Senior Project Manager Clinical Research

Abbott

Princeton (NJ)

On-site

USD 86,700 - 173,300

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Education benefits

Job summary

Abbott seeks a Senior Project Manager, Clinical Research, located in Princeton, New Jersey, within the Abbott Point of Care division. You will coordinate cross-functional studies, manage budgets, and ensure regulatory and quality standards across ISS/CRS programs.

You will liaise with clinical, regulatory, quality, legal, and supply chain teams, traveling up to 10-15% as needed to engage investigators and staff, while leading studies from start-up to closeout.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required.
10+ years in clinical research/medical affairs/project management.
Experience with investigator-initiated and collaborative studies.
Knowledge of clinical trials, statistics, and publications.
Understanding of in vitro diagnostic products.
Strong communication and leadership skills.
Willing to travel up to 10-15%.

Responsibilities

Coordinate end-to-end research study operations for ISS and CRS, including proposal review, contracts, start-up, shipments, budget management, and closeout.
Ensure compliance and audit readiness by maintaining study documentation and quality systems.
Manage financial oversight including FMV assessments, budgets, invoicing, milestones, forecasting, and reporting.
Oversee study logistics and site support, including regulatory labeling, site instructions, training docs, and cross-functional collaboration.
Support initiatives including medical education, grants, KOL/board contracting, meeting logistics, and committee reporting.

Skills

Clinical research

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Public speaking

Leadership

Time management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to :

Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

Our Global Medical & Scientific Affairs Team has an opportunity for a Senior Project Manager, Clinical Research. This role will be located in our Princeton, New Jersey office on site. This role is based in our Abbott Point of Care (APOC) Division. APOC is a global leader in providing critical medical diagnostic and data management products for rapid blood analysis that are intuitive, reliable, and cost-effective. Our i-STAT System is an advanced, portable diagnostic tool that provides real-time, lab-quality results within minutes to accelerate patient-care decision-making. The i-STAT System has the industry’s most comprehensive menu of tests in a single, with-patient platform, including tests for blood gases, electrolytes, chemistries, coagulation, hematology, glucose, and cardiac markers. By delivering lab-quality results in minutes, our i-STAT System fosters a collaborative, patient-centered environment while driving improved operational performance.

What You’ll Work On

The Senior Project Manager, Clinical Research will work closely with the Scientific Affairs Manager and Scientific Affairs Director to facilitate cross-functional coordination and ensure the efficient execution, monitoring, and reporting of all Scientific Affairs studies. In addition, they will liaise with cross-functional team members including clinical, regulatory, quality, legal, and supply chain, and will be responsible for managing individual study budgets/milestone payments.

In addition :

Coordinate end-to-end research study operations for Investigator Sponsored Studies (ISS) and Collaborative Research Studies (CRS), including proposal review, contracts, study start-up, material shipments, budget management, and study closeout.
Ensure compliance and audit readiness by maintaining study documentation, conducting investigator/debarment reviews, documenting communications, supporting SOP updates, and maintaining quality system requirements.
Manage financial oversight including Fair Market Value assessments, study budgets, invoice processing, milestone payments, forecasting, and financial tracking/reporting.
Oversee study logistics and site support by coordinating study supplies, regulatory labeling requirements, site instructions, training documentation, and collaboration with R&D, Clinical, Regulatory, and Scientific Affairs teams.
Support Scientific Affairs initiatives including medical education and writing grants, KOL and advisory board contracting, meeting logistics, reporting for review committees, and other activities delegated by Scientific Affairs leadership.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree
10+ years of clinical research/medical affairs/project management experience.
Knowledge and experience in working with clinical trials including investigator-initiated research and collaborative research studies.
Knowledge and experience in oversight of clinical studies, understanding of statistical techniques, tracking clinical studies, and related publications.
Understanding of the clinical laboratory, assay/instrument principles involving in vitro diagnostic products.
Form and develop long-term strategic and professional relationships; display socially and professionally appropriate behavior.
Strong communication skills demonstrated in publications, presentations, etc. including the ability to confidently speak in public, and lead meetings and group discussions.
Ability to work independently and in groups.
Demonstrates leadership skills, initiative, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Strong organization and time management skills
Willing and able to travel up to 10 -15% of the time to meet investigators and clinical trial staff.

Preferred Qualifications