Overview As Clinical Trial Manager at Abbott, you will lead and oversee the planning, execution, and closure of clinical studies, ensuring deliverables meet timelines, budget, and regulatory standards. You will work cross-functionally to manage study plans, budgets, sites, vendors, and data processes, driving study health and operational excellence. You will mentor team members and support audits, while maintaining study readiness and quality across multiple trials. This role offers impact through enabling robust research in oncology diagnostics within a collaborative, fast-paced environment. You will contribute to Abbott's mission to advance healthcare with innovative, high-quality trial execution.
Responsibilities- Coordinate operational aspects of studies across start-up, enrollment, and close-out to meet time, budget, and quality targets
- Prepare and maintain study documents (protocols, ICFs, recruitment plans, budgets, contracts) and ensure regulatory compliance
- Develop and maintain systems to monitor study health, timelines, and finances; report to management
- Contribute to CRF design, data review, and UAT; support data management activities
- Oversee site recruitment, qualification, start-up and performance monitoring; manage vendor relationships and budgets
- Manage site contracting, budget negotiations, accruals, and budget tracking tools
- Ensure training, data entry, TMF maintenance, and QA activities align with study plans; support audits
- Lead cross-functional team meetings, mitigate risks, and provide guidance to junior staff
- Support data verification, database lock planning, and study close-out activities
- Collaborate with investigators, vendors, and key opinion leaders to achieve study goals
Key requirements- Bachelor's degree in life sciences or related field
- 5+ years in clinical research
- 1+ year leading project teams through full study lifecycle
- Clinical monitoring experience (data review, query resolution, site activities)
- Experience writing/editing protocols
- Knowledge of GCP, ICH, ISO 20916 and relevant regulations
- Authorization to work in the US without sponsorship
- Experience overseeing external vendors (CROs, labs, call centers, DCT providers)
- collaboration
- communication
- problem-solving
- clinical study budgeting and financial tracking
- vendor management
- site management and monitoring
