Associate Project Manager / Gestionnaire de projet associé

at  Innovaderm Research

The Associate Project Manager is involved in all phases of clinical trial project management. This person works closely with the Project Manager and functional team members. The Associate Project Manager is responsible for tracking the study budget, project scope and timelines and in accordance with applicable standard operating procedures (SOPs), good clinical practices, regulatory and study-specific requirements. The Associate Project Manager will communicate project information to stakeholders, design templates, create presentations, review and edit project deliverables and maintain the project information repository. The Associate Project Manager will also help resolve project conflicts, identify resource requirements and align the project team on project scope

EDUCATION

• B.Sc. in a related field of study to clinical research

EXPERIENCE

• At least 3 years of experience in a similar role, including activities related to management of clinical studies in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and/or CRO industry

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Excellent knowledge of GCP and ICH standards, FDA and Canadian regulations
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
• Excellent oral and written skills in English, French is an asset
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work in a team environment and establish good relationships with colleagues and sponsors
• Good problem-solving abilities
• Good organizational skills
• Strong ability to carry out different projects and work under pressure while meeting timelines
• Experience managing small to medium projects using a disciplined approach to project management
• Core Project Management competencies
• Demonstrated ability to establish and deliver resource-based project plans
• Excellent people management skills; experience working with and managing teams in a matrix environment
  Our company:
  

• We can count on you to deliver results while using a disciplined approach to project management
• You are looking for the next career step to prepare you to become a project manager.
• You are knowledgeable about clinical research projects and looking to continue learning.
• Working in an organization that is driven by science and innovation and completing meaningful work is important to you.

More specifically, the Associate Project Manager:

• May serve as primary contact for the Sponsor, vendors and internal team throughout the study.
• Coordinates tasks and deadlines between the different departments involved in the project.
• Oversees project coordinators, SSU team members, RDA and RAC resources to ensure correct prioritization of site activation activities amongst team members
• Interacts with vendor management to ensure vendor supplies and services are coordinated for with site activation timelines
• Escalates to project manager when site activation timelines are at risk or cannot be maintained.
• Assists with managing the needs and expectations of the Sponsor and other internal and external project stakeholders.
• Assists with ensuring all team members are adequately trained on the project.
• May plan the activities and resources (e.g. internal and external resources, equipment, etc.) required for the project.
• Manages the quality of assigned work and deliverables
• Assists with providing project status updates to external and internal stakeholders
• Ensures assigned tasks are completed in compliance with the study budget, project scope and timelines and in accordance with applicable standard operating procedures (SOPs), good clinical practices, regulatory and study-specific requirements.
• Reconciles study trackers
• Assists with analyzing discrepancies between planned and actual results and participates in the development and implementation of corrective actions to be taken as needed.
• Assists with enforcing effective change control and risk management throughout the project.
• Reviews and may assist in the drafting of project operational plans, processes, and manuals as applicable (e.g., project management plan, monitoring plan, etc.).
• Assists with ensuring that study specific documents and project deliverables (e.g., protocol, informed consent form, electronic case report form (eCRF), tables/listings/figures (TLFs), clinical study report, etc.) meet applicable country requirements.
• Oversee activities related to sites selection (feasibility questionnaires, sites selection, planning of site qualification visits)
• Monitors patient recruitment, subject status, and follows up with sites on recruitment strategy plan.
• Participates in the planning and conduct of Investigator’s Meeting.
• In collaboration with the Regulatory Affairs group, may oversee activities related to central ethics and regulatory submissions.
• Ensures collection of required essential documents from the sites prior to study initiation and maintains of currency of site level documentation throughout the study.
• May assist the project manager with quality reviews and or audits of the Trial Master File (TMF) to ensure inspection readiness.
• May support clinical monitoring activities, such as CRA training, visit report review, site letters, and escalated site issues
• May track site qualification, initiation, routine and close-out visits, project-specific training, monitoring visit reports and follow-up letters, compliance with monitoring plan, escalation of site-related issues.
• Maintains the project specific training matrix and confirms project team members are fully training per the study matrix prior to team members performing study tasks
• Supports the sites and ensures that each site has the necessary material to adequately perform the study (e.g., investigational product, study supplies, special equipment, safety lab kits, etc.).
• In collaboration with the Data Management group, may ensure that the CRF complies with the protocol and Sponsor requirements and ensures queries resolution and data review process follow the study timelines until database lock.
• May provide technical, therapeutic and project management expertise in training and process improvement efforts for the department.

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