Clinical Lead/Project Manager Onsite or Remote

Glaukos Corporation is an ophthalmic pharmaceutical and medical technology company developing and commercializing therapies for eye diseases. The Clinical Project Manager / Senior Project Manager coordinates clinical development and operations teams, overseeing integrated project plans, timelines, study metrics, and execution of clinical projects.

Responsibilities:

• Support clinical teams with the development of project plans, timelines, and resource allocation for clinical trials and related activities
• Facilitate cross functional strategic discussions to ensure all elements of applicable project development are planned and executed
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with organizational goals
• Create and maintain clinical studies metrics that will aid decision making and identify bottlenecks
• Helps to identify and manage risks, assisting in the development of proactive mitigation strategies
• Communicate transparently and in a concise fashion to relevant stakeholders regarding clinical study status, plans, risks and strategy
• Exercise excellent judgment in determining appropriate project communications to internal and external stakeholders
• Proactively identifies critical path constraints and works with R&D management to identify solutions
• Promote implementation and cross functional adoption of “fit for purpose” PMO tools, including MS Project, consistent use of SharePoint, and reporting and analytics tools
• Promote implementation and cross functional adoption of project management best practices and assist with training and development supporting the implementation of the organization’s PMO
• Contribute to the development and refinement of project management processes, tools, and best practices within the clinical development and operations teams

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• 5 plus years of Clinical project management experience in medical device or pharmaceutical industries
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical and/or medical device development processes and deliverables at each stage of the pipeline, from early development to commercialization
• Ability to work cross functionally and collaboratively to develop and execute development plans
• Effective communication skills including written and verbal
• Experience facilitating cross-functional team meetings to enable communication, decision-making, and alignment with internal and external stakeholders while managing project scope, deliverables, risks, and resources
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, including attention to detail
• Comfort working in an innovative and entrepreneurial environment; operates well with ambiguity and proactively identifies and actions solutions
• Adaptability to shifting strategies or changing project priorities
• Experience in project management tools including Microsoft Project, Excel, SharePoint and PowerPoint
• Any clinical research or clinical operations experience
• Advanced knowledge of analytical tools