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Clinical Project Associate

Labcorp
3+ years
INR 6-8 LPA
Bangalore, India
10 June 17, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: None Skills: Causality Assessment, Clinical SAS Programming, Clinical Trials, Detail-Oriented, Drug Development, Lifesciences, Negotiation Skills, Regulatory Compliance, Communication Skills, CPC Certified, CPT, Data Analysis, Document Management, Life Science, Regulatory Compliance, Waterfall Model, GCP guidelines, HCPCS Level II, ICD-10-CM, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICD-10-PCS, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing

Role Overview

The Clinical Project Associate supports clinical research operations through project coordination, quality oversight, documentation management, training coordination, workload management, and process improvement initiatives. The role acts as a bridge between operational teams and management while ensuring compliance, productivity, and quality standards are consistently achieved.

Compared to a Clinical Project Coordinator role, this position carries greater responsibility for mentoring, training, quality review, process improvement, and operational oversight.


 

Key Responsibilities

1. Clinical Project Support

  • Manage day-to-day project activities

  • Ensure completion of assigned deliverables

  • Maintain productivity and quality standards

  • Support operational teams with project execution


2. Documentation Management

  • Maintain project documentation

  • Ensure audit readiness of project files

  • Manage technical and study-related records

  • Ensure compliance with documentation standards


3. Quality Management

  • Conduct quality checks of completed work

  • Perform peer reviews

  • Identify process gaps

  • Recommend corrective actions and quality improvements


4. Training & Mentoring

  • Train new team members

  • Develop mentees until independent sign-off

  • Prepare training agendas and materials

  • Track weekly and monthly training compliance

  • Maintain training records and files


5. Process Improvement

  • Assist implementation of revised processes

  • Identify operational inefficiencies

  • Support SOP and Work Instruction updates

  • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives


6. SOP & Compliance Management

  • Create and review SOPs and Work Instructions

  • Coordinate version-controlled documentation

  • Work with Global QA SOP teams

  • Ensure compliance with internal procedures


7. Workload & Resource Management

  • Assess team workload

  • Assign projects based on priorities

  • Support efficient resource utilization

  • Monitor project timelines and completion status


8. Metrics & Reporting

  • Track operational metrics

  • Prepare reports for management

  • Monitor productivity and quality KPIs

  • Ensure timely reporting


9. Knowledge Sharing

  • Participate in departmental knowledge-sharing sessions

  • Contribute to team learning initiatives

  • Share best practices across teams


Required Technical Skills

Clinical Research

✔ Clinical Trial Operations

✔ Clinical Documentation

✔ Clinical Project Support

✔ GCP Awareness

✔ CRO Processes

✔ Audit Readiness


Quality & Compliance

✔ SOP Management

✔ Quality Review

✔ CAPA Awareness

✔ Process Improvement

✔ Compliance Monitoring


Project Management

✔ Task Coordination

✔ Resource Planning

✔ Workload Management

✔ KPI Tracking

✔ Reporting


Computer Skills

✔ Microsoft Excel

✔ Microsoft Word

✔ Microsoft PowerPoint

✔ Clinical Systems

✔ Documentation Tools

✔ Internal Tracking Platforms


Key Competencies

Leadership Competencies

  • Mentoring and coaching

  • Team collaboration

  • Stakeholder management

  • Decision making

Operational Competencies

  • Attention to detail

  • Quality focus

  • Organizational skills

  • Prioritization ability

Communication Competencies

  • Strong verbal communication

  • Written communication

  • Presentation skills

  • Active listening

Personal Competencies

  • Accountability

  • Problem-solving mindset

  • Adaptability

  • Customer focus

  • Results orientation


Career Progression

Typical growth path from this role:

  1. Clinical Project Associate

  2. Senior Clinical Project Associate

  3. Clinical Project Coordinator

  4. Clinical Team Lead

  5. Clinical Project Manager

  6. Senior Project Manager

  7. Clinical Operations Manager


Ideal Candidate Profile

A clinical research professional with 3–5 years of CRO or clinical operations experience who has strong exposure to project coordination, documentation management, quality review, SOP compliance, training coordination, and team support activities. Candidates with mentoring experience and process improvement exposure will be particularly competitive.