Cliantha is currently seeking a Project Manager who can fulfill its business needs and is looking for better learning and growth opportunities.

About Us

Cliantha Research is a full service Clinical Research Organization(CRO) that provides comprehensive and integrated offerings in Early Phase, Late Phase, Respiratory, Tobacco Research, Dermatology, Consumer Research, Research Lab, IVRT, Biometrics, Pharmacovigilance & Medical Services, and Environmental Exposure Chambers (EECs).

With strategic acquisitions globally, Cliantha has widened the horizon of clinical research& support services for end-to-end developmental needs all across. The company has recently merged its group companies Inflamax Research, Hilltop Research, and Karmic Life sciences under one flagship brand – Cliantha.

With several advanced clinical sites and bio-analytical laboratories in North America and India, Cliantha now has presence in 3 countries along with a strong team of 1000+ professionals. Some of the key regulators, such as the USFDA, EMA, AGES, ANSM, AMPS, MCC South Africa, Health Canada, DCGI, CAP, NABL, Turkey MOH, Thailand MoPH and others have successfully inspected Cliantha across the globe.

Cliantha Research is headquartered in Ahmedabad and has expanded its domestic presence with 5 regional offices & international presence with offices in USA (Florida) and Ontario, Canada (Mississauga & Scarborough).

General Responsibilities:

- Support Proposals and Contracts group in completion of quotations, confidentiality Agreements,
- Letters of Intent, Contracts
- Participate in client bid defenses
- Assist in follow-up and interactions with active and new clienteles regarding quote status, revisions requests, and general inquiries.
- Management of External Vendor services; including requests for proposals for services not offered at Inflamax to incorporate into client proposals
- Lead or assist with sourcing of external vendor services when required
- Manage client relationship from contract to service/project completion
- Drive billing process for assigned projects through Finance Department, ensuring at each specified payment milestones, up until study completion that all billing has been completed as per proposal and executed contract
- Ensure transfers of proposals and contracts details to finance
- Ensure appropriate hand off meetings and / or information dissemination to Operations teams
- Ensure deliverables, timelines, and milestones from all contracted services are on track (e.g.
- Operations, Data Management, Biostatistics, Medical Writing, Quality Assurance,



Regulatory Affairs and external vendors)
- Develop study timelines and study conduct plans and manage study start-up conduct and closeout
- Use appropriate communication to maintain contact with clients to ensure they receive accurate and current information on the status of their project(s), and maintain good relations
- Responsible for leading tracking meetings with Operations teams to ensure milestones are on track, discuss study progress, facilitate resolution of issues etc.
- Ensure appropriate documents have been reviewed and circulated within Inflamax prior to providing to clients
- Coordinate and participate in teleconferences/meetings with appropriate study personnel to address internal/external client questions, concerns, or comments.
- Prepare and maintain departmental reports and all tracking databases ensuring that they are updated accurately and issued internally and/ or externally in a timely fashion (weekly tracking reports, financial reports etc.)
- Immediately notify Management and Operations of any deviations from client timelines and present alternative solutions
- Evaluate and implement Project Management methodology and best practices
- Review and provide inputs on current active SOPs & policies and procedures
- May be required to revise / implement change orders to current SOPs / processes and procedures
- Provide input into development of protocols, and CRFs and where appropriate concerning the active / future projects
- Participate in BE and/or Late Phase Project Management Tracking meetings (include preparations of agendas for active studies assigned)
- Set up and host Sponsor / Monitor / external vendor visits
- Lead process development within Project Management team: identify gaps in processes that affect the deliverables to clients, work with other departments (Operations, Finance, QA, RA, etc.) to identify areas of concern, facilitate discussions/process to optimize processes to meet client expectations
- Participate and provide input in general Business Development meetings and other team / corporate company planning meetings
- May be required to travel for client meetings / and conference




- Uphold the company mission statement and conduct self at all times in a respectful and business-like manner
- Identify gaps in processes that affect the deliverables to clients, work with other departments(Operations, Finance, QA, RA, etc.) to identify areas of concern, facilitate discussions / process to improve and meet or exceed client expectations
- Maintain good understanding of regulatory guidelines (TPD, FDA, EMEA...etc.)
- Ensure compliance with appropriate Company SOPs, GCP and ICH guidelines
- Be a positive role model for all staff and interact with colleagues in a collaborative way
- Execute other duties and functions as may be required/requested

Qualifications:

- Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.) degree or equivalent
- Minimum 2-4 years experience in a project management role in a clinical research environment, both CRO and pharma/biotech
- Proficient in budget and contract management
- A proven track record of customer service excellence
- Holds or working towards PMP designation
- Solid conflict resolution skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skill
- Demonstrated experience dealing with a wide variety of project stakeholders at all levels in and across various organizations
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate management team meetings and deliver presentations
- Robust analytical and problem solving skills
- Excellent organizational skills, detail oriented, efficient and able to multi-task and prioritize effectively
- Highly proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Access)

Why Cliantha Research?

- Competitive Salary.
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance.
- An exciting opportunity for learning and development!

*Cliantha Research is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse, inclusive, and accessible environment for all its employees and clients. We value diversity at workplace and believe in fostering a spirit of excellence brought in by all our employees and clients. If you require accommodation before, during, or after the interview/*recruitment process do not hesitate to let us know when we contact you and we will work with you and do our level best to meet your needs. We thank all our candidates for taking interest and the time to apply for stated job vacancy; however only those selected will be contacted for next steps.

Job Types: Permanent, Full-time

Pay: $90,000.00-$95,000.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate

- Mississauga, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:
- Project management: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person

📌 Project Manager (Mississauga)
🏢 Cliantha Research
📍 Mississauga