(Sr) Project Manager, Feasibility Site Activation

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a (Sr) Project Manager, Feasibility Site Activation based in India.

This role offers the opportunity to lead critical clinical trial start-up activities and contribute to bringing innovative treatments to patients faster. You will manage global Study Start-Up (SSU) strategies, ensuring sites are activated efficiently and studies progress successfully from initiation. The position requires strong project leadership, regulatory expertise, and the ability to coordinate complex, multi-country clinical research activities. You will collaborate with sponsors, clinical teams, regulatory stakeholders, and site partners in a highly dynamic healthcare environment. This is a high-impact role where your decisions directly influence study timelines, operational excellence, and successful clinical delivery. The opportunity is ideal for experienced clinical research professionals who enjoy solving challenges, driving improvements, and working across global teams.

Accountabilities:: The Project Manager will oversee end-to-end feasibility and site activation activities, ensuring clinical studies are launched efficiently, compliantly, and within agreed timelines. The role requires strong ownership of start-up strategies, stakeholder coordination, risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Develop and execute Study Start-Up strategies for global and multi-country clinical studies, ensuring alignment with timelines, scope, and sponsor expectations.

Lead the creation and implementation of comprehensive Study Start-Up Plans covering regulatory submissions, ethics approvals, contracts, and site activation milestones.

Manage end-to-end site activation activities from site identification through activation and investigational product release.

Provide strategic input during bid defense and study kick-off meetings to support feasibility planning and successful study execution.

Oversee regulatory and ethics submission activities, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely approvals across regions.

Coordinate site contract and budget negotiations with sponsors, legal teams, finance teams, and site stakeholders.

Identify operational risks, dependencies, and delays while implementing mitigation plans and escalation strategies.

Partner with project managers and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of start-up activities into overall study delivery.

Maintain inspection readiness and ensure quality documentation through effective management of CTMS and eTMF activities.

Lead and support Study Start-Up team members by providing guidance, coordination, and performance oversight.

Monitor study metrics, budgets, scope of work, and delivery performance against agreed objectives.

Drive process improvements and contribute to operational excellence initiatives across regions.

Provide structured reporting, updates, and recommendations to sponsors and internal leadership teams.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate should have strong clinical research project management experience, particularly in Study Start-Up and site activation activities. Candidates should demonstrate excellent organizational skills, regulatory knowledge, and the ability to manage complex global studies.

Proven experience managing Study Start-Up (SSU) activities as a primary responsibility, including ownership of site activation processes.

Experience supporting global or multi-country clinical trials within a clinical research organization, pharmaceutical, or healthcare environment.

Strong understanding of regulatory and ethics submission processes, including country authority, ethics committee, and clinical trial application strategies.

Experience managing site contracts, budgets, and activation timelines.

Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, project risks, dependencies, and critical milestones.

Hands-on experience with clinical trial systems such as CTMS and eTMF.

Strong knowledge of ICH-GCP guidelines and applicable clinical research regulations.

Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate effectively with sponsors, sites, and internal teams.

Ability to work collaboratively across global, cross-functional teams.

Structured, proactive, and solution-oriented approach to project delivery.

Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

Benefits:

Competitive base salary and performance-based incentives.

Comprehensive health and wellbeing programs, including medical coverage where applicable.

Retirement and pension benefits.

Life insurance and disability coverage.

Employee assistance programs and wellbeing resources.

Access to learning, development programs, and career growth opportunities.

Opportunity to work on global clinical research projects with meaningful patient impact.

Collaborative environment with exposure to international healthcare and research teams.

Flexible work arrangements with office or home-based options depending on location.

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