Project Support Associate

Description

As a Project Support Associate, you'll support clinical trials by managing project documentation, coordinating supply chain activities, and ensuring consistent delivery of services. Work closely with internal teams and clients to support study success while maintaining the highest quality standards. You'll handle project planning, documentation management, and cross-functional coordination to meet timelines and client expectations.

Position Summary

The Project Support Associate works with other project managers in a small pod, helping them manage a group of shared projects. The pod shares responsibility for projects and ensures tasks are completed by an appropriately leveled project manager. This position is tactical in nature and responsible for shepherding tasks to completion, resolving issues within internal procedures, and acting as the primary point of contact for low-complexity client accounts. The team works cross-functionally to ensure that client requirements and timelines are met. Focusing on building relationships with the client and delivering an excellent customer experience.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• · Provides context and drives consensus internally, serves as a customer advocate. Monitors and bills day-to-day project activity. Reports vital issues to team and management.

• · Coordinates and assists in setting up and maintaining study filing system, accurately records and captures specifications for each project. Uses digital tools to visualize project landmarks and allow synchronized sharing of knowledge.

• · Provides internal/external partners with updates regarding timelines, shipping issues and delays. Coordinates production schedules to work within team capacity and provides assistance in troubleshooting problems. Participates in creation of operations documentation

• · Generates, checks and provides required reports to client.

• · Timely initiation of all services in accordance with client timelines.

• · Backs up the project management team.

• · Carries out all tasks in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

May be eligible for conversion based on performance and business need. 8am to 5 pm Monday to Friday

Education:

High school diploma is required, a degree from an accredited college or university is preferred.

Experience:

Position requires 1-2 years of successful experience in project management as a project coordinator, lab technician or equivalent experience in a customer facing environment.

Basic Minimum Qualifications:

Successful candidates will have strong project management skills such as excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to present information and answer questions for clients and management. Will be expected to be able to multitask and coordinate tasks across functional teams while maintaining attention to detail and drive problem solving.

In this team we must be adaptable and able to work in a variety of commercial and custom in-house software. Proficiency in MS Office Suite is required and knowledge of Salesforce, Smartsheet, Jira, and TrackWise are advantageous.

Should be intellectually curious and results oriented.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Rockville, MD.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $30.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Rockville,MD.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 10, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.