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Project Management Associate (PMA)
About this role
TFS HealthScience is a leading global mid-size Contract Research Organization (CRO) that partners with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies throughout their entire clinical development journey. Our expertise includes full-service capabilities, resourcing, and Functional Service (FSP) solutions.
The Project Management Associate (PMA) is aligned to and managed under the assigned therapeutic business unit. The PMA will function operationally as a member of the study team and provide administrative support to the Project Manager (PM)
Key Responsibilities
Support the planning, setup, execution, and close-out of clinical studies, ensuring timelines, quality standards, and regulatory requirements are met.
Maintain study documentation, CTMS records, contact lists, trackers, logs, and study files.
Provide administrative and operational support to Project Managers, Clinical Research Managers, and CRAs.
Coordinate study communications, meetings, agendas, minutes, presentations, and newsletters.
Assist with vendor management, investigator payments, invoice tracking, and financial reconciliation.
Support regulatory submissions, audits, inspections, and document translation processes.
Coordinate study logistics, supplies, and investigator meeting activities.
Act as a central point of contact for study teams and sponsors, fostering effective collaboration and communication.
Qualifications
Previous experience as a CTA or in another entry-level role within a major CRO, such as ICON, PPD, IQVIA or Syneos Health.
Motivated individuals looking to develop their careers, take on new challenges and grow professionally.
A genuine interest in progressing toward a Project Manager career path in the long term.
Strong Excel skills, including experience managing multiple trackers and spreadsheets, as well as using formulas, pivot tables and macros.
Interest in leveraging AI tools to improve efficiency, streamline processes and generate innovative ideas.
Strong English communication skills.
Comfortable working in a client-facing environment.
What We Offer
We provide opportunities for personal and professional growth in a rewarding environment. You will join a team that values collaboration, quality, and making a difference in the lives of patients.
Our core values of Trust, Quality, Passion, Flexibility, and Sustainability guide our decisions and shape our culture. By aligning on these values, we foster collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to excellence. Together, we make a difference.
A bit more about us
Our journey began over 30 years ago in Sweden, in the city of Lund. As a full-service global CRO, we build solution-driven teams working toward a healthier future. Bringing together over 600 professionals, TFS delivers tailored clinical research services in more than 50 countries, offering flexible clinical development and strategic resourcing solutions across key therapeutic areas including Dermatology, Neuroscience, Oncology, and Ophthalmology.
Previous experience as a CTA or entry-level role in a major CRO; strong Excel skills including formulas, pivot tables, macros; strong English communication; interest in AI tools; client-facing comfort.
Key Responsibilities
- supporting clinical studies
- maintaining study documentation
- coordinating study communications
Skills & Tools
Microsoft Excel, AI tools
Job Details
- Category: Project and Program Management
- Seniority: Entry Level
- Commitment: Full Time
- Workplace: Remote — Sweden or Lisbon or Marseille or Paris or Florence or Milan or Naples or Rome or Wrocław or Warsaw or Poznań or Łódź or Kraków or Katowice or Gdańsk or Porto or Valencia or Pamplona or Seville or Madrid or A Coruña or Bilbao or Barcelona or Zaltbommel or Belfast or Birmingham or Cardiff or Edinburgh or Leeds or Liverpool or London or Manchester or Newcastle or Southampton or Budapest or Helsinki or Prague
- Languages: English
About TFS HealthScience
A global mid-size Contract Research Organization partnering with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies throughout their clinical development journey. — Industry: Research and Development