(Sr) Project Manager - Hematology/Oncology Team - Remote based in the US
About The Position
The Senior Project Manager serves as the Project Lead and primary sponsor contact, accountable for overall project delivery—including quality, timelines, and cost. With minimal direction, the role establishes and communicates customer expectations, ensures internal and external escalation pathways are followed, and leads cross-functional teams to meet or exceed deliverables. The position manages projects of increasing complexity, which may involve multiple services, regions or countries, therapeutic complexity, or financial scope. Candidates should have demonstrated experience managing global oncology/hematology trials.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent and a relevant formal academic or vocational qualification.
- Comparable to 8+ years of relevant experience providing the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job.
- Demonstrated experience managing global oncology/hematology trials.
- Technical and systems competency, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and organizational systems such as CTMS, Preclarus, and Clarity.
- Ability to delegate and effectively prioritize project team members' workloads and resources in a frequently changing environment.
- Effective oral and written communication and presentation skills.
- Proactive, solutions-oriented, and adaptable when priorities and situations change.
- In-depth therapeutic-area knowledge and knowledge of clinical development guidelines and directives.
- Advanced knowledge of cross-functional project management principles, including time, quality, and cost.
- Interpersonal skills, including the ability to lead, motivate, and coordinate cross-functional project teams.
- Strong customer service skills and ability to proactively address and prioritize expectations.
- Good judgment and decision-making skills, with the ability to apply critical, analytical, and strategic thinking to complex or ambiguous situations.
- Strong negotiation skills and ability to influence others and achieve results, including cross-cultural awareness.
- Strong financial acumen and ability to minimize risk through proactive management and adjustment of budgets, forecasts, and resources.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary project-level contact between the sponsor and the organization.
- Ensure internal and external escalation pathways and communication rules are followed.
- For projects requiring it, clarify responsibilities and communication pathways for secondary project leads, such as regional leads or leads for vendors or portions of delivery.
- Lead and own overall cross-functional project delivery across timelines, cost, and quality.
- Provide project-level financial stewardship by understanding the contract, aligning resources to budget, managing out-of-scope activity, driving change modification processes and negotiations, and ensuring the team meets timelines.
- Establish, communicate, and manage customer expectations to support optimal project delivery.
- Drive project-level risk identification and issue resolution (RBQM/RESOLVE).
- Ensure project team compliance with organizational policies, SOPs, ICH-GCP, regulatory requirements, and project-specific requirements.
- Act as a mentor.
- Develop or contribute to process improvement initiatives.
Benefits
- Collaboration and development as part of the everyday work experience.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
