Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of concurrent central lab and specialty studies across the full project lifecycle
- Own study budgets end-to-end; invoice review, spend tracking against contract, variance reporting, and client forecasting
- Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned sponsors, managing expectations proactively and navigating complex conversations with clarity
- Translate technical laboratory processes and findings into plain, structured communication for non-scientific client stakeholders
- Coordinate across internal teams; lab operations, logistics, quality, finance, to ensure seamless study execution and sample management
- Monitor study milestones, flag risks early, and escalate appropriately without losing momentum
- Identify and contribute to process improvement initiatives that strengthen how the PM function operates
Requirements
- Project management experience in a clinical or laboratory services environment
- Strong financial acumen with demonstrated experience managing study budgets; invoice review, spend tracking, and forecasting
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills; structured, clear, and effective across internal teams and external client stakeholders
- Solution-focused mindset; you approach complexity with pragmatism and a bias for action
- Fluent in English
- Based in Belgium, Netherlands, France or UK
Nice to Have
- Experience contributing to or leading process improvement initiatives
Benefits
- Real Portfolio Ownership — Manage multiple concurrent studies across central lab and specialty services, owning the full lifecycle from kick-off through delivery.
- Room to Shape Things — This is a team that's building. Your instincts for process improvement will have a genuine impact on how the European function develops.
- Global Reach — Work across an international client base spanning pharma and biotech, with studies running across Europe and beyond.
- Strong Leadership Access — Work directly within a function led by experienced global PM and CRO leadership, real mentorship from people who've built programmes at scale.
- Remote Flexibility — We operate with a flexible, remote-friendly approach that supports the way modern PM professionals work.
Additional Information
- Travel: Minimal. Occasional client or internal meetings may require European travel.
