Associate Director, eCOA Project Management
About The Position
Join a high-growth team at the forefront of eCOA delivery, where you’ll lead complex, global clinical programs that directly impact patient-centric research. As an Associate Director, you’ll take on a highly visible leadership role—driving project excellence, mentoring teams, and shaping operational strategy in a dynamic and evolving environment. Job Overview The Associate Director, eCOA Project Management is responsible for leading complex eCOA programs, ensuring successful delivery across scope, timeline, and quality expectations. This role combines hands-on project leadership, people management, and process improvement, with accountability for both project execution and team performance. You will oversee project managers, support escalations, contribute to account leadership activities, and drive operational excellence across the portfolio. The role is remote with occasional travel and a preference for Eastern Time Zone alignment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Life Sciences, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- Approximately 5+ years of direct people management experience preferred
- Strong project management experience in clinical technology or eCOA (preferred but not required if project management expertise is strong)
- Demonstrated experience managing complex programs and cross-functional teams
- Excellent communication and presentation skills (including PowerPoint, Teams, and stakeholder engagement)
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment
Nice To Haves
- eCOA systems experience
- Familiarity with IRT or eConsent platforms
Responsibilities
- Define and validate project/program scope, timelines, and success metrics for complex eCOA implementations
- Lead end-to-end project delivery, including scope, schedule, cost, and quality management
- Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies; track and report portfolio performance
- Manage and mentor a team of project managers (approximately 7–8 direct reports)
- Conduct regular one-on-ones, manage performance, and support career development of team members
- Act as first point of escalation for project and team-related issues
- Support account leadership and client deliverables as needed
- Partner with stakeholders to ensure alignment on project goals and outcomes
- Lead or contribute to process improvement initiatives and SOP development
- Drive change management, including training coordination and onboarding of new team members
- Deliver presentations and communicate project updates to leadership and cross-functional teams
Benefits
- Potential base pay range: $100,200.00 - $278,900.00
- Incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered
- Range of health and welfare and/or other benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
