Lead Project Manager

Join Clario, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific and lead the delivery of innovative eCOA solutions that support neuroscience clinical trials around the world. As a Lead Project Manager, eCOA Neurosciences, you will provide both project leadership and people management, ensuring high-quality, on-time, and on-budget delivery across a portfolio of studies. Working closely with sponsors, sites, cross-functional teams, and project staff, you will drive operational excellence, mentor project management professionals, and build strong customer relationships while supporting the successful execution of complex neuroscience clinical research programs.

• Competitive compensation and incentives.
• Pension and health insurance coverage.
• Commuting and vaccine allowances.
• Employee events and hybrid technology support.

• Manage and develop Project Management team members through coaching, mentoring, performance feedback, and career development activities.
• Ensure appropriate onboarding, training, and documentation requirements are completed and maintained for assigned staff.
• Conduct reviews of system configurations, study setups, and project documentation to ensure quality standards and operational requirements are met.
• Lead routine status meetings to monitor team workload, project performance, resource allocation, and forecasting activities.
• Monitor performance metrics and support team development through continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
• Independently lead study planning, startup, monitoring, execution, and closeout activities for neuroscience eCOA programs and studies.
• Gather customer requirements and translate study needs into actionable plans for cross-functional operational teams.
• Develop, maintain, and oversee study documentation, reports, study records, and project deliverables.
• Manage study timelines, budgets, revenue forecasts, scope changes, invoice reconciliation activities, and financial performance.
• Establish and maintain strong sponsor relationships through proactive communication and effective expectation management.
• Identify project risks, develop mitigation plans, and escalate issues appropriately to ensure successful study outcomes.
• Lead internal and external negotiations while fostering collaboration, accountability, and effective resource utilization.
• Develop and implement problem-solving strategies to address customer concerns and ensure timely resolution of escalations.
• Track, monitor, and communicate project status, deliverables, risks, and financial performance to stakeholders.
• Present study services at investigator meetings, site initiation meetings, customer governance meetings, and operational reviews.
• Support business development initiatives by presenting operational capabilities, data workflows, and service offerings to prospective and existing customers.
• Drive operational readiness for new product initiatives and ensure successful implementation within the Neurosciences line of business.
• Support process standardization and consistency across studies, programs, therapeutic areas, and customer portfolios.
• Contribute to departmental strategy, operational objectives, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Bachelor's degree and demonstrated project management expertise within clinical research, life sciences, healthcare technology, or a related industry.
• 5 to 10 years of experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, clinical research, eClinical technology, or related industries, with a strong emphasis on project management.
• Strong understanding of the drug development process and clinical trial lifecycle.
• Experience leading customer-facing projects, programs, or portfolios within an eCOA, eClinical, clinical technology, or CRO environment preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and develop project management professionals.
• Strong financial management experience, including budgeting, forecasting, scope management, and revenue tracking.
• Excellent organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively in English.
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, and relationship-building capabilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Teams.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities and complex study portfolios simultaneously.
• Proven ability to identify risks, solve problems, and drive operational improvements in a fast-paced environment.
• Valid passport and willingness to travel internationally up to approximately 20% as business needs require.

At Clario, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, our purpose is to transform lives by unlocking better evidence. It’s a cause that unites and inspires us. It’s why we come to work and how we empower our people to make a positive impact every day. Whether you're advancing clinical science, building innovative technology, or supporting our global teams, your work helps bring life-changing therapies to patients faster.