Project Director

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At Emerald Clinical Trials , we are a global, full-service Contract Research Organization (CRO) with a heritage in the Asia-Pacific region. We advance clinical research through scientific expertise and operational excellence, supporting biopharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostic customers across all trial phases, from registration to post-marketing.

Our therapeutic expertise spans renal , cardiometabolic , and oncology , areas where we make a meaningful impact on global health.

We combine global reach with local knowledge. Our on-the-ground teams work with local communities to build trust, ensuring diverse, representative patient recruitment. By prioritizing people, we deliver better engagement, more accurate data, and faster results—bringing therapies to patients in need.

About the Role

The Project Director (PD) is responsible for all aspects of study management, oversight, and client management of a portfolio of projects across one or more regions. The PD may provide oversight to projects managed by Project Managers or Junior staff and will be responsible for the overall management and quality of projects for a client, therapeutic area, or specialty. The PD ensures studies are resourced effectively, managed efficiently, meet objectives within budgets and timelines, and are conducted to the highest standards of GCP, regulatory requirements, and SOPs. The PD may mentor Junior Project Management staff or Clinical Delivery Leads and assist their technical development. Depending on the project, the PD may be named as the Project Lead and be responsible for all aspects of study management, cross-functional leadership, client communication, financial management, and overall study delivery.

Your Responsibilities

Financial and Contractual

• Analyse monthly financial reports for allocated projects to identify trends and escalation needs.
• Ensure project teams understand all aspects of project finance and follow escalation pathways.
• Maintain project utilization, revenue forecast and recognition; identify and implement improvement strategies and escalate significant concerns.
• Maintain gross margin across allocated projects to meet organizational goals.
• Review forecasts with Project Leads during month-end processes and develop contingency plans for project slippage.
• Oversee pass-through report management to ensure timely finalization.
• Oversee project review reporting to ensure survey responses are accurate and timely; work with Business Development on proposals and pricing; review scope change documentation prior to sponsor submission; maintain a record of scope changes and update pricing tools.
• Seek opportunities for scope expansion and coordinate with BD & sponsor.

Project Delivery and Reporting

Customer Focus and Business Development

About You

Why Join Us?

Emerald Clinical Trials is committed to transforming clinical research by prioritizing people—patients and employees. You’ll join a global network of professionals delivering better research and outcomes for millions worldwide.

What we offer :

Interested? Apply now and help us improve health worldwide. We are an equal-opportunity employer and encourage applications from all qualified candidates.

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