Clinical Trial Manager

CARE

. Drives and Manages studies or projects according to scope of work, timelines, and quality standards.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $90,000 - $110,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drives and Manages studies or projects according to scope of work, timelines, and quality standards.
Supports building a strategy to deliver the trial or project as per protocol and timelines.
Monitors and analyses project status to ensure successful completion of project parameters, milestones, timetables.
Understands proactively manages risks on trials or projects and implements mitigations whilst working in a cross functional team.
Acts as principal liaison between Sponsor and Care Access by facilitating the flow of information between Care Access and client.
Appropriately escalates any issues or potential issues as per escalation pathways; and provides timely project updates to upline management and/or Senior Leadership at Care Access.
Coordinates a cross functional team to support delivery of the clinical trial.
Holds teams accountable for delivery and success of the trial.
Leads teams to successfully deliver in their areas.
Coordinates activities of all functional departments and vendors involved in the project.
Works with team and management to develop plans/guidelines for project implementation using Care Access tools.
Identifies data and analytics required to allows data-driven decisions and continuously monitors ongoing project performance.
Evaluates growth opportunities of current engagement or potential engagements; helps develops the strategy for various initiatives.
Ensures teams are entering and updating internal tracking tools.
Works with team to identify potential risks, develop contingency plans.
Provides Sponsor with timely project updates, ensures correct protocol interpretations, and obtains direction and feedback on implementing scope of work
May discuss and obtain feedback from Sponsors regarding Care Access’s performance to date.
Plans and communicates to team members to study specific tasks and priorities for projects.
Delegates, as appropriate, assigned responsibilities to project team members.
Liaises with managers in all functional areas within Care Access to optimize performance and utilization of the project team members.
Ensures that appropriate assessment and coordination of project/protocol specific and therapeutic area training needs and activities are occurring for the team members as needed.
Schedules, leads, and follows up on pre-identified meetings. Documents, sends meeting minutes and follows-up on action items. May be internal and/or external.
Maintains project logs and trackers.
Provides recommendations and alternative resolutions to project-specific challenges through established escalation channels.
Ensures guidelines and processes are followed for efficient escalation of out of parameter issues as appropriate.
Escalates identified findings from periodic quality reviews and peer feedback reports.
Collaborates with fellow CTMs and department leadership on best practices.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must have clinical trial experience.
Decentralized clinical trial experience, preferred.
Site experience, preferably in a site network.
PMP Certification, preferred.
Bachelor's degree
Must have 5+ years of experience in the clinical trial/pharmaceutical industry.
Must have 2-3+ years in project management including client management.
Experience with strategy consulting, preferred.
Experience with oversight of external vendors (e.g., e-consent vendor).
Experience collaborating and leading cross-functional teams in a matrix environment.
Experience managing multiple projects across various therapeutic areas.
Experience anticipating and resolving problems on projects.
Experience reporting project details to various stakeholders within the company and outside of the company

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid Time Off (PTO) and Company Paid Holidays
100% Employer paid medical, dental, and vision insurance plan options
Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Accounts
Bi-weekly HSA employer contribution
Company paid Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
401(k) Retirement Plan, with Company Match

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Hard Skills & Tools

clinical trial experienceproject managementstrategy consultingoversight of external vendorsdata analysisrisk managementcontingency planningperformance monitoringprotocol interpretationcross-functional team leadership

Soft Skills

communicationproblem-solvingteam leadershipaccountabilitycollaborationdelegationtime managementorganizational skillsadaptabilitystakeholder management

Certifications

PMP CertificationBachelor's degree