Clinical Research Project Manager

Kelly Services; Seattle (WA); Híbrido; USD 92 000 - 114 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health insurance

Transit spending account

Holiday pay plans

Paid sick leave

Retirement savings plan

Resumo da oferta

Kelly Services in Seattle, WA seeks a Senior Program Manager (Contract) to lead development program execution in a fast-paced biotech environment. The role requires coordinating across scientific, clinical, CMC, regulatory, technical operations, and external teams to turn strategies into actionable plans and keep critical deliverables on track.

Hybrid work model: two days onsite per week. You will manage IND-enabling activities, milestones, and risk while supporting status reporting and

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, engineering, or a related discipline.

Responsabilidades

• Lead day-to-day program and project management for one or more development programs.

Conhecimentos

Program management

Cross-functional coordination

Communication

Risk management

Timeline management

Formação académica

Life sciences/engineering degree

Ferramentas

Microsoft Office

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Title: Senior Program Manager (Contract)

Location: Seattle, WA

Work place: Hybrid (Two days onsite per week)

Pay: $66.83–$82.79 per hour

Contract: Temp

About the role

We’re seeking a solutions-oriented Senior Program Manager to lead development program execution in a fast-paced biotech environment. You’ll coordinate across scientific, clinical, CMC, regulatory, technical operations, and external teams to turn development strategies into actionable plans and keep critical deliverables on track.

What you’ll do

• Lead day-to-day program and project management for one or more development programs.

• Develop and maintain integrated plans for IND-enabling activities, milestones, assumptions, dependencies, and critical paths.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams across research, nonclinical, CMC, clinical, regulatory, and external partners.

• Facilitate program and project meetings, including agendas, decision-making, action tracking, and follow-through.

• Identify and manage risks, issues, and dependencies; develop mitigation plans and escaltate with clear recommendations.

• Support program and portfolio status reporting, milestone tracking, and stakeholder communications.

• Maintain program documentation, including plans, action trackers, decision logs, and risk summaries.

• Contribute to portfolio reporting, program and portfolio operations, and strategic initiatives as needed.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, engineering, or a related discipline.

• At least 8 years of program or project management experience in biotech or pharma, leading cross-functional development programs.

• Experience managing IND-enabling execution and submission readiness.

• Experience supporting first-in-human or early Phase 1 programs, including progression from preclinical development into early clinical development.

• Ability to manage complex timelines, cross-functional dependencies, and risk in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to influence without authority.

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s, PhD, or other advanced degree in life sciences, engineering, or a related discipline.

• PMP or equivalent program/project management certification.

• Cell and gene therapy experience.

• Experience in a growing or startup biotech organization.

• Strong understanding of early drug development, including nonclinical, CMC, regulatory, and early clinical activities.

• Experience in GxP-regulated environments.

• Advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Office.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job type. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan.

Why Kelly ® Science & Clinical?

Kelly Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire industry experts just like you. Our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills, interests, and career goals—it’s the way we think job searching should be. Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background and education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get your expertise noticed.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.