Assistant Manager / Senior Assistant Manager (Project Management)

About the role

NUS is recruiting an Assistant Manager or Senior Assistant Manager for project management within its clinical research unit. The role leads the day-to-day operations of a study across multiple international sites, from start-up through to execution, and coordinates with sites, partners and regulators.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage daily operations of the study across multiple international sites, and develop project plans, timelines, risk logs and deliverables.
• Coordinate with site investigators, research teams and partner institutions, and oversee the budget and agreement negotiations.
• Support sites in obtaining and maintaining ethics and regulatory approvals, and ensure compliance with GCP, local regulations and institutional SOPs.
• Oversee local teams on participant recruitment, site monitoring and data quality, and facilitate communication between clinical sites, microbiology labs and data centres.
• Contribute to regional training and development, and help develop SOPs, manuals and training materials.
• Ensure adherence to study protocols, resolve queries and deviations, and conduct or support site monitoring visits and audits.
• Work with data management and IT teams on EDC platforms, data integrity and secure sharing, and track and report project metrics to stakeholders and funders.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Life Sciences, Public Health, Nursing, Pharmacy or a related field.
• At least 2-4 years of experience managing or coordinating clinical research projects, ideally in a multi-country or infectious diseases setting.
• Experience in antimicrobial resistance (AMR), microbiology or surveillance studies is a plus.

Required skills

• Strong understanding of clinical research regulations, GCP and ethical principles.
• Excellent project management, organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently across diverse, multi-disciplinary and multicultural teams.