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Salary: USD 162,000 - 243,000 / annual
Precision Medicine Group seeks a Project Director - Oncology to lead clinical research trial management and portfolio oversight. This is a senior operations role responsible for managing global or large-scale oncology studies and portfolios for significant clients.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as primary client liaison, providing outstanding customer service and participating in proposals and presentations
- Oversee all aspects of assigned clinical research trials, ensuring consistency across portfolios
- Provide direction to project managers on trial establishment, planning, initiation, procurement, execution, and closing
- Manage study budgets, scope, and change orders; ensure functional areas understand and manage scope appropriately
- Monitor financial health including project profitability, billable hours, and accurate billing and forecasting
- Develop robust project plans with timelines, risk management, and mitigation strategies
- Ensure quality management, eTMF inspection readiness, and implementation of corrective/preventative action plans
- Establish tracking metrics to monitor trial and team progress
- Prepare project status updates and KPI reports for clients and senior management
- Lead internal and client meetings, setting expectations and driving program-level strategies
- Oversee cross-functional project teams for efficient trial execution
- Communicate with sponsors and management on protocol/study issues and deviations
- Conduct formal presentations to colleagues, investigative staff, and clients, including bid defenses
- Ensure study-specific training implementation and compliance
- Support business development and marketing activities; drive bid defense preparation
- Mentor associate and senior project managers; provide performance feedback
- Participate in departmental updates and SOP development
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally with overnight stays
Requirements:
Minimum: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education/experience in science or health-related field (advanced degree preferred). Minimum 8 years of clinical research experience with at least 5 years of direct project management experience. Highly proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Microsoft Project, eTMF, EDC, and CTMS. Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational skills, and attention to detail. Experience managing highly complex and global studies or study portfolios.
Preferred: Mastery of ICH-GCP and relevant SOPs; excellent knowledge of project management techniques and tools; highly experienced in cross-functional project management; strong understanding of project planning, risk management, and change management; high integrity and professional/ethical standards; ability to lead and inspire study teams; results-oriented and flexible; demonstrated excellence in time management, negotiation, critical thinking, decision-making, and analytical skills; expert understanding of project management software; highly experienced in pharmaceutical and/or device research; demonstrated expertise in strategic planning and independent implementation; highly developed customer orientation, influence, negotiation, and conflict management skills; self-motivated and able to work independently and in teams; focused on continuous improvement.
