Senior Clinical Project Manager

At Ora, we are building the future of ophthalmic clinical research. As the world’s leading full-service ophthalmic drug and device development firm, we guide our clients across all phases of clinical research to efficiently bring new products and therapies to market. Over the past 45 years, our expert teams have helped earn more than 85 new product approvals. Ora's pre-clinical and clinical models, unique methodologies, integrated clinical data solutions, and global regulatory strategies have been refined and proven across thousands of global projects.

Ora’s Senior Clinical Project Managers (Sr. CPM) are critical in driving clinical ophthalmic projects forward utilizing best practices in order to ensure budgets, timelines, and clinical trial requirements are being met on behalf of the sponsor. This role will work independently to manage cross functional project teams as well as overseeing other projects they are not directly managing, as a senior member of the clinical operations team, to provide support to more junior team members. Sr. CPM’s have active involvement in each assigned project in order to meet milestones, resolve issues and/or conflicts in addition to frequent interactions with the study team including but not limited to clinical trial associates, monitoring, clinical research coordinators, investigators and senior management. They are responsible for creating project plans and provide weekly budget and progress reviews for each study in addition to preparing high-quality reports.

What You’ll Do:

• May manage department Clinical Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, Clinical Trial Associates and other supporting staff.
• Manages cross functional project teams derived from the groups within clinical development to deliver a high-quality clinical trial(s) in compliance with all regulations and SOPs.
• Works with functional areas on initiating, planning, executing, controlling, closing and resourcing clinical trial projects.
• The CPM acts as an operational nexus or focal point for interdepartmental and intradepartmental groups (e.g. stats, data management, safety, manufacturing, regulatory, vendors), coordinating these different groups in a matrix environment to drive and complete clinical programs.
• Reviews protocol, source documents and CRFs and tracks them to completion.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining project timelines for each project and uses these timelines to track and manage a project’s progress.
• Responsible for creating Project Plans (Roles and Responsibility Tables and Communication Plans) and weekly project budget and progress reviews for each study.
• Reviews study metrics for performance and quality with the team and management.
• Prepares high-quality reports (financial, project, etc.) for management on program status and issues.
• Ensures review of clinical electronic Trial Master File (eTMF) for completeness.
• Manages and coordinates all vendors involved in the clinical trials (e.g. central labs, IVRS, reading centers).
• May represent Ora at professional meetings or seminars.
• Participates in preparing new study budgets, proposal documents and participating in bid defenses.
• Active role in department and company-wide process improvement initiatives.
• Travel of up to 15% is required (mainly domestic, overnight).
• Adhere to all aspects of Ora’s quality system.
• Adhere to all essential systems and processes that are required at Ora to maintain compliance to Ora’s data integrity & business ethics and regulatory requirements.
• Clear and sustained demonstration of Ora’s values -- prioritizing kindness, operational excellence, cultivating joy and scientific rigor – as well as their linked behaviors.

What We Look For:

Experience needed for the Role:

• Bachelors’ degree in Life Science with at least 7 years of clinical trial experience. Years of experience may be considered in lieu of education.
• Minimum of 3 years of clinical project management experience.

Additional Skills & Attributes:

• Ophthalmology experience preferred.
• Understanding of multi-center drug and/or device trials.
• Experience with Veeva TMF and CTMS systems.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective professional relationships with co-workers, managers and clients.
• Highly effective organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to plan, identify risks, anticipate issues and outcomes and respond strategically, tactically and operationally while balancing short-term and long-term company objectives.
• Demonstrated expertise of applicable regulatory requirements and GCP.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to multitask and to solve problems proactively.
• Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint and vendor management.
• Multi-lingual communication is a plus.

Competencies and Personal Traits:

What We Do:

• Execution Excellence: Ability to set goals, create structure and maintain a focused and collaborative approach to the delivery of timely and high-quality work.

How We Do It:

• IQ, EQ and SQ: Agile and positive thinker, communicator and collaborator who uses a growth mindset to work and lead with authenticity, transparency, resilience, and empathy.
• Scientific, intellectual, and emotional/social curiosity creates the willingness and ability to innovate, make mistakes, learn and try again.
• Clear and Direct Communication, Feedback and Conflict Resolution: Practice radical candor in your communication and participate in active giving and receiving feedback frequently, with an open heart and mind creates psychological safety and promotes faster, individual, team and company growth.

Why We Do It:

• Seek Meaning and Purpose and a Desire to be Part of Something Bigger than Yourself: Crave being part of a team that works together under shared values to achieve significant positive impact in the wider world.

What We Offer:

• Financial: Competitive salaries along with a structured pension plan.
• Well-Being: Offering private medical insurance healthcare beginning day 1 provided by Vitality and SimplyHealth.
• Company Paid Life & Disability Insurance: Offering peace of mind through Canada Life to help you and your family feel secure.
• PTO: 25 days of annual leave + Birthday PTO + bank holidays.
• Remote & Wellness Reimbursement: We'll reimburse you to support your remote workspace and wellness purchases.
• Career Development Opportunities: Continued opportunities to grow and develop your career journey.
• Global Team: Opportunities to work with colleagues across the globe.
• Impact: A chance to research new ophthalmic therapies that will impact patients across the globe.

Benefit Eligibility: Full-time employees of Ora working a minimum of 30 hours per week. Our per diem workforce is eligible for Medical and Dental coverage once they have hit 6 months of service and work an average of 30 hours per week. Our mission is to weave together people, processes, and technology to support innovation in ophthalmology around the world. We believe our business should be a force for good — to improve, heal, and change how we see. As a global company, our vibrant community and culture are nurtured by our core values: Prioritizing kindness, cultivating joy, operational excellence, and scientific rigor. Through our commitment to these values, we have built an inclusive and supportive work environment that fosters respect, accountability, and a fulfilling work-life balance for every team member. We know a diverse workforce adds to our collective value and strength as an organization. People of color, the LGBTQIA+ community, disabled candidates and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Ora is proud to be an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to equal employment opportunity and fair, equitable compensation regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.