Clinical Project Manager

**Job Description Summary** #LI-Hybrid Location: Mexico City, MX This role is based in Mexico City, Mexico. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you. Ready to play a pivotal role in delivering innovative medicines to patients around the world? As a Clinical Project Manager at Novartis, you will lead the operational execution of complex global clinical studies, partnering with cross-functional teams, investigators, and research sites to drive excellence from study start-ups through close-out. This is an exciting opportunity to influence study delivery, accelerate patient recruitment, ensure the highest standards of quality and compliance, and contribute directly to the advancement of potentially life-changing therapies. Working in a collaborative global environment, you will have the opportunity to lead critical initiatives, solve complex challenges, and make a meaningful impact on clinical development outcomes.   **Job Description** **Key Responsibilities**  * Lead end-to-end operational delivery of clinical studies from site initiation through study close-out.  * Serve as the primary country study contact and local lead for assigned clinical trials.  * Develop study execution plans, timelines, risk mitigation strategies, and operational forecasts.  * Drive patient recruitment activities and implement contingency plans to achieve enrollment targets.  * Monitor study progress, identify operational challenges, and escalate issues as needed.  * Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure timely, compliant, and high-quality study execution.  * Maintain oversight of data quality, patient engagement activities, and query resolution processes.  * Ensure compliance with Good Clinical Practice, regulatory requirements, and Novartis standards.  * Review monitoring visit outcomes, evaluate trends, and drive timely issue resolution.  * Manage study budgets, contracts, essential documentation, and site payment activities.  **Essential Requirements**  * Bachelor's degree in a scientific or health-related discipline.  * Minimum five years of clinical research project management and/or clinical trial monitoring experience.  * Strong understanding of clinical drug development and study execution processes.  * Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams in a global matrix environment.  * Strong project management, problem-solving, and stakeholder management capabilities.  * Comprehensive knowledge of international clinical research regulations and quality standards.  * Effective negotiation and conflict resolution skills with internal and external partners.  * Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.  **Desirable Requirements**  * Advanced degree in a scientific or health-related discipline.  * 7-10 years of clinical trial and project management experience in a global research environment.  **Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion / EEO paragraph**  Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.   **Skills Desired** Budget Management, Clinical Trials, People Management, Project Planning, Vendor Management, Waterfall Model