P3P3 — Mid-Level Professional
Advanced
Clinical Trial Manager (CTM) / Lead CRA
What this level means
Fully competent professional; works independently on standard projects
- Scope
- Features or a sub-system end-to-end
- Autonomy
- Works independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standard
- Complexity
- Diverse problems; adapts existing approaches
- Impact
- Project / team outcomes
- Decision rights
- Owns implementation decisions for own scope
- Leadership
- Mentors juniors informally
- Typical experience
- 3–5 yrs
What you'd do
- Lead one or more clinical studies: develop and maintain study-level project plan and timeline.
- Manage study budget and resource allocation; track spend versus plan.
- Oversee CRA activities and vendor/CRO performance for assigned study.
- Coordinate cross-functional meetings (study kick-offs, progress reviews) and communication.
- Identify and mitigate study risks; implement contingency plans to keep study on track.
- Prepare interim study reports and presentations for senior management.
- Develop study project plans
- Manage study budgets
- Oversee CRA and vendor activities
- Coordinate cross-functional meetings
- Mitigate study risks
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Project planning
- Budget management
- Resource allocation
- Vendor management
- Risk mitigation
- Cross-functional coordination
- Interim reporting
- Presentation skills
- End-to-end trial processes
- Project management
- Budget tracking
- Risk assessment
- Regulatory submissions
- Vendor/CRO management
- Study coordination
- Clinical trial leadership
- Leadership
- Decision-making
- Collaboration
- Adaptability
What good looks like
- In-depth knowledge of end-to-end trial processes (study start-up to close-out).
- Project management skills: timeline development, budget basics, risk assessment.
- Understanding of regulatory submission content and timelines.
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 19-0000 — Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations(inferred · under review)
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are coming — JobFrame anchors pay to the family/level structure rather than the raw title.