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Project Manager eCOA - Operations

South Africa Req #2908
Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Ready to Lead? Become a Project Manager at Signant Health!

If you're a natural leader who thrives on managing projects from start to finish and enjoys solving complex problems, we want you on our team. As a Project Manager at Signant Health, you’ll be responsible for planning, executing, and delivering projects on time and within budget—helping to bring cutting-edge clinical research to life.

Role Overview:
In this role, you’ll lead the charge on ensuring smooth project delivery, overseeing everything from the software development lifecycle to managing client expectations. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet goals and handle any risks or escalations that come your way. Your role will be central to maintaining high communication standards with clients and ensuring that all project deliverables meet quality standards.

What You’ll Do:

  • Lead the delivery of clinical projects, from simple to moderately complex, while managing timelines, budgets, and quality.
  • Ensure project systems are developed and released according to client expectations, including managing change control processes.
  • Take the reins on handling project escalations, ensuring issues are resolved quickly and effectively.
  • Act as the primary contact for clients, providing regular updates and transparent communication on project progress.
  • Maintain financial health of assigned projects, managing vendor services, invoices, and resource allocations.
  • Collaborate with other departments to ensure project milestones are met within budget and on schedule.
  • Track and document risks and incidents with the Quality Management group, providing timely client notifications.

What You Bring:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
  • Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle and experience managing projects.
  • Ability to multi-task across multiple projects and teams, all while keeping a keen eye on details and deadlines.
  • Strong communication skills (both oral and written) and the ability to lead client-facing meetings confidently.
  • Experience with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint).
  • Demonstrated ability to make data-driven decisions, manage risks, and solve problems independently.

Bonus Points If You Have:

  • Experience in the pharmaceutical, medical education, or clinical research industry.
  • Familiarity with clinical trials and GCP principles.
  • PMP or equivalent certification.
  • Willingness to travel for business (overnight business trips may be required quarterly).

Why Join Us?

At Signant Health, you'll be part of a global team that’s changing the way clinical trials are managed. This role gives you the opportunity to make a real impact while working with some of the best minds in the industry. If you're driven by innovation and love seeing projects through to success, we want to hear from you! #LS-AS1 

At Signant Health, accepting difference isn’t enough—we celebrate it, we support it, and we nurture it for the benefit of our team members, our clients and our community.  Signant Health is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status.
 

Other details

  • Job Family Operations - GPM
  • Job Function TMP-External Project/Program Management
  • Pay Type Salary
  • Employment Indicator Regular