M2M2 — Manager II
Senior Manager level in project management track
The Senior Clinical Project Manager is responsible for leading and overseeing complex or multiple clinical trials, ensuring they are executed efficiently, on time, and in full compliance with regulations and quality standards.
What this level means
Manages an established team or sub-function; owns planning and performance for the group.
- Scope
- An established team or sub-function
- Autonomy
- Owns planning for the group
- Complexity
- Cross-project coordination and priorities
- Impact
- Group delivery and development
- Decision rights
- Owns staffing, priorities, performance for the group
- Leadership
- Manages a team; sometimes manages leads
- Typical experience
- 5–8 yrs
What you'd do
- Plan and direct multiple clinical trials or a large pivotal trial simultaneously.
- Take a larger role in developing comprehensive project plans that align with program goals.
- Lead the identification, selection, and management of key vendors with minimal supervision.
- Take ownership of trial budgets with larger magnitude.
- Coordinate more directly with regulatory affairs for trial-related filings.
- Champion quality in trial conduct.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior project managers or clinical trial associates.
- Work closely with cross-functional leaders to ensure scientifically sound yet operationally feasible protocols.
- Lead multiple clinical trials
- Develop strategic project plans
- Manage key vendor relationships
- Ensure compliance with quality standards
- Mentor junior team members
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Advanced project management
- Strategic planning
- Vendor negotiation
- Budget oversight
- Regulatory coordination
- Quality assurance
- Mentorship
- Cross-functional leadership
- Multinational trial management
- Regulatory requirements
- Strategic project planning
- Vendor management strategies
- Quality control in clinical trials
- Leadership in clinical research
- Advanced trial budgeting
- Scientific protocol development
- Greater Autonomy
- Breadth of Control
- Leadership Presence
- Complex Problem Solving
- Contribution to Strategy
- Mentoring and Coaching
- Decision-making Scope
What good looks like
- Experience managing multinational trials and understanding differing regulatory requirements.
- Proven track record in leading complex clinical trials.
- Advanced degree in life sciences or related field preferred.
- Extensive experience in project management and clinical research preferred.
Common titles
Manager, Clinical Project ManagementClinical Project Management ManagerManager, Clinical Project ManagerClinical Project Manager ManagerSenior Manager level in project management track
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.