Senior Project Manager, Clinical Trials

Cogstate; United States; Remote; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme: 10% annual bonus

401(k) matching up to 3%

20 days of vacation, 10 personal, 10 H

Health, dental & vision coverage

Disability insurance

Pre-Tax Benefits: FSAs

Learning & Development opportunities

Job summary

Cogstate Ltd. is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee multiple Cogstate Services projects and ensure on-time delivery across global clinical trials. You’ll lead cross-functional teams, manage client relationships, and drive agile processes across Start-Up, Conduct and Close-Out phases.

The role demands 7+ years in pharma/biotech/CRO project management, PMP preferred, and strong mentorship skills. This remote-friendly position offers a competitive salary range and a comprehensive benefits

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific, business or technical discipline.
• Master’s degree preferred but not mandatory.
• PMP Certification preferred.
• 7+ years project management experience in pharma/biotech/CRO.
• Supervisory/mentoring experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex global clinical trials projects and new service offerings.
• Manage client relationships as main POC for studies.
• Oversee portfolio teams across Start-Up, Conduct and Close-Out.
• Proactively manage risks and guide teams through challenges.
• Coordinate audits and inspections; support sponsors.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Agile experience

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's preferred

Job description

At Cogstate, we’re advancing the science of brain health - making it faster, easier, and more accurate to assess cognition across clinical trials, healthcare settings, and everyday life.

Our digital cognitive assessments are trusted by researchers, clinicians, and pharmaceutical partners around the world, helping to drive breakthroughs in neuroscience and improve outcomes for people living with neurological conditions. Founded on decades of cognitive science and backed by rigorous validation, Cogstate’s assessments are used in more than 150 countries and over 2,000 clinical trials.

Our global team of experts - spanning psychology, data science, operations, and technology - works together to solve complex challenges in brain health assessment, always with a patient-first mindset. Whether we’re supporting a multinational Alzheimer’s trial or developing tools to bring cognitive testing into routine care, our work is meaningful, collaborative, and constantly evolving.

At Cogstate, we’re not just imagining the future of brain health - we’re building it.

That’s why we’re seeking a Senior Project Manager accountable for managing multiple Cogstate projects overseeing the delivery of Cogstate Services. The Senior Project Manager will have experience with the pharmaceutical development process, a special aptitude and interest in scientific and technical information, an ability to motivate and mentor project and portfolio teams, and be a highly driven individual who demonstrates initiative and delivers against tight timelines in an agile environment. The Senior Project Manager will have demonstrated experience managing a full workload of clinical projects and/or internal development projects, and a growing awareness of information technology concepts and terminology and experience with direct and indirect people management. In addition, the Senior Project Manager will have confidence and composure in handling stressful situations, problem solving and communicating calmly and effectively with internal and external stakeholders, particularly in areas of disagreement.

This role will require extensive communication and interactions across multiple time zones with staff, Sponsors and clinical sites in countries all over the world.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage projects and execute tasks in line with company SOPs and agreed regulatory standards, including the following tasks:
• Manage client relationships as main POC for individual studies and some sponsor portfolios.
  • Independently lead Cogstate’s complex global clinical trials projects – including implementation of projects with new service offerings in scope, where feedback is necessary to the development and commercialization teams to improve process.
• Manage Clinical Trials projects in Start-Up, Conduct or Close-Out phases (multiple projects at one time).
  • Proactively manage risks with confidence, demonstrating strong leadership in guiding team members through challenges and making decisive, well-informed decisions.
• Attending Investigator Meetings (as needed) and ensuring Cogstate is well represented.
• Work in an Agile environment with a given Portfolio Team.
  • Oversight of resourcing and financials across a Portfolio of Projects - ensure team members follow pre-determined hours allocated in budget to target gross profit consistently
• Generate invoices for assigned projects in alignment with expected timelines and project progress. Maintain a strong understanding of the broader impact of invoicing on company financials.
• Actively maintain the change order process.
• Oversee internal projects focused on developing processes for implementing new technologies, with the ability to map, visualize, and optimize workflows to support commercialization and scaling efforts
• Develop operational deployment plans for new systems, including training, and operate as the point person for support.
• Work closely with Business Development and project team managing relationship and supporting proposals for key accounts.
• Potential to line manage or indirectly manage and mentor other project management team members and clinical operations staff in the future.
• Analyze reports for project hours and budget utilization and making course corrections in conjunction with Operations Line Managers.
• Forecast invoicing based on expected timeline and progress of the study
• Ability to review Work Orders and determine deliverables and timelines for project.
• Ensure accurate reporting to internal and external stakeholders on service delivery and progress.
• People/Staff management: Demonstrate high performance in mentoring other project management team members and clinical staff.
• Develop /contribute to pla ybooks for new Sponsors/Partners/ systems, including training, and operate as the point person for support.
• Participate in internal and external audits and inspections.
• Support metrics reporting to sponsors.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific , business or a technical discipline (psychology, nursing, biology, sociology, computer science or engineering) . Master’s preferred (science or business) but not mandatory.
• PMP Certification (preferred but not mandatory).
• Previous CRO experience preferable.
• Previous CNS experience.
• 7+ Years Project Management experience in Pharmaceutical, Biotech, or CRO environment.
• Supervisory/mentoring experience (preferred but not mandatory) .
• Relationship Management Experience.

What’s In It For You

• Remote Work Practices: Cogstate is a virtual first company. Cogstate employees can work from anywhere where Cogstate is registered to business within the United States, Australia, or the United Kingdom!
• Bonus Scheme: This position is eligible to participate in Cogstate’s annual incentive program, with a target bonus opportunity of 10% of base salary, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan.
• Generous Paid Time-off: Cogstate employees receive 20 days of vacation leave, 10 days of personal leave and 10 paid public holidays.
• 401(k) Matching: As you invest in yourself and your future, Cogstate invests in you too: we match up to3% of your yearly salary in Cogstate’s 401k program.
• Competitive Salary: We offer competitive base salaries plus additional earning opportunities based on the position.
• Health, Dental & Vision Coverage: We've invested in comprehensive health & dental insurance options with competitive company contributions to help when you need it most. We also offer free vision insurance for all full-time employees.
• Short-Term & Long Term Disability Life Insurance: 100% employer sponsored
• Pre-Tax Benefits: Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Learning & Development Opportunities: Cogstate offers a robust learning program from mentorships to assistance with programs to improve knowledge or obtain certifications in applicable areas of interest.

Wage Range

$125,000 - $135,000 USD

Our Culture

We bring our whole selves to work every day. We’re courageous and we deliver together. We’re passionate individuals who enjoy working together. We’re brave enough and care enough to have the right conversations to get the best outcome and are famous for our can-do attitude. We see challenges as opportunities and move with pace to achieve our goals.

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