(Sr.) Project Associate, Philippines

5042 Syneos Health Philippines, Inc.; Philippines; Remote; PHP 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health Philippines, Inc. is seeking a (Sr.) Project Associate to drive planning and execution of clinical trial elements in collaboration with the Project Lead.

You will oversee timelines, budgets, and resource coordination, while mentoring junior staff in a global life sciences environment. The role requires strong organizational and communication skills, experience with GCP/ICH, and the ability to work independently with occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, project management or related field.
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice/ICH guidelines and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently and travel as needed (about 5%).
• Excellent written and oral communication in English.

Responsibilities

• Drives planning and execution of elements of clinical trials with the Project Lead.
• Ensures projects meet timelines and budgets.
• Coordinates internal resources and third parties for efficient execution.
• Maintains study financial reports and supports study financial health.
• Documents scope, objectives, risks and issues; escalates when needed.
• Mentors junior team members while working with minimal supervision.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Time management

English proficiency

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or related field

Equivalent combination of education, training and experience

Tools

Microsoft Project

Project management software

Job description

(Sr.) Project Associate, Philippines 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.
• 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

• Drives the planning and execution of elements of clinical trials in partnership with the Project Lead.
• Ensures projects adhere to strict timelines and are delivered within budget.
• Serves as subject matter expert of relevant project management tools and systems.
• Coordinates internal resources and third parties/vendors for the efficient execution of projects.
• Maintains and distributes study-specific financial reports and contributes to study’s financial health using financial processes and systems.
• Conducts ongoing analysis of project performance to drive the successful completion of short and long-term goals.
• Documents project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders.
• Leads communication between project team members, ensuring all parties are informed of project status and changes.
• Documents and escalates project risks and issues and drives timely follow-through and completion.
• Maintenance of systems and project management tools and methodologies.
• Drives quality assurance activities, including preparation for audits and internal review, prepare documentation and follow through to resolution on actionable issues.
• Oversees tasks and activities by providing mentorship and coordinating junior team members, while operating independently with minimal oversight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) level of qualification in life sciences, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, project management or related field or equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice/ICH guidelines and other applicable regulatory requirements.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to manage time and work independently.
• High proficiency with full MS Office Applications and/or project management software tools.
• Strong communication, presentation, interpersonal skills, both written and spoken, with an ability to inform, influence, convince, and persuade.
• Ability to travel if necessary preferred (approximately 5%).
• Effective verbal and writing skills in English.

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. http://www.syneoshealth.com

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.

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Work alongside the brightest minds in the biopharmaceutical industry taking down walls and removing barriers to speed our customers’ delivery of important therapies to patients.

We are strategic thinkers who actively seek different perspectives, whether across offices or across oceans. Because we solve some of the toughest challenges facing the most prestigious healthcare companies today, you'll gain exposure and be supported with comprehensive resources including emerging technologies, data, science and knowledge sharing.

The diversification and breadth of Syneos Health creates a multitude of career paths and employment opportunities. We’re a growing, global company dedicated to advancing our talent past their initial role.

Discover what our 29,000 employees already know: work here matters everywhere.

We work hard, and smart, all in the name of getting much-needed therapies to those who need them most.

A career with Syneos Health means your everyday work improves patients’ lives around the world.

Selecting us as an employer secures a career in which you’re guaranteed to: Partner with the most diverse team of experts in the industry. From the top down, our people are inspiring. Everyone has a voice and is encouraged to use it. Work in specialized Syneos Health teams that are therapeutically or functionally aligned for expert collaboration. We assemble clinical teams where everyone, from CRAs to senior management, is skilled in the same the…