Project Manager (Night Shift)

Job Summary

The Project Manager leads a remote team (Project Coordinators, Site Managers, and other support roles) deployed to a global client in the clinical research and medical imaging sector. You own the team's day-to-day delivery: planning workload, mentoring team members, reviewing outputs, escalating risks, and reporting progress to client-side Senior Project Managers and Squad Leads. This position operates on a graveyard shift to align with US client business hours.

Team Leadership

• Lead a squad of 3 to 8 remote staff assigned to the client engagement

• Run regular 1:1s, team huddles, and quarterly performance reviews for direct reports

• Onboard new team members, set ramp-up plans, and certify them on client procedures

• Resolve people issues, attendance escalations, and inter-team coordination problems

• Mentor Project Coordinators and Site Managers on project management discipline and clinical documentation standards

• Partner with our HR team on hiring, performance management, and retention for the squad

Project & Delivery Responsibilities

• Manage assigned client projects covering scope, timelines, risk, cost, resources, procurement, and stakeholder communication

• Monitor team workload and reassign tasks to keep delivery on schedule

• Prepare and submit project status reports, meeting minutes, and escalation logs to the client's Senior Project Manager or Squad Lead

• Maintain study binders, training records, project files, and other controlled documents in line with client procedures

• Oversee site management activities including site initiation tracking and issue escalation

• Drive process improvement and project management discipline within the squad

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Life Sciences, Medicine, Engineering, Statistics, Project Management, or a related field

• Minimum of 3 years professional experience, with at least 1 year leading a team (supervisor, team lead, or squad lead role)

• Working knowledge of project management principles, including scope, schedule, risk, cost, stakeholder, and documentation control

• Proven ability to coach, mentor, and run performance conversations with direct reports

• Proficient in Microsoft 365 (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint)

• Strong written and verbal English communication, with the ability to coordinate clearly with international stakeholders

• Organized, accountable, and able to lead a team on a night shift aligned to US business hours

• Nice to have: Prior experience in clinical research, CRO, medical imaging, pharmaceutical, or healthcare project environments

• Nice to have: Familiarity with GCP, ICH guidelines, or regulated documentation

• Nice to have: Experience with project tracking tools (Smartsheet, Jira, or similar)

• Nice to have: Prior experience leading remote or distributed teams across time zones