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Req ID:
Department/Program: CCFV, Research Services
Location: Halifax
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) for 12 months x 1 position(s)
Start Date: May 2026
Union Status: Research, Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $ - $ /hour
Closing Date: April 19, 2026 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Director of Programs and Partnerships, CCFV, the Clinical Trial Network (CTN) Project Manager provides strategic, operational, and financial leadership across the full portfolio of CTN studies, including complex, multi-site clinical trials at both national and international levels. The role is accountable for end-to-end project oversight, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities, sponsor expectations, and regulatory requirements.

The CTN Project Manager is responsible for the integrated management of multiple concurrent clinical trials, including oversight of project initiation, clinical operations, virtual team leadership, regulatory compliance, financial stewardship, stakeholder engagement, and performance reporting. This role requires a certain amount of independent decision‑making, risk assessment, and strategic coordination across diverse project teams and stakeholders, including investigators, sponsors, regulatory bodies, and national/international collaborators.

Responsibilities include:

- Provide comprehensive project leadership and coordination of assigned studies in accordance with CCFV SOPs, sponsor requirements, and applicable regulatory frameworks, ensuring delivery on timelines, budget, and quality standards. Act as operational lead for a national network of site research coordinators and cross‑functional teams,



providing direction, oversight, and performance management across all project phases. Develop, review, and approve Statements of Work, contracts, and budgets.
- Manage multiple project budgets including development, forecasting, monitoring and reporting to the PI and advising on risk mitigation strategies to achieve sound financial management.
- Work with the Laboratory and Data Management teams on all aspects of project logistics.
- Act as the primary liaison with sponsor for industry‑funded clinical trials.
- Review and assist with the development of protocols, Case Report Forms, consent forms, and other study documents.
- Assist with planning, budgeting, implementation, and evaluation for CTN studies.
- Organize CTN meetings for monitors, investigators and team members in collaboration with CIRN Program Manager and Principal Investigator.
- Assist with the writing and review of academic publications, including presentations, abstracts, and manuscripts.
- Assist in the preparation of network materials for annual reports and other knowledge translation activities as required.
- Work collaboratively with research groups within Canada and internationally to coordinate research projects across multiple sites.
- Mitigate and resolve administrative issues across multiple project sites.




- Maintain study documentation in adherence with the CCFV filing system.
- Maintain a current knowledge of the study status and key milestones.
- Maintain up to date directory of all CIRN CTN team members and liaisons.
- Liaise with CTN data team regarding data collection, and creation and revision of forms.

Your Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or a Master’s in a professional health designation required. A combination of experience and undergraduate degree may be considered for candidates with relevant experience leading and managing clinical trials.
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience within a university research setting, hospital, or comparable environment.
- Experience writing, editing, and reviewing protocols and other study related documents.
- Understanding of pharmaceutical regulatory environment.
- Understands Research Ethics, in concept and practice; demonstrable experience providing budget management and reporting oversight.
- Excellent project management skills and experience.
- Knowledge of federal, provincial and other private/public funding agencies.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to speak, listen, and write in a clear, thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi‑site clinical research programs with competing priorities and tight timelines.
- Extensive project management experience in a clinical or research setting.
- Experience leading and/or managing virtual teams.
- Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with others.

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