Senior Clinical Research Program Manager - Neurology Trials

Kelly Services; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelly Science & Clinical in Spokane, WA is hiring a Clinical Research Program Manager to lead a portfolio of industry-sponsored trials, primarily in neurology. On-site role overseeing study startup, enrollment, monitoring, data quality, and regulatory compliance under ICH-GCP and FDA requirements.

You will supervise Clinical Research Coordinators, coordinate with sponsors and CROs, drive feasibility and site initiation, and help expand the clinical trial pipeline while ensuring inspection

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination with clinical research experience.
• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible clinical research experience.
• Experience independently managing industry-sponsored interventional trials.
• Experience across startup, enrollment, monitoring, data quality, and compliance.
• Experience supervising or leading Clinical Research Coordinators or staff.
• Strong knowledge of FDA-regulated clinical research, ICH-GCP, and data integrity.
• Experience communicating with sponsors, CROs, monitors, and investigators.
• ACRP certification or equivalent demonstrated training.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations for a portfolio of Phase I–IV industry trials.
• Directly supervise, train, and develop Clinical Research Coordinators.
• Assign study responsibilities based on protocol complexity and workload.
• Monitor enrollment, visits, data quality, and operational risks.
• Ensure studies are staffing-appropriate and inspection-ready per regs and SOPs.
• Lead startup activities including feasibility, site qualification, and initiation visits.
• Partner with regulatory, lab, pharmacy, nursing, investigator, vendor, and admin teams.
• Serve as senior point of contact for sponsors, CROs, monitors, and vendors.
• Support business development through feasibility and site-selection activities.
• Develop recruitment and enrollment strategies with study teams.
• Improve workflows, training materials, SOPs, and quality practices.
• Support sponsor/CRO audits and CAPA-related readiness.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Communication

Relationship management

Project management

Problem solving

Team leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in health/science/clinical research/business

ACRP certification (ACRP-CP/CCRC/CCRA)

SOCRA certification (optional)

Tools

EDC systems

Sponsor portals

CTMS/eSource platforms

EMR systems

Microsoft Office

Electronic scheduling tools

Job description

Kelly Science & Clinical in Spokane, WA is hiring a Clinical Research Program Manager to lead a portfolio of industry-sponsored trials, primarily in neurology. On-site role overseeing study startup, enrollment, monitoring, data quality, and regulatory compliance under ICH-GCP and FDA requirements.

You will supervise Clinical Research Coordinators, coordinate with sponsors and CROs, drive feasibility and site initiation, and help expand the clinical trial pipeline while ensuring inspection