Job Description
Description
Project Manager
Location: United States or Canada (East Coast or Central)
Full time
Remote or Hybrid
Do you bring hands-on PM experience from a central lab /specialty lab setting? With the financial and client management skills to go with it?
Can you translate complex lab processes into clear, plain-language client communication?
Are you ready to bring structure and rigour to a team that’s genuinely building something?
At Cerba Research, we are committed to finding the best talent to join our team. We have partnered with Vector Talent to manage the recruitment process for this role. Please direct all applications and questions to Vector Talent.
Our global project management team is hiring. We are looking for a Project Manager to play a pivotal role in the delivery of our central laboratory and specialty services portfolio across the globe, bringing the PM fundamentals that raise the bar for how we manage studies, communicate with clients, and execute with precision.
ABOUT CERBA RESEARCH
With over 40 years of clinical research expertise, Cerba Research has built a unique offering of services, which includes clinical trial management, specialty lab & biomarkers services and medical devices & diagnostics offerings.
Cerba Research supports clients from research and development all the way through clinical studies and commercialisation of therapies. We combine the deep therapeutic understanding and agility of a specialist with the capacity, breadth and global reach of a central lab.
Our extensive experience in central & specialty laboratory services is key to our success, allowing us to provide clients with early scientific insights that optimise protocol development.
We provide key laboratory services to biopharma, government and not-for-profit organisations, supporting clinical trials. Our global accredited laboratory network and connected logistical infrastructure covers the US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Australia and Africa.
Our aim is to transform clinical research to deliver the promise of precision and predictive medicine to help people live healthier lives. It’s our passion, expertise, and commitment to quality that drive Cerba Research.
WHY JOIN US?
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 standards and instincts will have a genuine impact on how the function develops.
Global Reach — Work across an international client base spanning pharma and biotech, with studies running across the US, 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.
HOW YOU WILL ADD VALUE
As a Project Manager within our US team, you will contribute to:
• Strengthening client partnerships through structured, proactive, and clear communication
• Enhancing the financial discipline of study delivery, budget oversight, invoice review, and forecasting
• Driving continuous improvement in how the PM team manages logistics, sample handling, and cross-functional coordination
• Shaping best practices that raise the capability floor of the broader US PM team
YOUR 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
• Support the development of improved invoice and budget review processes as part of a broader PM capability initiative
Requirements
ABOUT YOU
You’re a PM currently in lab services, you know how to manage a budget, handle a difficult client conversation, and bring order to complex, multi-team study delivery.
• Project management experience in a clinical or laboratory services environment
• Demonstrated ownership of study budgets; invoice review, spend tracking and forecasting
• Experience in central lab, lab services, or pharma services; familiarity with sample handling, accessioning, and specimen logistics is a strong advantage
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent studies with competing priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication in English, structured, clear, and able to simplify complexity for a non-technical audience
Travel: Minimal. Occasional client or internal meetings may require US or Canada (depending on your proximity to the New York or Montreal office) travel.
