Senior Project Manager - Oncology

Precision Medicine Group; Peapack-Gladstone (NJ); On-site; USD 147,300 - 220,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Health insurance

Retirement savings benefits

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization based in New Jersey is looking for a Senior Project Manager. This role involves planning and directing clinical study projects, ensuring quality and timely delivery while managing budgets. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of clinical research experience, excellent project management skills, and proficiency in various project management tools. You will be the main contact for clients, with responsibilities including budget management and project planning in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education/experience in science or health-related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of clinical research experience.
• Minimum of 4 years of direct project management experience.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary point-of-contact and escalation point to the client.
• Coordinate and oversee all functional services.
• Manage the study budget and project scope.
• Develop comprehensive project plans.
• Prepare project status updates and report on progress.

Skills

Clinical research experience

Project management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Risk management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Products

Microsoft Project

eTMF

EDC

CTMS

Job description

Overview

The Senior Project Manager plans, directs, coordinates, and delivers activities for designated clinical study projects to ensure that project objectives of quality, scope, cost, and time are accomplished.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary point-of-contact and primary escalation point to the client
• Coordinate and oversee all functional services including external vendors to the established timeline and budget
• Manage the study budget, ensuring project remains within scope and that any out-of-scope activities are identified early and handled as appropriate. Independently drive the CO to completion and execution with support as needed.
• Maintain integrated collaboration with clinical operations in the delivery and participates in clinical activities as appropriate. For projects of very limited scope (i.e. number of sites), Sr. PM may assume all clinical activities
• Manage the financial health of assigned studies, including oversight of the project profitability, billable project hours, and compliance with on time, accurate billing and forecasting to support business objectives.
• Develop robust and comprehensive project plans, including timelines and proactive risk management and mitigation, to guide all parameters of trial execution with consistency and quality
• Ensure Quality management for assigned projects, including eTMF Inspection readiness, implementation of quality notification incident forms and / or corrective and preventative action plans to address any quality findings.
• Maintain integrated collaboration with all functional operations in the delivery of the program and review as necessary of other study documentation
• Establish tracking metrics to monitor trial and team progress towards project goals
• Prepare project status updates and report on progress to clients and senior management, including reporting on key performance indicators, offering solutions and opportunities as they arise
• Leads both internal and client meetings and set expectations for the project team
• Communicate effectively with client and Precision management to relay protocol/study issues including any deviations and implements necessary actions in response to those issues
• Ability to conduct formal presentations to a wide variety of audiences including colleagues, investigative staff, and clients including Bid Defenses with proficiency
• Ensure study specific training is implemented in collaboration with functional areas and ensure study specific training compliance for the duration of the project
• Support business development and marketing activities as appropriate, including travel to Bid Defense meetings as required
• Perform other duties as assigned by management
• Remain compliant with organizational training, time-reporting and any other administrative duties as required
• Provides on-going feedback, for functional team members including annual performance reviews

Minimum Required

• North America: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education/experience in science or health-related field. Advanced degree preferred
• EU: Degree or equivalent combination of education/experience in science or health-related field. Advanced degree preferred
• Minimum of 7 years of clinical research experience or proven competencies for this position and a minimum of 4 years of direct project management experience
• Experience in managing complex and global trials
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally including overnight stays

Other Required

• Experience with Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Microsoft Project, eTMF, EDC and CTMS
• Proven communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interface with others in a team setting
• Proven organizational skills, attention to detail, and a customer service demeanor

Competencies

• Demonstrates knowledge of ICH-GCP, relevant Precision SOPs, as well as the ability to implement such items
• Direct work experience in a global, cross-functional project management environment
• Good understanding of cross-functional management
• Good understanding of project planning, risk management and change management with an awareness of appropriate escalation
• Proven experience in strategic planning, risk management and change management
• High level of integrity and must inspire and demand the highest standards from a professional and ethical perspective
• Ability to lead and inspire excellence within a study team
• Ability to create an environment where study team members have a sense of ownership that will lead to increases in productivity and efficiency
• Results oriented, accountable, motivated and flexible
• Proven time management, negotiation, critical thinking, decision making, analytical and interpersonal skills
• Proven presentation, verbal and written communications skills
• Good understanding of project management software
• In depth proven experience in pharmaceutical and/or device research required
• Preferred: experience with oncology & cell and/or gene therapy

Precision is required by law in some states or cities to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to: skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Precision, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. This role is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, health insurance, retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, and paid time off for sick leave and vacation, among other benefits.

Reasonable estimate of the current range: $147,300 USD - $220,900 USD

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