Sr Project Manager/ Clinical Trial Manager

Sr Project Manager/ Clinical Trial Manager - Oncology

Updated: October 17, 2025
Location: CAN-Remote
Job ID:25102287

Description

Sr Project Manager/ Clinical Trial Manager - Oncology

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.

Our Clinical Development model brings the customer and the patient to the center of everything that we do. We are continuously looking for ways to simplify and streamline our work to not only make Syneos Health easier to work with, but to make us easier to work for.

Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to accelerate the delivery of therapies, because we are passionate to change lives.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know:

WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE

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; peer recognition and total rewards program.

- We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people.

- We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? 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.

Job Responsibilities

Project Leadership and Delivery

- Manages a project as Project Manager overseeing interdisciplinary clinical research programs ensuring compliance with Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and regulatory requirements.

- Acts as primary liaison between the Company and the Customer to ensure project launch, conduct, and closeout according to the Customer’s and the Company's contractual agreement.

- Leads clinical team to ensure quality, timelines and budget management.

- Accountable for the financial performance of assigned projects.

- Accountable for all project deliverables for assigned projects and/or project regions.

- Coordinates activities and deliverables of all project conduct partners and proactively identifies and manages issues.

Reporting and Communication

- Accountable for maintenance of project information on a variety of databases and systems.

- Maintains and evaluates project progress by maintaining timelines and other tracking/analysis tools.

- Responsible for project management components of inspection readiness for all aspects of the project conduct, including Trial Master Files.

- Provides oversight for development and implementation of project plans in accordance with Controlled Documents.

- Independently prepares, coordinates, and presents project material at internal and external meetings.

- Directs the activities of assigned Project Support staff; line manages and mentors other project management team members and clinical staff; facilitates team building and communication.

- Prepares project management reports for clients and management.

- Implements resource strategies to achieve project goals.

- Develops contingency planning and risk mitigation strategies to ensure successful delivery of project goals.

Business Development

- Participates in bid defense meetings where presented as potential project manager/director.

- Develops strong relationships with current clients to generate new and/or add-on business for the future.

- Keeps a current awareness of business unit’s and assigned projects’ therapeutic environment and drug development trends.

Management

- May train and support new Project Managers. Facilitates team training in accordance with protocol and/or project requirements, including therapeutic, protocol specific, and process training.

- May be required to line manage other project management team members and clinical monitoring staff.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) level of qualification in life sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

- Strong knowledge of Good Clinical Practice/ICH guidelines, regulatory requirements, drug development process and clinical monitoring procedures.

- Clinical research organization (CRO) and relevant therapeutic experience preferred.

- Strong ability to manage time and work independently.

- Ability to embrace new technologies.

- Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal skills, both written and spoken.

- Flexibility and the ability to mentor and manage new staff and to handle multiple tasks to meet deadlines delivering high quality work in a dynamic environment.

- Ability to travel as necessary (approximately 25%).

Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. 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.

Summary

The position provides customer focused leadership in managing and delivering the operational and financial aspects of one or more clinical projects from proposal development to final deliverables and ranging in size and complexity from single service studies to full scope, multiple protocol projects and/or global projects across various phases and functional areas with limited interaction from supervisor. May oversee less experienced Project Managers (PMs) and have line management responsibilities.

Discover what our 29,000 employees already know: work here matters everywhere

work here matters everywhere. We work hard, and smart, all in the name of getting much-needed therapies to those who need them most. A career with Syneos Health means your everyday work improves patients’ lives around the world. Selecting us as an employer secures a career in which you’re guaranteed to:

Syneos Health® (Nasdaq: SYNH) is a leading 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. Together we share insights, use the latest technologies and apply advanced business practices to speed our customers’ delivery of important therapies to patients. We support a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture.

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Syneos Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, marital status, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status and will not be discriminated against. If you are an individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to complete any part of our application process, including the use of this website, please contact us at: Email: jobs@syneoshealth.com One of our staff members will work with you to provide alternate means to submit your application.

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