Early Phase Project Manager

Overview

Lead an early phase clinical trials project as the primary sponsor contact, accountable for overall project delivery (quality, time, cost) and leading the cross-functional project team to meet or exceed deliverables.

What you'll do

• Serve as the primary contact between the sponsor and the organization at the project level.
• Ensure escalation pathways are adhered to internally and externally (Rules of Engagement – communication pathways).
• Where scope requires, ensure clear delineation of responsibilities and communication pathways for secondary project leads (such as a lead in a specific region or for specific vendor(s) or a subset of delivery).
• Be accountable for the overall delivery of the cross-functional project (time, cost, quality).
• Ensure financial stewardship at project level, including understanding of the contract, resource alignment to budget, management of out-of-scope activity, driving the Con Mod process and negotiations, and team execution to timelines.
• Establish, communicate and manage customer expectations to achieve optimal delivery during the project.
• Drive risk identification and issue resolution at project level (RBQM/RESOLVE).
• Ensure project team compliance with organization policies, SOPs, ICH-GCP, regulatory and project-specific requirements.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification.
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 8+ years).
• Minimum 5 years' clinical trial experience.
• Technical and systems competency, including effective use of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and organization systems (CTMS, Preclarus, Clarity).
• Ability to delegate and effectively prioritize own and project team members' workload in a frequently changing environment.
• Effective oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Proactive, solutions-oriented and adaptable to changing priorities and situations.
• Advanced therapeutic area knowledge and clinical development guidelines and directives.
• Strong understanding of the key principles of project management (time, quality, cost), including solid financial acumen.
• Sound interpersonal and customer service skills, including the ability to lead, motivate and coordinate cross-functional project teams.
• Good judgment and decision-making skills, with critical and analytical strategic thinking to manage complex/ambiguous situations.
• Ability to negotiate, persuade and influence others, including cross-cultural awareness.

Details

• Location: Remote, Australia.
• Work schedule: Standard (Mon-Fri).
• Working conditions: work is performed in an office/laboratory and/or clinical environment, with exposure to biological fluids and potentially infectious organisms, electrical office equipment, and required personal protective equipment such as protective eyewear, garments and gloves.