Senior Scientist, Project Coordinator Consultant

Are you interested in working directly for a single sponsor while having the security and additional career opportunities that working for a global CRO can bring? Our team says it’s the best of both worlds….

ClinChoice is searching for Senior Scientist, Project Coordinator Consultant with Remote Opportunity for 4 months (end of 2026 with potential 1 year extension) months Contract with possibility of extension to join one of our clients.

ClinChoice is a global full-service CRO with a strong focus on quality, professional development, and supportive culture. 

The Senior Scientist, Project Coordinator, is responsible for overseeing the successful execution of projects, ensuring that all aspects are aligned with the organization's strategic goals. This role involves coordinating cross-functional teams, managing timelines, budgets, and resources, and mitigating risks to ensure smooth execution or projects.

• Project Planning & Execution: Develop comprehensive project plans outlining milestones, deliverables, and timelines. Ensure that all activities are aligned with the overall strategy.
  • Facilitate and/or assist in the generation and presentation of monthly reports or dashboards for medical affairs segments and/or workstreams
• Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary point of contact between internal teams, external partners, and stakeholders. Communicate project progress, issues, and solutions effectively.
• Resource Allocation: Identify and request necessary resources, including personnel, technology, and financial assets, to ensure project success.
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks associated with project activities and develop strategies to mitigate them. Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Budget Management: Monitor and manage project budgets, ensuring that expenditure aligns with the financial goals of the projects.
  • Assist in financial management/update activities in partnership with senior management and Client's PMs.
• Team Operational Leadership: Lead operational aspects of medical affairs work stream projects across cross-functional teams, providing guidance, support, and motivation to achieve project objectives. Facilitate collaboration and resolve conflicts as they arise.
  • Performance Tracking: Establish KPIs and track the performance of medical affairs projects and/or workstreams, making adjustments as necessary to stay on target.
  • Change Management: Lead change management initiatives to ensure smooth transitions for all stakeholders involved in the project.
  • Strategic brand management support and monitoring: Support client PM in monitoring and supporting strategic plan KPIs / milestones
  • Clinical science support:
  • Provides therapeutic area knowledge support and clarification of science as needed
  • Conducts and evaluates literature searches and analyze scientific literature as needed
  • Ad hoc support as per client’s requirements
    • Strategic thinking with the ability to manage complex projects.
    • Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
    • Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities.

• Education: Bachelor's degree in business administration, Project Management, or a related field, or MD, PharmD, PhD, RPh, or equivalent life science degree. An MBA or PMP certification is preferred with a background in Life Sciences or Pharma.
• Experience: Industry experiences desired.
• Skills: Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills. Proficiency in project management software and tools such as Microsoft Project.
• Proficiency in Excel.

Once you have submitted your CV, you will receive an acknowledgement that we received it. If you have the requirements we need, you will be invited for phone interview as the first step.  Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive, we cannot reply to everyone individually if you are not successful.

Who will you be working for?

ClinChoice is a global full-service CRO specializing in clinical development and functional solutions for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and consumer health companies. We have over 28 years of proven high-quality delivery and results across all our services, with over 4,000 professionals in more than 20 countries across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.           

Our mission drives our culture: to contribute to a healthier and safer world by accelerating the development and commercialization of innovative drugs and devices. Our employees are the most valuable company asset and they are  the fulcrum around which all ClinChoice activities are built and close management and training is the core instrument to develop and maintain highly-qualified personnel. The continuous training keeps the resources qualified in terms of competence and expertise and gives all personnel the clear tools needed to manage both internal and client processes with the same methodology.   The success of these core values is evidenced by our below industry average turnover rates.

ClinChoice is an equal opportunity employer. We have based our success on attracting, developing, and promoting talent guided by diversity and inclusivity. Our employees come from very diverse backgrounds: gender, race, beliefs, and ethnicities. We recognize this is our strength and celebrate it.

Our hiring process includes AI screening for keywords and minimum qualifications. Recruiters review all results. 

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

The following disclaimer for CA must be included (remove the equal opportunities wording from the advert template in the bottom paragraph and replace with the following & delete these instructions):

ClinChoice Canada Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, valuing and respecting diversity.  We are committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes. We will accommodate the needs of qualified applicants under the Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians Disabilities Act, in all aspects of the hiring process, upon request by calling + 1 (647)724-5709 x 301. 

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with Federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ("PIPEDA") , personal information is collected under the authority of the Act and will only be used for candidate selection.