Clinical Project Manager

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.

About the Role

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.

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Division

Development

Business Unit

Development

Location

Mexico

Site

INSURGENTES

Company / Legal Entity

MX06 (FCRS = MX006) Novartis Farmacéutica S.A. de C.V.

Functional Area

Research & Development

Job Type

Full time

Employment Type

Regular

Shift Work

No

Accessibility and accommodation

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