Senior Clinical Trials PM — Lead Cross-Functional Delivery

NCBiotech; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Project Manager to lead full-service clinical trials with a focus on non-interventional studies. You will act as the primary sponsor contact, manage cross-functional teams, and ensure delivery on time, budget, and quality.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of related experience, with strong skills in communication, budgeting, and risk management. Join a global company committed to scientific excellence and innovation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic qualification.
• 8+ years of related experience managing full-service clinical trials (non-interventional preferred).
• Experience leading cross-functional project teams and sponsor communication.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary contact between the sponsor and the organization at the project level.
• Ensure escalation pathways adhered to internally and externally (Rules of Engagement – communication pathways).
• On projects where the scope requires, ensure clear delineation in responsibilities and communication pathways for secondary project leads (such as lead in a specific region, lead for a specific vendor(s) or subset of delivery).
• Accountable for the overall delivery of the cross-functional project (time, cost, quality).
• Ensure financial stewardship at a project level by demonstrating an intimate understanding of the contract, resource alignment to budget, management of Out of Scope activity, drive the Con Mod process/negotiations and team execution to timelines.
• Establish, communication and manage customer expectations to achieve optimal delivery during the project
• Drive Risk Identification and Issue Resolution at project level (RBQM/RESOLVE).
• Ensure project team compliance with organization policies, SOPs, ICH- GCP, regulatory and project specific requirements.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Budget management

Risk management

Communication skills

Time management

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

CTMS

Preclarus

Clarity

Job description

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Project Manager to lead full-service clinical trials with a focus on non-interventional studies. You will act as the primary sponsor contact, manage cross-functional teams, and ensure delivery on time, budget, and quality.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of related experience, with strong skills in communication, budgeting, and risk management. Join a global company committed to scientific excellence and innovation.