Project Manager, Clinical Trials

An opportunity to lead multiple Cogstate projects, ensuring delivery of Cogstate Services, with a strong interest in the pharmaceutical development process.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead global clinical trials across all phases.
• May actively mentor other project management team members and clinical staff. Facilitate team building and communication.
• With support from supervisor, request resources across platform lines and ensure team members follow pre-determined hours allocated in budget.
• Financial Responsibilities
  • Manage projects to target gross profit consistently.
  • Accurate and timely financial forecasting and invoicing.
  • Assess need for change in scope and lead Change Order Process.
  • Maintain a strong understanding of the broader impact of invoicing on company financials.
• Experience managing projects in Start-Up, Conduct, or Close-Out phases (can be over multiple projects).
• Develop in-depth understanding of Cogstate service delivery within operational, financial, and regulatory constraints. Able to find gaps and work with the team to fill them.
• Proactively manage risks with confidence, demonstrating strong leadership in guiding team members through challenges and making decisive, well-informed decisions.
• Attend investigator meetings (as needed) and ensure Cogstate is well represented.
• Foster team collaboration and effective communication in a virtual environment, seamlessly connecting teams across multiple geographic locations.
• With supervision, analyze reports for project hours and budget utilization and make course corrections in conjunction with Operations Line Managers. Ability to review Work Orders and determine deliverables and timelines for projects.
• Maintain project narrative for external and internal stakeholders. Ensure accurate reporting on service delivery and progress.
• Lead internal project team utilizing available tools and Agile methodologies.
• Ability to motivate, influence, and drive projects toward outcomes and deliverables, ensuring the team is on task and meets the highest standards of service.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a business, scientific or a technical discipline (psychology, nursing, biology, sociology, computer science or engineering). Master’s preferred but not mandatory.
• Previous CRO experience.
• 4+ years Project Management experience in Pharmaceutical, Biotech, or CRO environment.
• Budget management experience.

Skills, Knowledge and Specialist Expertise

• Proven ability to successfully manage a full workload across multiple projects with limited supervisory support.
• Able to answer majority of study questions around process, scope, budget independently.
• Anticipates problems and develops recommendations for management resolution.
• Highly driven individual who can demonstrate initiative and deliver against tight timelines.
• Strong grasp of study deliverables and timelines, with ability to manage competing priorities – ensuring that all deliverables are met on time with adequate communication; peak periods do not result in other studies being ignored.

What’s In It For You

• Health & Dental Insurance: Company sponsored private medical and dental insurance.
• Pension Contribution: Cogstate contributes 10% of the employee’s salary to state pension program.
• Generous Paid Time-off: Cogstate employees in the UK receive 25 days of vacation leave, 10 days of personal leave, and 8 paid bank holidays.
• Remote Work Practices: Cogstate is a virtual first company. Employees can work from anywhere Cogstate is registered to do business within the United States, Australia, or the United Kingdom.
• Competitive Salary: We offer competitive base salaries plus additional earning opportunities based on the position.
• Learning & Development Opportunities: Cogstate offers a variety of learning and development opportunities from internal and external sources focused on leadership, and professional & personal development.

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