Project Manager

Adams Clinical • Full-time • Remote (Massachusetts, United States, US) • 1m ago

Join Us in Shaping the Future of Clinical Research

Adams Clinical is a leading clinical trial site network committed to accelerating the development of life-changing medicines. Our mission is simple: deliver uncompromising data quality, safety, and diverse enrollment to advance healthcare. Our vision is to set the gold standard for clinical trial excellence. We believe our people make the difference. Guided by our core values—Scientific Rigor, Operational Excellence, Commitment to Sponsors and Participants, and Authentic Collaboration—we create an environment where meaningful work drives meaningful change.

At Adams Clinical, you’ll find:

A culture of respect, transparency, and continuous improvement
Opportunities for professional growth and learning
A team dedicated to improving lives through innovation and integrity

If you’re passionate about making an impact in clinical research and want to be part of a collaborative, mission-driven organization, we’d love to have you on our team.

Job Role

The Project Manager of Clinical Research Operations is the accountable owner for end-to-end study success across Adams Clinical’s multi-site research network, with direct responsibility for study outcomes from activation through close-out. Adams Clinical is a rapidly growing research site network specializing focused on late phase industry-sponsored trials of novel treatments for a variety of psychiatric and neurological conditions, supporting both inpatient and outpatient studies.

Reporting to the Vice President of Clinical Operations, the Project Manager is the single point of accountability for study success across the network and leads cross-functional efforts to enable scalable, high-quality clinical research delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

Hold end-to-end accountability for study success across the network, driving enrollment performance, data quality, site compliance, and timely milestone achievement from activation through close-out.
Act as a network-level clinical operations consultant, traveling to sites to assess readiness for new studies, expansions, or increased enrollment as needed.
Coordinate network-wide projects across multiple sites, tracking metrics, timelines, dependencies, and standardizing reporting and documentation practices.
Continuously monitor study health across the network, including screening performance, enrollment trends, visit compliance, data quality, and emerging operational issues, proactively identifying and mitigating risks before they impact study outcomes.
Support business development and growth initiatives by providing operational insights, site readiness data, and contributing to sponsor-facing presentations.
Drive de novo site launches and acquired site integrations, ensuring SOPs, systems, staffing, and reporting structures are implemented efficiently.
Partner with Enrollment, Site Operations, and internal leadership teams to identify operational gaps and implement corrective or preventative actions.
Lead the rollout of study updates, protocol amendments, and operational changes across all network sites, ensuring timely and consistent implementation; actively share best practices across sites to promote standardization and continuous improvement.
Lead or support cross-functional special projects tied to operational maturity, sponsor satisfaction, and network growth.
Identify opportunities to standardize workflows across Site Operations to reduce variability, improve consistency, and mitigate operational risk.

Qualifications

Prior CRC (Clinical Research Coordinator) experience is required.
Bachelor’s degree required
3–6+ years of experience in clinical research, project management, or clinical operations (site, CRO, or sponsor experience preferred).
Strong understanding of clinical trial operations, including study execution, site workflows, participant management, and regulatory compliance.
Demonstrated experience managing sponsor relationships.
Proven ability to translate issue resolution plans into operational action, leading the execution and network-wide rollout of corrective measures with urgency and consistency.
Highly organized, metric-driven, and skilled at prioritizing competing demands across a complex, multi-study portfolio spanning multiple sites in a fast-paced environment.
Strong communication skills with the ability to escalate issues clearly, synthesize operational data, and propose practical solutions.
Proficiency with reporting tools, dashboards, and operational tracking systems preferred.
Experience in neurology or psychiatry therapeutic areas preferred.
Willingness to travel to sites or conferences as needed to support readiness assessments and operational initiatives.
Experience reviewing Clinical Trial Agreements is preferred but not required.

Pay: $85,000 - $100,000 per year

Benefits:

401(k) matching
Medical, Dental &Vision insurance
Employee assistance program
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off
Parental leave
Professional development assistance

Adams Clinical is committed to being an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We focus on hiring and nurturing top talent. All employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline, and termination, are made based on the candidate's or employee's qualifications relevant to the position. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally protected status.

In compliance with federal law, all individuals hired must, as a condition of employment, provide documentation verifying their identity and authorization to work in the United States and complete Form I-9 within the required timeframe. Adams Clinical participates in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility.