Clinical Project Manager
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Clinical Project Manager is responsible for planning and managing all aspects of a clinical trial, usually for an organization undertaking pharmacological drug testing.
Job Outlook
There were 83 Clinical Project Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 1686 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Clinical Research Coordinator / Manager industry, which includes the Clinical Project Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Clinical Project Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $178,464.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $165,810.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Clinical Project Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $160,938.
Education and Experience
Posted Clinical Project Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 68.33% |
| Master's Degree | 32.15% |
| Doctoral Degree | 11.09% |
| Other | 1.66% |
Posted Clinical Project Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 22.58% |
| 3 to 5 years | 51.84% |
| 6 to 8 years | 16.25% |
| 9+ years | 9.32% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Clinical Project Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Management (56.58%)
- Communication (52.49%)
- Operations (41.04%)
- Timelines (39.8%)
- Leadership (37.9%)
- Planning (36.3%)
- Problem Solving (27.4%)
- Research (23.31%)
- Coordinating (21.53%)
- Interpersonal Communications (19.04%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Clinical Research (46.8%)
- Clinical Trials (62.33%)
- Pharmaceuticals (33.31%)
- Good Clinical Practices (GCP) (33.98%)
- Project Management (91.17%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Budget Management (4.41%)
- FDA Regulations (8.71%)
- Project Documentation (4.9%)
- Informed Consent (11.25%)
- Medical Devices (12.58%)
- Project Scoping (6.77%)
- Supply Chain (5.62%)
- Data Analysis (12.15%)
- Risk Mitigation (5.86%)
- Biology (16.69%)
- Mental Health (1.21%)
- Clinical Trial Management Systems (13.72%)
- Project Planning (14.27%)
- Data Management (14.15%)
- Case Report Forms (9.43%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (3.87%)
- Electronic Data Capture (EDC) (10.04%)
- Financial Management (7.32%)
- Invoicing (5.74%)
- Auditing (13.6%)
- Reconciliation (2.72%)
- Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA) (5.44%)
- Biotechnology (9.85%)
- Business Development (6.05%)
- Pre-Clinical Development (12.09%)
- Performance Management (1.75%)
- Clinical Study Reports (9.92%)
- Nursing (8.22%)
- Trial Master File (8.16%)
- Standard Operating Procedure (8.16%)
- Finance (10.94%)
- Templates (4.96%)
- Healthcare Industry Knowledge (4.53%)
- Mitigation (5.32%)
- Institutional Review Board (IRB) (9.31%)
- Vendor Management (5.32%)
- Life Sciences (13.48%)
- Quality Management (5.2%)
- Milestones (Project Management) (16.38%)
- New Product Development (4.78%)
- Oncology (22.31%)
- Regulatory Requirements (12.15%)
- Site Selection (4.9%)
- Process Improvement (11.49%)
- ICH Guidelines (10.28%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Electronic Trial Master File (3.69%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Electronic Trial Master File (100%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Clinical Project Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Clinical Trial Project Manager
- Oncology Clinical Project Manager
- Medical Oncologist Physician
- Clinical Supply Project Manager
- Project Manager
- Associate Clinical Project Manager
- Clinical Pharmacist
- Clinical Study Manager
- Technical Services Project Manager
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Clinical Trial Manager
- Clinical Research Manager
- Clinical Research Director
- Clinical Research Associate
- Natural Science Research Manager (General)
- Clinical Quality Manager
- Director of Project Management
- Clinical Research Coordinator
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Clinical Project Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Medpace (63)
- Beacon Hill Staffing Group (51)
- Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma (51)
- Johnson & Johnson (47)
- IQVIA (46)
- Actalent (45)
- Icon (39)
- Danaher (39)
- Cochlear (34)
- Prime Therapeutics (30)
North Carolina
- IQVIA (12)
- Actalent (6)
- Quintiles (5)
- Hydrogen Group (3)
- Novasyte (3)
- Worldwide Clinical Trials (3)
- DOCS Health (2)
- Labcorp (2)
- Proclinical Staffing (2)
- Advanced Recruiting Partners (2)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
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