CST Project Manager (eCOA Manager) ** Remote several EMEA countries **

Syneos Health; España; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health is seeking a CST Project Manager II to oversee customer-focused management of Clinical Surveillance & Training services in clinical trials. The role involves liaising with customers, vendors, and investigative sites to manage projects from start-up to final deliverables, with potential progression to senior levels.

Responsibilities include leading CST projects, managing documentation and STEP portal development, ensuring timely delivery, and coordinating with Sponsors and KOLs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing or related field
• Prior experience in study coordination or CRO/pharma settings
• Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational and time-management abilities
• Proficiency with MS Office Applications
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP)/ICH guidelines and regulatory requirements
• Ability to travel up to 25%

Responsibilities

• Manage CST deliverables for scoped services and vendors; coordinate with license holders, KOLs, Sponsors
• Develop and maintain CST plans in accordance with SOPs/WIs; ensure quality and timely delivery
• Serve as CST representative on studies or programs; interact with cross-functional groups and vendors
• Oversee CST service documentation and STEP portal development/testing to meet study needs
• Provide regular status updates to internal and Sponsor project teams; identify risks and mitigation plans
• Attend meetings as CST representative to discuss strategy and deliver status reports
• Train and mentor internal team members; plan CST resources and manage CST scope and revenue aspects
• Plan and participate in audits and inspections as required

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Organizational skills

MS Office

GCP/ICH knowledge

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences / related field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.

Our Clinical Solutions team members act with a drug development mindset, applying their years of experience and deep expertise to truly understand customer needs and represent those in the solutions we shape.

Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to deliver – for one another, our customers, and, most importantly, for those in need.

Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know:

Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.

Job Responsibilities

Job Summary:

Provides customer-focused management of Clinical Surveillance & Training (CST) scoped services to support scientific integrity and data quality in clinical trials.

Duties also include liaising with customers, vendors and/or investigative sites to manage projects start-up to final deliverables to the customer. Upon displaying proficiency, a CST Project Manager II may be awarded the opportunity to function at the CST Sr. Project Manager level.

Core Responsibilities:

• Working under the limited guidance and mentorship of the CST Director BU Ops, Management (Line Manager) or designee:
• Function as a representative of the Clinical Surveillance & Training (CST) team on small to large-sized studies or programs, interact with other functional groups, vendors, license holders, Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), and Sponsors. May serve as a Project Lead in CST stand-alone projects and serves as a Functional Lead in full scope or multiple protocol projects.
• Manage CST deliverables pertaining to scoped services vendors (i.e., Rater Training vendors), scale license holders and/or KOLs.
• Manage all aspects of license procurement, scale translation requirements, and paper scale worksheet development.
• Manage creation of all CST service-related documentation and templates. This may include managing development and testing of the CST Study Training and Engagement Portal (STEP) to meet study-specific Rater Training needs.
• Manage all aspects of CST services to ensure quality and timely delivery and implementation.
• Develop and maintain the study-specific CST plan in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Work Instructions (WIs).
• Contribute to relevant functional project plans to ensure alignment with the CST plan.
• Provide regular and timely status updates to internal and Sponsor project teams regarding CST scoped services, including risks to delivery such as timeline delays and serve as a central point of contact for CST-related project issues and solicit support from LM or CST SMEs, as required.
• Create and maintain CST metric reports for scoped services, for delivery to client.
• Attend Trusted Process, internal and Sponsor meetings as a lead CST representative to discuss CST strategy, address CST-related agenda topics, and provide status reports.
• Ensure CST project documentation is maintained on an ongoing basis and ensure required documentation is filed completely and accurately in the Trial Master File (TMF).
• Identify risks and develop mitigation plan as required.
• Participate in Sponsor, internal or agency audits and inspections, as required.
• Responsible for management of CST scope, including identification of CST out of scope activities and overburn, including revenue recognition (if delegated this task by study lead or if serving as a Project lead in stand-alone study), invoice management (tracking and confirmation of payment), and/or KOL contract and management, etc. May participate in internal financial review meetings to review CST overburn or financial risk, as needed.
• Plan, manage, and request CST resources (e.g., CST Project Specialist, CST Clinical Scientist, CST Assessment Scientist, etc) and provide CST resource updates for assigned projects.
• Train and mentor internal team members.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) level of qualification in Life Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing or related field equivalent preferred.
• Prior experience in study coordination, contract research organization (CRO), pharmaceutical, biotechnology or rater training vendor company preferred.
• Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal skills, both written and spoken, with an ability to inform, influence, convince and persuade.
• Good organizational, planning, customer service, and time management skills with the ability to multitask under tight deadlines while providing attention to detail. Ability to manage time and work independently.
• High level of competency in English language.
• Proficiency with MS Office Applications.
• Strong knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP)/ International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines and other applicable regulatory requirements.
• Ability to travel as necessary (up to 25%).

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.

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Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.