Head of Project Management

Project Manager - Future roles (US)
Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.

We bring a wide range of talented experts together across a wide range of business-critical services that support our business. Every role within Corporate is vital to furthering our vision of Shortening the Distance from Lab to Life®.
Why Syneos Health

We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives - we're able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Project Administration
Creates and maintains the Trial Master File Management (TMF) Plan. Routinely reviews the TMF to ensure quality, completeness and inspection readiness
Assists with activities associated with interim analyses, database snapshots and locks, final CSR and study closure
Provides vendor management, inclusive of ensuring key deliverables are met, potential scope creep is identified and change orders are developed, as necessary
Assists with development and implementation of change orders
Assists with resource management and team member transition by collaborating with appropriate Resource Managers and ensuring detailed Transition Plans are developed and implemented efficiently
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Financials/Reporting
Develops contingency planning and risk mitigation strategies to ensure meeting or exceeding study milestones.
Creation and maintenance of metric reports, inclusive of data collection from multiple sources, for delivery to client or senior management
Assists with overall financial performance of the study by interacting with internal functional departments or vendors to obtain required metrics for financial reporting
Attends financial review meetings to assist with reconciliation and identification of budget overrun
Reviews and approves invoices from sites or vendors and to the client
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May participate in Customer proposal development
In collaboration with the Project Team, will plan, coordinate and present at internal and external meetings
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Knowledge/Training
Facilitates team training in accordance with protocol and/or project requirements, including therapeutic, protocol specific, and process training
Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) level of qualification in Life Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing or related field equivalent preferred
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Prior experience in a contract research organization (CRO), pharmaceutical, or biotechnology company preferred. Strong knowledge of Good Clinical Practice/ICH guidelines and other applicable regulatory requirements
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Strong ability to manage time and work independently
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Flexibility and ability to handle multiple tasks to meet deadlines while delivering high quality work in a dynamic environment
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High level of competency in English language
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Proficiency with MS Office Applications
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Ability to travel as necessary (up to 25%)
By expressing your interest, you'll be added to our talent pipeline and considered should this role become available.
We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position may include a company car or car allowance, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance, and flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Syneos complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.
Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.
Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.
Under the direction of a Project Manager Lead supports overall project management of clinical studies by helping control the scope, schedule and cost of assigned project(s), which may range from single service studies to full scope or multiple protocol projects. Duties may include liaising with Customers, vendors and/or investigative sites to manage projects from proposal development to final deliverables to the customer. Upon displaying proficiency, a Project Manager (PM I) may be awarded the opportunity to function at the Project Manager II (PM II) level within a large project team or on a small project which offers continued mentorship.