Clinical Project Leader – Partnerships

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Oversee project delivery for Large Pharma Partnership clients and their global initiatives.

• Actively guide both Parexel and client teams by leveraging clinical research knowledge and client insights.

• Provide leadership across various functions for clinical trials, studies, and project teams.

• Ensure projects are completed on schedule, within budget, maintaining high quality and compliance with ICH GCP standards.

• Create and sustain formal project plans that outline milestones, budgets, and resource allocations.

• Recognize project risks, execute contingency strategies, mitigate risks, and keep clients updated.

• Set project quality benchmarks and guarantee first-time quality of all deliverables.

• Manage study-level relationships and communications with clients.

• Oversee project P&L, budgets, revenue recognition, forecasting, resource management, pass-through costs, scope alterations, and invoicing.

• Lead cross-functional project teams to facilitate successful study completion.

• Represent Project Leadership in client meetings and presentations, including bid pursuits and investigator meetings.

• Review SOPs and take the lead or contribute to organizational initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent educational background; preference for a field related to Science or Medicine.

• Significant clinical project management experience may compensate for educational requirements.

• An advanced degree is preferred.

• Strong prior experience with CROs is essential.

• Familiarity with Phase I, II-III clinical trial project management is required.

• Proven project leadership abilities.

• Expertise in the oncology therapeutic area is critical.

• Experience in Ophthalmology, Neurology, Dermatology, or Cardiovascular fields is desirable.

• Proficient command of written and spoken English is essential.

• Strong financial management and client relationship capabilities.

• Experience with bid defense activities is necessary.

• Familiarity with standard business and eClinical systems used in Clinical Research is a plus.

• Knowledge of ICH and GCP regulations in relevant regions is essential.

• Solid understanding of clinical research and protocol design.

• Proactive and solutions-oriented mindset.

• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication abilities.

• Strong client focus and accountability.

• Capability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize workload, and pay attention to detail.

• Ability to work within a matrix environment and collaborate effectively with teams.

• Basic understanding of the project life cycle.

• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and project planning software.

🏝️ Benefits

• Structured career pathway and growth opportunities within the role.

• Competitive salary.

• Bonus potential.

• Car allowance (specific to country).

• Comprehensive benefits package including holiday, pension, and other innovative benefits.