Clinical Trials Network Project Manager
Company : IWK Health
Req ID: 219278
Department/Program: CCFV, Research Services
Location: Halifax
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) for 12 months x 1 position(s)
Start Date: May 2026
Union Status: Research, Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $30.0972 - $37.6217 /hour
Closing Date: April 19, 2026 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)
IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.
Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Director of Programs and Partnerships, CCfV, the Clinical Trial Network (CTN) Project Manager provides strategic, operational, and financial leadership across the full portfolio of CTN studies, including complex, multi-site clinical trials at both national and international levels. The role is accountable for end-to-end project oversight, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities, sponsor expectations, and regulatory requirements.
The CTN Project Manager is responsible for the integrated management of multiple concurrent clinical trials, including oversight of project initiation, clinical operations, virtual team leadership, regulatory compliance, financial stewardship, stakeholder engagement, and performance reporting. This role requires a certain amount of independent decision-making, risk assessment, and strategic coordination across diverse project teams and stakeholders, including investigators, sponsors, regulatory bodies, and national/international collaborators.
Responsibilities include:
• Provide comprehensive project leadership and coordination of assigned studies in accordance with CCfV SOPs, sponsor requirements, and applicable regulatory frameworks, ensuring delivery on timelines, budget, and quality standards. Act as operational lead for a national network of site research coordinators and cross-functional teams, providing direction, oversight, and performance management across all project phases. Develop, review, and approve Statements of Work, contracts, and budgets
• Manage multiple project budgets including development, forecasting, monitoring and reporting to the PI and advising on risk mitigation strategies to achieve sound financial management
• Work with the Laboratory and Data Management teams on all aspects of project logistics
• Act as the primary liaison with sponsor for industry-funded clinical trials
• Review and assist with the development of protocols, Case Report Forms, consent forms, and other study documents
• Assist with planning, budgeting, implementation, and evaluation for CTN studies
• Organize CTN meetings for monitors, investigators and team members in collaboration with CIRN Program Manager and Principal Investigator
• Assist with the writing and review of academic publications, including presentations, abstracts, and manuscripts
• Assist in the preparation of network materials for annual reports and other knowledge translation activities as required
• Work collaboratively with research groups within Canada and internationally to coordinate research projects across multiple sites
• Mitigate and resolve administrative issues across multiple project sites
• Maintain study documentation in adherence with the CCfV filing system
• Maintain a current knowledge of the study status and important milestones
• Maintain up to date directory of all CIRN CTN team members and liaisons
• Liaise with CTN data team regarding data collection, and creation and revision of forms
Hours of Work
75 hours biweekly
8:00am - 4:00pm, Monday - Friday, Weekends
Your Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or a Masters in a professional health designation required. A combination of experience and undergraduate degree may be considered for candidates with relevant experience leading and managing clinical trials
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience within a university research setting, hospital, or comparable environment
• Experience writing, editing, and reviewing protocols and other study related documents
• Understanding of pharmaceutical regulatory environment
• Understands Research Ethics, in concept and practice; demonstrable experience providing budget management and reporting oversight
• Excellent project management skills and experience
• Knowledge of federal, provincial and other private/public funding agencies
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to speak, listen, and write in a clear, thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi-site clinical research programs with competing priorities and tight timelines
• Extensive project management experience in a clinical or research setting
• Experience leading and/or managing virtual teams
• Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with others
Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.
Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.
This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.
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