Senior / Director, Project Management - Rheumatology (Europe)

Worldwide Clinical Trials; Polska; Remote; PLN 524,000 - 743,000; Full time

Job summary

Worldwide Clinical Trials is seeking a Senior/Director, Project Management to lead global clinical research programs and provide strategic leadership across multiple projects.

You’ll partner with sponsors, cross‑functional teams, and external stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. This remote role emphasizes leadership and operational excellence across a matrixed organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or allied field.
• 10+ years of clinical pharmaceutical industry experience including project management.
• Minimum 5 years supervisory experience and 8+ years in clinical research preferred.
• Experience leading Rheumatology studies is required.
• Strong leadership, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee multiple global clinical research projects and programs, ensuring delivery against timeline, budget, quality, and client expectations.
• Direct, mentor, and develop Project Managers and Senior Project Managers, supporting performance, growth, and team effectiveness.
• Build and lead cross-functional project teams, fostering collaboration across internal stakeholders, clients, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Define resource requirements, manage project staffing strategies, and implement contingency plans to support successful delivery.
• Partner with sponsors to align on project scope, priorities, performance expectations, and strategic objectives.
• Monitor financial performance across assigned projects, driving accountability for budgets, forecasting, and resource utilization.
• Communicate project status, risks, and strategic updates to senior leadership while facilitating effective decision-making.
• Drive process improvement and change initiatives that enhance operational efficiency, project quality, and team performance.
• Support business development activities through client presentations, proposal development, and collaboration with commercial teams.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

English proficiency

Education

Life Sciences degree

Job description

Who We Are

We’re a global, midsize CRO that pushes boundaries, innovates and invents because the path to a cure for the world’s most persistent diseases is not paved by those who play it safe. It is built by those who take pioneering, creative approaches and implement them with quality and excellence.

Who We Are

We’re a global, midsize CRO that pushes boundaries, innovates and invents because the path to a cure for the world’s most persistent diseases is not paved by those who play it safe. It is built by those who take pioneering, creative approaches and implement them with quality and excellence.

We are Worldwide Clinical Trials, and we are a global team of over 3,500+ experts, bright thinkers, dreamers and doers and, together, we are changing the way the world experiences CROs – in the best possible way.

Our mission is to work with passion and purpose every day to improve lives and we are looking for others who value this same pursuit.

Why Worldwide

We believe everyone plays an important role in making a world of difference for patients and their caregivers. From our hands‑on, accessible leaders, to our cohesive and supportive teams, we are committed to enabling professionals from all backgrounds and experiences to succeed. We prioritize cultivating a diverse and inclusive environment that continues to promote collaboration and creativity. We are proud to be a workplace where people thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do their best work every day. Join us!

Make an Impact as a Senior / Director, Project Management at Worldwide

Lead the successful delivery of complex, global clinical research programs that help bring new therapies to patients. In this role, you’ll provide strategic leadership across multiple projects, guide high‑performing project management teams, and drive operational excellence in a dynamic, matrixed environment.

You’ll play a critical role in partnering with sponsors, cross‑functional teams, and external stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Your expertise will help shape project strategy, optimize processes, and strengthen client relationships across multinational clinical development programs.

As a people leader, you’ll mentor and develop project management professionals, champion continuous improvement initiatives, and contribute to the growth and success of both project teams and the broader organization.

Where You’ll Work

This is a remote role open to candidates based in Europe. You will collaborate with global teams across multiple time zones. Occasional business travel is required, including domestic and international travel as needed.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and oversee multiple global clinical research projects and programs, ensuring delivery against timeline, budget, quality, and client expectations.
• Direct, mentor, and develop Project Managers and Senior Project Managers, supporting performance, growth, and team effectiveness.
• Build and lead cross‑functional project teams, fostering collaboration across internal stakeholders, clients, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Define resource requirements, manage project staffing strategies, and implement contingency plans to support successful delivery.
• Partner with sponsors to align on project scope, priorities, performance expectations, and strategic objectives.
• Monitor financial performance across assigned projects, driving accountability for budgets, forecasting, and resource utilization.
• Communicate project status, risks, and strategic updates to senior leadership while facilitating effective decision‑making.
• Drive process improvement and change initiatives that enhance operational efficiency, project quality, and team performance.
• Support business development activities through client presentations, proposal development, and collaboration with commercial teams.

What You’ll Bring

• University or college degree, preferably in Life Sciences, or certification in an allied health profession, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of clinical pharmaceutical industry experience including demonstrated skills and competency in clinical project management.
• Candidates with more than five (5) years of supervisory experience in a healthcare setting and eight (8) years of clinical research experience within the pharmaceutical or CRO industry will also be considered.
• Experience managing Rheumatology studies is required for this role.
• Demonstrated experience leading, developing, and coaching project management professionals within a project‑driven environment.
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing budgets, forecasting, resources, and overall business performance.
• Expert knowledge of project management principles, process improvement, clinical development, and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, problem‑solving, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across matrix organizations.
• Proficiency in English, both written and verbal; fluency in the local office language where applicable.

We love knowing that someone is going to have a better life because of the work we do.

To view our other roles, check out our careers page at Discover a world of difference at Worldwide! For more information on Worldwide, visit www.Worldwide.com or connect with us on LinkedIn.

Worldwide is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to enabling professionals from all backgrounds and experiences to succeed and, to that end, we prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and creativity. We know that when our employees feel appreciated and included, they can be more creative, innovative, and successful. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, military status, or other class protected by applicable law.