Clinical Project Manager London, England
Job description
Richmond Pharmacology's continued growth and development in early phase and late phase clinical trials in healthy volunteers and in patient populations is driving a significant increase in headcount across the business. We are currently seeking a Clinical Project Manager to join the team, overseeing the operational delivery of our clinical trials.
Title: Clinical Project Manager
Location: London Bridge, London
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 + Benefits (Private medical & Dental, Life Assurance, Pension, Cycle to work, up to 30 days annual plus bank holidays)
As the incoming Clinical Project Manager, you will have extensive experience of managing early phase clinical trials and ideally, have some experience with later phase trials too. You will be engaged in the management of the trial from set-up through the clinical and post clinical phases up to close out. You will liaise with external clients to ensure the smooth running of the study and ensure milestones are met. You will interface closely with cross‑functional teams and coordinate the activities within the organisation to ensure the highest level of output from each trial. You will be responsible for controlling all study documentation, quality control, management of the crucial set up phase, clinical oversight and study close out. You will be confident overseeing and mentoring less experienced team members who are early in their careers in Clinical Project Management, as well as providing guidance and assistance where appropriate to team members from other departments who would benefit from your experience.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Liaising with external clients and internal teams to ensure trials are completed within timelines to an excellent standard
- Preparing and reviewing all study documents, ahead of sign off
- Providing in-depth and expert input into study design, protocol development, regulatory submissions, sponsor communication etc
- Reviewing and undertaking risk assessment of study protocol and developing mitigations and contingencies via SOM and training to safeguard delivery
- Interfacing with other departments to ensure all deliverables are on target and being addressed in a timely fashion
- Ensuring staff are properly trained and that the project is appropriately resourced
- Oversight in wards on key study days to ensure processes are smooth and streamlined and volunteer experience is excellent
- Ensure effective close out, manage resolution of data queries to facilitate timely database lock and review study report ahead of submission to regulatory authority
- QC processes and documents
- Support the creation of, and amendments to study timelines, and ensure these are adhered to
- Act openly and with integrity while remaining adaptive and flexible to dynamic environment
- Identify and distinguish items of out-of-scope work, and highlight to the commercial team any amendments required to the budget
This is a demanding and fast-paced environment and is likely to suit someone who is self‑assured and confident in making decisions within carefully defined parameters and governance regulations. You will need to be capable of establishing boundaries and communicating effectively with external clients and your counterparts in other departments to delegate tasks and oversee timely delivery. Communication skills will need to be of the highest order.
Suitable candidates will be:
- Academically qualified with a degree in life sciences
- Experienced in managing clinical trials
- Experienced in early phase (1 and 2) trials
- Highly literate and numerate, with exceptional attention to detail
- High energy, proactive and highly organised
- Experienced in a CRO or research site setting
It is desirable for candidates to be:
- Academically qualified with at post-graduate degree in a life sciences subject
- Highly experienced in managing all stages of clinical trials
- Experienced in later phase (3 and 4) trials
If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to apply, please follow the link to register your interest via our Bamboo HR website. You will be asked to supply a copy of your CV and basic contact details.
