When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve.
At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.
Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference.
About Parexel
Parexel is a leading global Clinical Research Organization (CRO) that partners with biopharmaceutical companies to advance drug development and bring life-changing therapies to patients worldwide. We design and execute clinical trials across all phases, providing comprehensive services from study design through regulatory compliance and project delivery.
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Vice President of Project Leadership with demonstrated Biopharmaceutical and CRO experience to drive operational excellence across a dynamic portfolio of studies. This strategic role combines hands-on project oversight, ensuring we deliver for our customers, maintain the highest quality standards, and execute with excellence.
Within our high-performing culture you will ensure we deliver exceptional clinical service and serve as a strategic advisor in delivering service to clients.
Key Accountabilities
- Lead project delivery and hold teams accountable to milestones and deliverables
- Own profitability, margin expansion, and cash flow targets across your portfolio
- Drive operational data compliance, analytics, and process improvements
- Participate in risk and quality governance across the portfolio
- Build cross-functional partnerships and foster direct, purposeful communication
- Develop talent, manage performance, lead by example
- Lead or support department and enterprise-wide strategic initiatives
- Manage account-level oversight and P&L responsibility as applicable
Required Qualifications
Experience:
- Minimum 15+ years of project leadership experience in BioPharma or CRO
- Proven track record leading high-performing teams in a global, matrix environment
- Experience managing complex clinical trial portfolios across multiple phases
- Strong business and financial acumen
Skills & Competencies:
- Exceptional communication and executive-level influence skills
- Superior problem-solving, prioritization, and decision-making abilities
- Ability to demonstrate value creation in a global matrix environment
- Solution-oriented mindset with proven ability to deliver on client commitments
Education:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience (science/medical field preferred)
- Advanced degree desirable
EEO Disclaimer
Parexel is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status, which in the US includes race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Skills Required
- Strong business and financial acumen
- Expert project management experience in healthcare or clinical research
- Proven substantial leadership in a global environment
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in science or medical field
- Advanced degree desirable
Parexel Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Parexel and has not been reviewed or approved by Parexel.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA options, and company-paid disability insurance. Descriptions often portray the package as strong or “top notch,” adding meaningful value.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with company matching and, in some regions, generous pension contributions. Core financial protections are emphasized as a solid part of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off programs include ample PTO or flexible/unlimited RTO alongside flexible schedules and remote/hybrid options. Work-life balance support from managers is highlighted as a practical advantage.
Parexel Insights
What We Do
Parexel is among the world’s largest clinical research organizations (CROs), providing the full range of Phase I to IV clinical development services to help life-saving treatments reach patients faster. Leveraging the breadth of our clinical, regulatory and therapeutic expertise, our team of more than 21,000 global professionals collaborates with biopharmaceutical leaders, emerging innovators and sites to design and deliver clinical trials with patients in mind, increasing access and participation to make clinical research a care option for anyone, anywhere. Our depth of industry knowledge and strong track record gained over the past 40 years is moving the industry forward and advancing clinical research in healthcare’s most complex areas, while our innovation ecosystem offers the best solutions to make every phase of the clinical trial process more efficient. With the people, insight and focus on operational excellence, we work With HeartTM every day to treat patients with dignity and continuously learn from their experiences, so every trial makes a difference. For more information, visit parexel.com. Community Guidelines Because Parexel’s social media channels are open to the general public and employees, we are not responsible for views expressed other than our own. However, we do not tolerate posts that are: • Abusive, harassing or threatening to others. • Defamatory, offensive, obscene, vulgar or depicting violence. • Hateful targeting by race/ethnicity, age, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual preference or orientation, nationality or political beliefs. • Sexually explicit or pornographic. • Fraudulent, deceptive, libelous, misleading or unlawful. • Referencing criminal or illegal activity. • Spamming. We reserve the right to remove any comments that do not adhere to our guidelines as well as report users who violate the rules of our page.
