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Act as primary contact between Novotech and client. Leads and oversees the execution of clinical projects in accordance with local regulation, ICH GCP guidelines, Novotech/client SOPs and the Project Agreement to deliver the project on time and to budget. Project Manager is responsible for the overall project deliverables, leading the internal team and the financial performance of the project.\nProject Managers are responsible for the delivery of the project from site selection through to Close out of the study including all deliverables within scope. The Project Manager is responsible to identify and evaluate potential risks and develop risk management plans to mitigate this risk.\nProject Managers are expected to have a solid understanding of the drug development and clinical trial process, the role and workings of a Clinical Research Organisation (CRO), ICH GCP, international and local regulatory requirements.\nPMs are expected to contribute to process improvement initiatives.\n Responsibilities:\nProject management\nDetermine project feasibility, considering the needs of the sponsor as required to assist Business Development.\nActively provide guidance and review scope of work, responsibilities, timelines and quality of deliverables.\nUnderstand the requirements of the Project Agreement and ensure Novotech performs these services to the required standards. Understand the inherent risks of the project and collaborate with management to ensure appropriate contingencies are initiated.\nEnsure set up and maintenance of operational project plans, timelines & study tracking tools (such as CTMS), and eTMF, as required.\nWork with the Vendor Manager to assess, appoint and manage study vendors to ensure the study is adequately supported, e.g. central laboratory, drug distributors, IRT providers.\nCoordinates workstream and cross functional project teams, such as Clinical, Regulatory, Medical, Biometrics and Pharmacovigilance.\nPerform review of protocols, eCRFs, study specific forms and process, as per the requirements of the project.\nSet up and management of the Novotech project team, including Novotech alliance partner vendors.\nLiaise with Resourcing to ensure adequate resourcing of the project team to meet the needs of the project.\nEnsure team members are adequately trained on the project requirements.\nMotivate and manage the project team to ensure study responsibilities are performed in accordance with the study protocol and regulatory requirements and that project objectives & timelines are met.\nActively monitor the progress of the study. Ensure the study team, Novotech Management, sites and client are regularly updated with regards to study progress and issues.\nWork collaboratively with Associate Project Managers in study management, appropriately delegating study management tasks according to experience and providing guidance and oversight of the same.\nManage the study budget and revenue according to the Master Services Agreement and Project Agreement.Adjust ongoing revenue forecasts based on study progress.\nEnsure the project meets the realisation and profitability target.\nCommunicate to management any changes in the study procedures/progress which significantly impact on revenue.\nEnsure changes in scope are recognised by the client and change orders are initiated and prepared in collaboration with Business Development ahead of work commencing.\n\nSelection and management of investigational sites in order to meet client objectives and timelines. Specific duties include:Identify and evaluate investigational sites according to study requirements.\nIn collaboration with the Novotech Clinical Operations and Regulatory Teams, ensure high quality ethics & regulatory submissions are made and approval obtained accordingly to meet study timelines for study set up.\nEnsure appropriate training of investigational site personnel in the study and regulatory requirements for running the study. Organise and participate in Investigator Meetings as required by the client, including drafting and participating in presentations.\nManage study logistics to ensure that all sites maintain adequate supplies to perform the study.\nActively manage subject recruitment to meet study targets. Take action to activate and encourage recruitment and retention. Promptly investigate poorly recruiting or retaining sites and propose strategies to improve site performance to management & client. The Project Manager is responsible for instigating recruitment initiative should recruitment be delayed.\nReview visit reports, and ensure the trial is being conducted according to the protocol, GCP & regulatory requirements and to ensure consistency of training, monitoring and study procedures across sites. Ensure all site issues are appropriately addressed and escalated where necessary.\nEnsure safety reporting procedures are clearly documented and followed.\nEnsure sites & CRAs are well trained and supported in order to provide high quality study data. Ensure sponsor timelines are met with regards to monitoring, eCRF completion and query resolution.\nWork with Data Management (client or Novotech) to coordinate clinical and data management activities to meet study objectives.\nWork with Pharmacovigilance (client or Novotech) to coordinate safety management activities to meet study objectives. Project Manager may be responsible coordinating the Safety Review Committee (SRC), per the project scope.\nEnsure set up and maintenance of (e) TMF and in-house site files as per the SOPs. Ensure essential documents for site activation are reviewed and approved as required by the client and Novotech SOPs prior to IP release. Ensure ongoing maintenance of the (e) TMF throughout the study.\nEnsure Investigational Product (IP) is being received, stored, returned/destroyed and managed according to ICH GCP and study requirements.\nOn completion of all study requirements, ensure all study issues are resolved, including reconciliation and disposition of the IP. Ensure study is appropriately archived.\nEnsure audit / inspection readiness at project/country/site level and prepare audit/ inspection responses in collaboration with cross-functional clinical study team.\n\nClient InterfaceApply knowledge & experience to make study decisions on behalf of the Client, according to the sponsor’s delegation.\nWill be the primary contact with the client.\nAct as facilitator between client, Novotech project team and clinical sites. Communicate sponsor needs to sites and represent the needs of the local sites to the Sponsor.\nEnsure the sponsor has a clear understanding of the requirements of a sponsor from a local regulatory perspective.\nProvide regular written and verbal updates on study progress to the sponsor, including study status updates and trackers. Participate in client meetings/teleconferences as required.\nKeep client updated on risks and issues including proactive risk management and issue resolution strategies.\n\nGeneral:\nEnsure adherence to Company policies, SOPs and procedures and be quality minded in performance of duties.\nAssist in the review and development of SOPs and processes. Identify areas of inefficiency in process and make recommendations to management for improvements.\nParticipate in activities of the project management group, as required.\nAs requested, and in collaboration with the Business Development (BD) group coordinate feasibility information gathering.\nIdentify and highlight opportunities within own projects to expand business collaborations.\nThe Project Manager may be asked to participate in Bid Defence Meetings.\nUnderstand the responsibilities of Novotech as a service provider in the pharmaceutical industry and ensure all communications with external parties and performance of the study team, presents a positive professional image of the company.\nRepresent Novotech at industry forums (conferences, professional association, committee work, international investigator meetings).\n Minimum Qualifications & Experience:\nGraduate in a clinical or life sciences related field.\nRelevant experience/qualifications in allied professions may also be considered.\nAt least 5 years’ experience within the clinical research industry and previous project management experience, including Associate Project Manager or equivalent.\nCRO experience is advantageous.","description_format":"text","description_chars":8458,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Biotechnology","Health Care","Clinical Trial Services (CRO)"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-21T21:20:09Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":4,"expected_fill_days":68,"reasons":["conf:6","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-26T05:57:25Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/novotech-project-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/novotech-project-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-26T19:59:43Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":26900,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-27T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2899574},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2899574"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fnovotech-project-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fnovotech-project-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fnovotech-project-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/novotech-project-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fnovotech-project-manager"}]}