Senior Clinical Research Operations Project Manager - Clinical Trials Office

The University of Washington is seeking a Senior Clinical Research Operations Project Manager to join their Clinical Trials Office. This role is responsible for planning, managing, and executing enterprise-level initiatives that enhance clinical research program operations across UW Medicine.

Responsibilities:

• Independently manage a portfolio of enterprise-level clinical research operational initiatives from project conception through implementation and evaluation
• Lead highly complex projects involving multiple departments, operational units, technologies, and stakeholder groups
• Develop project charters, business cases, governance structures, work plans, timelines, risk mitigation strategies, and implementation plans
• Establish project priorities and ensure alignment with Clinical Trials Office and UW Medicine strategic objectives
• Facilitate institutional committees, governance groups, steering committees, and stakeholder working groups supporting clinical research operations
• Serve as a representative of the CTO in institutional discussions related to operational strategy, process improvement, technology initiatives, and organizational change
• Lead organizational change initiatives associated with new policies, technologies, workflows, operational models, and strategic priorities
• Assess change impacts and develop stakeholder engagement, communication, training, and adoption strategies
• Develop and maintain operational metrics, dashboards, scorecards, and reporting tools to assess organizational performance and project outcomes
• Analyze clinical research operational data to identify trends, opportunities, risks, and areas for process improvement
• Provide consultation and project leadership for operational initiatives across the clinical research lifecycle
• Support implementation of new systems, technologies, and operational processes

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Health Administration, Public Health, Clinical Research, Life Sciences, Information Systems, or a related field, plus five years of progressively responsible experience in project management, research administration, healthcare operations, or clinical research management
• Demonstrated experience independently managing enterprise-level initiatives and leading organizational change initiatives
• Experience facilitating governance committees, steering committees, or executive workgroups and successfully building consensus and influencing stakeholders without direct reporting authority
• Experience developing operational metrics, performance dashboards, and analytic reporting, with strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation skills
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, Word, and Teams, plus project management platforms such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or Asana
• Master's degree in Public Health, Business Administration, Health Administration, Clinical Research, Information Management, or a related field
• Four or more years leading complex, cross-functional projects
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Lean, Six Sigma, Prosci, ACRP, SOCRA, or comparable certification
• Experience with Clinical Trial Management Systems, research administration systems, enterprise reporting platforms, executive leadership support, strategic planning, or operational governance programs
• Knowledge of FDA, NIH, OHRP, GCP, CMS, and other regulations governing clinical research