Sr Project Manager

Avania; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Avania is hiring a Senior Project Manager to lead complex clinical research projects across the full trial lifecycle for medical devices. You will take ownership quickly, align functional experts, and keep sponsors confident that work is understood and moving forward.

This hands-on role requires coordinating timelines, budgets, TMF, and stakeholder communications while strengthening how the team works as the company grows.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical research projects from handover through delivery across operations, data, and regulatory submissions.
• Build, maintain, and use project timelines to coordinate work, identify dependencies, and manage delivery.
• Facilitate project calls and communicate clearly with sponsors and internal teams.
• Identify risks early, investigate their impact, and drive practical solutions with the relevant experts.
• Manage study budgets, gross margin, forecasting, revenue recognition, and monthly reporting.
• Manage sponsor expectations, including discussing scope changes and preparing change orders when work moves beyond the contracted scope.
• Complete TMF management, meeting minutes, timesheets, and contractor time reviews.
• Provide coordinator coverage and collaborate with cross-functional colleagues.

Job description

Avania are hiring - Senior Project Managers - Clinical Trials / Medical Devices

The role - Sr Project Manager - Clinical Trials / Medical Devices

We are looking for experienced Senior Project Managers to lead complex clinical research projects across the full trial lifecycle. You will take ownership quickly, bring together the right functional experts, and give sponsors confidence that the work is understood and moving forward.

This is a hands‑on role. Alongside leading projects, you will help strengthen how the team works as the company grows.

The Sr Project Manager role is suited to someone who is passionate about clinical trial project management

What you'll do

• Lead clinical research projects from handover through delivery, keeping the full trial in view, including clinical operations, data, and regulatory submission needs.
• Build, maintain, and use project timelines to coordinate work, identify dependencies, and manage delivery.
• Facilitate project calls and communicate clearly with sponsors and internal teams.
• Identify risks early, investigate their impact, and drive practical solutions with the relevant experts.
• Manage study budgets, gross margin, forecasting, revenue recognition, reporting, and monthly financial reconciliations.
• Manage sponsor expectations, including discussing scope changes and preparing change orders when work moves beyond the contracted scope.
• Complete core project‑management responsibilities, including TMF management, meeting minutes, timesheet entry, and timely review of contractor time.
• Step into coordinator coverage where needed and work collaboratively with project coordinators and cross‑functional colleagues.