JOB DESCRIPTION
Contract Type
Candidate (Freelancer)
Company Type
CRO / CDMO
Company Size
Startup < 100
Requested Expertise
Clinical study / Clinical development / Pre-Clinical Research /
Profile Required
We are looking for a Senior Clinical Project Manager with demonstrated experience managing complex early-phase clinical development programmes.
> Essential Requirements
– At least 5 years of relevant clinical project management experience, with emphasis on demonstrated seniority and autonomy.
– Experience in first-in-human clinical trials.
– Strong experience in ATMPs, cell therapy, or similarly complex biologic products.
– Ability to manage complex site, logistics, and regulatory/authorisation topics across several European countries.
– Experience working with biotech clients, particularly those requiring hands-on guidance and operational leadership.
– Strong stakeholder-management skills: able to be firm when needed while remaining diplomatic.
– Experience working in consulting, CRO, or freelance environments.
– Comfortable joining projects in transition and operating in evolving organisational settings.
> Personal Qualities
– Autonomous and pragmatic.
– Calm and reassuring with stressed or inexperienced stakeholders.
– Flexible, adaptable, and execution-oriented.
– Able to rapidly assess an existing project, identify priorities, and establish clear ways of working.
Project Description
Senior Clinical Project Manager – ATMP / Cell Therapy
> Context
Our client is a consulting organisation undergoing an integration following an acquisition and merger. They have recently taken over a clinical project from another organisation after the previous Project Manager left.
The end client is a German biotech company developing a first-in-human ATMP based on tumour cells. The client has experienced several Project Manager transitions and needs a stable, senior professional who can provide both structure and reassurance.
> Assignment
Lead and manage a first-in-human clinical development project involving a tumour-cell-based ATMP.
Key responsibilities:
– Provide end-to-end clinical project management support.
– Guide a biotech client with limited clinical trial operational experience.
– Coordinate complex operational activities related to cell therapy, including logistics and site readiness.
– Support the management of regulatory and authorisation requirements across multiple European countries.
– Act as a confident, diplomatic point of contact for the client and relevant stakeholders.
– Bring structure, prioritisation, and adaptability in a changing organisational environment.
– Potentially support a second, less complex clinical project during the assignment.
> Assignment Terms
– Start: As soon as possible; no later than early October 2026.
– Duration: Initial 5–6 months.
– Workload: Full-time.
– Location: preferably remote France, but remote candidates elsewhere may be considered.
– Language: Fluent English required; French is strongly preferred.
– Client environment: International, with a German biotech client and clinical sites across Europe.
Therapeutic Area
Immunology,Oncology,Haematology
Language
English,French
Hard Skills
Soft Skills
Seniority Level
Experience 5 – 10 years,Experience > 10 years
Starting Date
2026-10-01
Project Duration
6 months
FTE / nb of days per week
5
Project Location
Paris, France
Remote Flexibility
Yes
Travel Expected
Yes
Approximative Budget
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