Clinical Project Manager

Band

Level 5

Job Description Summary

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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