Clinical Project Manager I

Boston Scientific • Marlborough, MA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Boston Scientific’s Cardiology Clinical team conducts human-use trials for medical technology in electrophysiology and rhythm management, demonstrating product safety and efficacy to improve patient outcomes. The Clinical Project Manager leads a high-performance team responsible for strategic planning and execution of clinical data collection and reporting, and partners across the clinical department to deliver franchise plans. The role calls for communication, technical and clinical knowledge, business acumen, coaching, project management, and collaborative stakeholder-management skills. The successful candidate will help foster a team environment that supports measured risk-taking, learning from mistakes, and improving clinical execution.

This position follows a hybrid work model and requires employees to work from the Arden Hills, Minnesota, or Marlborough, Massachusetts, office at least three days per week. Relocation assistance and employment visa sponsorship are not available for this position.

Requirements

• Eight years of professional experience with a bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Clinical trial and/or technical project management experience.
• Experience interacting with stakeholders and business colleagues to analyze and define business requirements and related project reporting, and developing methodologies to create and enhance applications and tools.
• MS Project experience.
• Ability to present to senior levels within the organization.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to lead teams collaboratively.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with attention to detail.
• Experience with clinical or financial planning systems.
• PMP certification.

Responsibilities

• With the Trial Manager, lead the clinical project team in planning, executing, and managing clinical-trial budgets and schedules; develop and implement project plans, build team ownership, and provide input to functional managers on team and individual performance.
• Lead proactive identification and assessment of project risks and issues with the project team, and facilitate mitigation planning.
• Track internal and external project contributions, trial contracts and statements of work, processes, functional plans, study systems, and sponsor-required regulatory submissions; manage critical paths and dependencies, maintain schedules, and communicate schedule status.
• Lead team and cross-functional communications; act as liaison between the team and the CIB; lead phase and business reviews; maintain meeting minutes, issue logs, metrics, and other communications; and influence resolution of cross-functional issues.
• Use internal project management and finance systems to update milestones, study timelines, and project data, ensuring information accurately reflects current project status.
• Ensure Clinical core team members meet schedule expectations, engage functional managers when broader issues arise, and remove barriers to keep functional teams on track.
• Assist with portfolio and project financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, actuals tracking, budget development, and assessing the cost and schedule impacts of plan changes; provide stakeholder reporting, manage purchase orders and invoice approvals, and maintain budget accuracy by addressing variances.
• Build collaborative relationships with external entities and internal organizations to improve project efficiency, responsiveness, and resource allocation; foster servant leadership and effective team performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level