Clinical Laboratory Project Manager

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc (USA); Armonk (NY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity awards

401(k) plan

Health benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (USA) is seeking a Clinical Lab Project Manager to provide program-level oversight of biomarker and clinical laboratory operations within Precision Medicine.

You will lead planning, leadership, and continuous-improvement efforts across core functions and work with senior leadership globally. The role requires a Bachelors degree and 10+ years in pharma/biotech settings, with hybrid work options in Armonk, NY or Warren, NJ, or remote USA.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree and 10+ years of relevant industry experience in pharma/biotech environments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain program-level overview of clinical laboratory status and issues; communicate progress and risks to stakeholders.
• Oversee clinical laboratory timelines and decisions for early lab engagement and study start-up.
• Ensure timely delivery of operational deliverables and consistency across study teams.
• Oversee portfolio of clinical studies flowing through decision-making forums.
• Lead strategic forums, planning, and vendor visits for assigned programs.

Skills

Program management

Strategic leadership

Vendor governance

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Planning & execution

Continuous improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelors degree

Job description

Build Our Future Together

The Clinical Lab Project Manager is responsible for program-level oversight of biomarker and clinical laboratory operations within Precision Medicine. The individual provides planning and operational leadership—proactively managing various strategic forums, quality, timelines, vendors, and risk—for the conduct of clinical research studies in accordance with applicable regulations, ICH/GCP, and company Standard Operating Procedures within assigned programs. The role leads strategy, planning, and continuous‑improvement efforts for the function and is a member of the Precision Medicine Clinical Laboratory Operations leadership team, interfacing with senior leadership across Global Development.

When & where:

Work Location: Armonk, NY or Warren, NJ or Remote, USA Hybrid: 4 days per week on site

Discover your role:

• Maintain a program-level overview of clinical laboratory status and issues; proactively communicate progress, risks, issues, or changes that may impact quality, timelines, and/or budget, and provide program-level updates to stakeholders as requested.
• Oversee clinical laboratory timelines across the assigned program(s); review plans and provide clinical laboratory operations decision making per the clinical laboratory strategy for early lab engagement, study start‑up, and conduct phases, ensuring study starts and data delivery are aligned with decision making.
• Ensure timely delivery of operational deliverables and accountability for consistency of process and approach across clinical study teams within programs.
• Oversee portfolio of clinical studies that flow through decision making forums.
• Lead and facilitate strategic forums, planning, and operations efforts for the function—including objective and goal setting, organizational planning for vendor visits, lab leadership, and cross‑functional business reviews for assigned program(s).
• Support functional laboratory strategy and allocation, translational meetings, IVDR committee workflows, budget management for the program(s), liaising with cross‑functional leadership and finance, and review key metrics and Key Performance Indicators to track progress and drive action plans to address issues.
• Build trusted relationships with internal and cross‑functional partners and senior leadership—including Precision Medicine Clinical Lab Study Management, Precision Medicine Strategy Leads, and Global Development—and communicate program direction to internal teams, providing frequent executive summaries while remaining able to dive into detail when required.
• Bridge laboratory clinical trial operations across research, translational medicine teams and tech centers at Regeneron, managing timelines for lab delivery in clinical trials and other human‑sample projects to ensure seamless execution and adherence to commitments.
• Drive decision making and lead program direction, delivery, and implementation of strategic change and continuous‑improvement initiatives for Precision Medicine Operations; including but not limited to samples/assays within the protocols, timeline management for operations, translational medicine initiatives.
• Incorporate industry best practices and innovation to keep operations current and practical.

This role requires:

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of relevant industry experience, preferably in a pharmaceutical or biotech environment or in academic or governmental cross‑disciplinary teams.
• Experience with working alongside clinical trials—with a focus on continuous improvement and clinical laboratory operations decision making and alignment.
• Demonstrated process improvement and experience in strategic planning, vendor strategy and governance, risk mitigation, leading internal and external meetings, and complex operational solutioning is essential.

Salary Range (annually)

$114,800.00 - $187,400.00

Benefits

Regeneron offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package which may include, depending on country and role:

• annual bonuses or other incentive plans
• equity awards
• pension or retirement benefits
• 401(k) company match
• health and wellness programs
• fitness centers
• insurance benefits (e.g. medical, dental, vision, life and disability)
• paid time off
• family support benefits

Background checks

As part of the recruitment process, certain background checks may be conducted in accordance with the laws of the country where the position is based. The purpose of such checks is to verify certain information prior to the commencement of employment such as identity, right to work and educational qualifications.

Equal‑opportunity & accommodations

Regeneron is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief (or lack thereof), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, civil status, pregnancy or parental status, age, disability, nationality, citizenship status, ethnic or national origin, membership of the Traveler community, familial status, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

Where required, we will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with known disabilities or chronic illnesses during the recruitment process, unless such accommodation would impose undue hardship.

We are committed to building a workplace with an inclusive culture.

Please be advised that at Regeneron, we believe we do our best work when we are together.

Regeneron is a leading biotechnology company that invents life‑transforming medicines for people with serious diseases. Founded and led for over 30 years by physician‑scientists, our unique ability to repeatedly and consistently translate science into medicine has led to nine FDA‑approved treatments and numerous product candidates in development, almost all of which were homegrown in our laboratories. Our medicines and pipeline are designed to help patients with eye diseases, allergic and inflammatory diseases, cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, neurology, infectious diseases and rare diseases. Regeneron is also proud of award winning culture of innovation, being recognized as a Great Place to Work in 2021, Fast Company’s Best Workplace for Innovators in 2020, and Forbes JUST companies in 2020, among others.