Project Manager II

Visa Hunt; United States; On-site; USD 115,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortrea, a leading early-phase clinical research organization, seeks a Project Manager II to lead Healthy Volunteers and Patient Clinical Pharmacology studies. This remote UK role requires strong PM experience, cross-functional leadership, and a track record in budget and risk management.

Ideal candidates have Phase 1/1b exposure, global team leadership, and a degree in life sciences, with PMP or advanced degrees preferred.

Qualifications

• Extensive clinical research experience in CRO or biopharmaceutical environments.
• At least 2 years of full project management accountability on domestic or international trials.
• Phase 1 and Phase Ib experience is ideal; Ph II-III experience welcomed.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and revenue recognition capabilities.
• Proven leadership of globally dispersed teams and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Healthy Volunteers and Patients studies, independently or with a Senior PM.
• Serve as the primary sponsor contact, managing expectations and relationships.
• Own project scope, timelines and budgets; manage change and contracts.
• Identify and mitigate risks; maintain critical paths and milestones.
• Provide senior leadership within a matrix project environment.
• Ensure quality, compliance, audit readiness (TMFs, CTMS, SOPs, ICH/GCP).
• Support business growth via bids, client relationships, KPI oversight, and process improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Risk management

Client relations

Budget management

Phase I/Ib experience

Project management

Bid presentation

Education

University/college life science degree

Master's or advanced degree

PMP certification

Job description

Job Title: Project Manager II

Job Location: Leeds

Job Location Type: Remote

Job Contract Type: Full-time

Job Seniority Level:

What if your project leadership skills helped new medicines take their first step in human clinical trials?

Fortrea is one of the world´s largest and longest-established early-phase clinical research organizations.

From first-in-human to exploratory biomarker or complex ph1b programs, our Clinical Pharmacology teams generate critical safety, tolerability, PK and PD data that help new medicines to move forward.

We are currently hiring a Project Manager II in the UK to drive this mission forward.

This is a full-time, remote job.

DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of assigned Healthy Volunteers and Patient Clinical Pharmacology projects independently or under the direction of a Senior Project Lead, overseeing complex, high‑value studies across regional / global, cross‑functional teams.

• Act as the primary point of contact for sponsor project teams, managing expectations, driving communication, and building long‑term client relationships.

• Own project scope, timelines, and budgets, proactively managing change, financial performance, and delivery against contractual commitments.

• Apply your project leadership expertise to anticipate, identify, and mitigate risks, managing critical paths to ensure key milestones and performance metrics remain aligned with both client and Fortrea objectives.

• Provide senior leadership within a matrix project environment, guiding and mentoring project team members while resolving issues and escalations at pace.

• Ensure quality, compliance, and audit readiness, maintaining oversight of TMFs, CTMS activities, project training, and adherence to SOPs and ICH/GCP standards.

• Contribute to business growth and operational excellence, supporting bid defence activities, strategic client relationships, KPI oversight, and process improvement initiatives.

AND YOUR LONG-TERM CONTRIBUTION?

You will play a key role in strengthening how Fortrea delivers Phase Ib clinical trials, helping evolve our approach to more complex early‑phase programs.

Beyond individual projects, your experience will support process innovation and operational delivery, influencing how Phase Ib studies are planned, executed, and scaled across Clinical Pharmacology Services.

WHO YOU ARE

• Extensive clinical research experience within a CRO or biopharmaceutical environment, including at least 2 years of full project management accountability on domestic, regional and or international clinical studies.

• Phase 1 and Phase Ib experience: Familiarity with early-phase trials in healthy volunteers and patients and their fast-paced environment is ideal, but international PM experience in Ph II-III will also be welcomed.

• Financial Acumen: study budget management skills, with experience in forecasting, revenue recognition and change order development and negotiation.

• Leadership: proven ability to inspire and manage globally dispersed teams and vendors, ensuring cross-functional collaboration and achieving core project milestones. Ability to work on multiple studies at any one time.

• Risk Management: expertise in critical path analysis and the development of effective risk mitigation plans

• Client Relations: a probing ability to build client trust, resolve complex challenges and influence decisions

• BID presentation expertise.

Education/Qualifications:

• University/college life science degree from an appropriately accredited institution.

Preferred:

• Master´s or other advanced degree
• PMP certification

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