Project Manager 2 and PM I

**What if your project leadership skills helped new medicines take their first step in human clinical trials?** Fortrea is one of the world´s largest and longest-established early-phase clinical research organizations. From first-in-human to exploratory biomarker or complex ph1b programs, our **Clinical Pharmacology** teams generate critical safety, tolerability, PK and PD data that help new medicines to move forward. We are currently hiring a **Project Manager I** and a **Project Manager II** in **the UK** to drive this mission forward. This is a full-time, **remote** job. **DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES** ========================== * Lead the end-to-end delivery of assigned **Healthy Volunteers** and **Patient** Clinical Pharmacology projects independently or under the direction of a Senior Project Lead, overseeing complex, high‑value studies across regional / global, cross‑functional teams. * Act as the **primary point of contact** for sponsor project teams, managing expectations, driving communication, and building long‑term client relationships. * Own **project scope, timelines, and budgets**, proactively managing change, financial performance, and delivery against contractual commitments. * Apply your project leadership expertise to **anticipate, identify, and mitigate risks**, managing critical paths to ensure key milestones and performance metrics remain aligned with both client and Fortrea objectives. * Provide **senior leadership within a matrix project environment**, guiding and mentoring project team members while resolving issues and escalations at pace. * Ensure **quality, compliance, and audit readiness**, maintaining oversight of TMFs, CTMS activities, project training, and adherence to SOPs and ICH/GCP standards. * Contribute to **business growth and operational excellence**, supporting bid defence activities, strategic client relationships, KPI oversight, and process improvement initiatives. AND YOUR LONG-TERM CONTRIBUTION? ================================ You will play a key role in **strengthening how Fortrea delivers Phase Ib clinical trials**, helping evolve our approach to more complex early‑phase programs. Beyond individual projects, your experience will support **process innovation** and **operational delivery**, influencing how Phase Ib studies are planned, executed, and scaled across Clinical Pharmacology Services. WHO YOU ARE =========== * For Project Manager II, we need you to bring extensive clinical research experience within a CRO or biopharmaceutical environment, including at least **2 years of full project management accountability** on domestic, regional and or international clinical studies. * For Project Manager I, at least 4 years of clinical research experience in a pharmaceutical company/CRO, including a minimum 1-2 years of experience working in a project management environment. * **Phase 1 and Phase Ib experience**: Familiarity with early-phase trials in healthy volunteers and patients and their fast-paced environment is ideal, but international PM experience in Ph II-III will also be welcomed. * **Financial Acumen**: study budget management skills, with experience in forecasting, revenue recognition and change order development and negotiation. * **Leadership**: proven ability to inspire and manage globally dispersed teams and vendors, ensuring cross-functional collaboration and achieving core project milestones. Ability to work on multiple studies at any one time. * **Risk Management**: expertise in critical path analysis and the development of effective risk mitigation plans * **Client Relations**: a probing ability to build client trust, resolve complex challenges and influence decisions * **BID presentation** expertise. **Education/Qualifications:** ============================= * University/college life science degree from an appropriately accredited institution. **Preferred**: * Master´s or other advanced degree * PMP certification #LI-CV1 #LI-Remote Learn more about our [EEO & Accommodations request here](https://careers.fortrea.com/us/en/eeo-and-accommodations).