables, superior customer service, and flexibility in meeting clients’ needs. A dynamic organization with an entrepreneurial origin, Everest continues to experience exceptional growth and success.

Quality is our backbone, customer focus is our tradition, flexibility is our strength… that’s us… that’s Everest.

To drive continued success in this exciting clinical research field, we are seeking committed, skilled, and customer-focused individuals to join our team as a Senior Project Manager. This position can be based at our Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA on-site location or remotely from a home-based office anywhere in the USA or Canada, in accordance with our Work from Home policy.

The Senior Project Manager will lead efforts in project planning, task identification, resource assessment, risk mitigation, and overall project tracking across the company. The role involves ensuring projects have proper plans, are tracked and reported accurately, and issues are resolved promptly. The incumbent will collaborate with functional managers to ensure smooth project initiation, continuation, and completion, and will interact with clients to project resource needs and manage project deliverables.

This role includes defining project scope, estimating budgets, leading project activities, managing resources and budgets, and overseeing project teams engaged in clinical research and development activities. The Senior Project Manager will report on project progress to internal management and clients, covering activities such as site selection, study start-up, clinical operations, data management, subject randomization, drug supply, regulatory submissions, vendor management, and scientific writing.

Additional responsibilities include responding to RFIs and RFPs, defining scope and budgets, and performing contract administration as needed.

Key Job Accountabilities :

• Ensure accurate transfer of contracts from proposal to project completion and financial reconciliation.
• Manage projects from initiation to closure across regional and global scopes, covering all aspects of clinical trials.
• Facilitate project planning, task identification, and resource assessment with functional managers.
• Track project progress using appropriate tools and report monthly status updates.
• Maintain proper project plans and report on project status, risks, and issues.
• Lead project status meetings and address issues impacting project timelines or quality.
• Coordinate with clients and internal teams to ensure project scope and resources are aligned.
• Manage cross-functional project teams, ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality standards are met.
• Proactively manage project financials and resource allocations.
• Ensure projects comply with relevant regulatory standards and guidelines.
• Contribute to policy and SOP development in project management.
• Participate in staff performance evaluations and development.
• Assist in responding to RFIs and RFPs, including scope and budget definitions.
• Travel up to 20%, including internationally, as needed.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in life sciences or a related field.
• Over 10 years of experience in clinical research within pharma, biotech, or CRO, including at least 7 years in clinical project management.
• Experience in oncology trials is required.
• Knowledge of clinical research processes from Phase I to regulatory submission.
• Experience as a clinical trial monitor is desirable.
• Understanding of ICH, FDA, Health Canada, and EMA regulations.
• Leadership skills and ability to manage cross-functional teams.
• Financial acumen in budgeting, scope estimation, and resource management.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.