Job Overview
Location
Remote United States
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Product Management
Date Posted
March 27, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • The SSU Project Manager at Fortrea Holdings Inc. plays a critical role in ensuring the successful start-up and execution of clinical trials at the country level, directly impacting the delivery of trial commitments, regulatory compliance, and financial accountability. This role is essential for aligning local operations with global study objectives, enabling timely and ethical trial initiation across international sites.
- • Day-to-day responsibilities include owning and managing country and site budgets, developing and negotiating Clinical Trial Research Agreements (CTRAs), overseeing payment tracking and reconciliation, ensuring compliance with FCPA and Denied Parties Screening, managing clinical trial submissions and approvals with IRBs/IECs and regulatory authorities, developing local language materials such as Informed Consents, maintaining expertise in country-specific regulations, managing clinical and ancillary supplies, coordinating with internal teams (Clinical, Quality, Finance, Medical, Regulatory, Legal) and external partners (vendors, sites, IRBs), contributing to local SOP development, entering and updating data in clinical, regulatory, safety, and finance systems, and providing oversight to contract workers and local vendors as needed.
- • The Clinical Operations team at Fortrea is a global, collaborative function dedicated to delivering high-quality clinical trials through operational excellence, regulatory adherence, and patient-centric execution. This role operates within a matrixed structure that partners closely with Regional Operations, Head Quarter functions, and country-level stakeholders to ensure alignment on timelines, budgets, and compliance.
- • In this role, the individual will deepen their expertise in global clinical trial start-up processes, strengthen cross-functional leadership and negotiation skills, gain exposure to diverse international regulatory environments, and contribute meaningfully to the advancement of clinical research. Success in this position can lead to greater influence in study planning, process improvement initiatives, and potential progression into senior project or program management roles within Fortrea’s global clinical operations.
🎯 Requirements
- • Minimum of eight (8) years of clinical research experience, including specific experience in Study Start-Up (SSU) work
- • 3+ years of experience as a Start-Up Project Manager (SUPM)
- • Thorough knowledge of ICH Guidelines, GCP, FDA regulations, and local country-specific regulatory requirements, including IRB/IEC interactions
- • Fluency in English (written and verbal) and proficiency in the local office language
- • University/college degree in life science or related allied health field (nursing, medical, laboratory technology), or equivalent experience (4+ years in clinical research/pharma/CRO/healthcare setting)
- • Proven ability to manage budgets, negotiate contracts (CTRAs), oversee payments, and ensure financial compliance and forecasting
🏖️ Benefits
- • Comprehensive health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD insurance with multiple carrier options
- • 401(K) retirement savings plan
- • Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) via Flex Plan
- • Employee recognition awards and access to multiple Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
- • Target pay range of $110,000 – $130,000 based on title and experience
- • 20% travel requirement, offering opportunities for domestic and international site engagement
- • Remote work eligibility within the United States
Skills & Technologies
About Fortrea Holdings Inc.
Fortrea is a global contract research organization spun out from LabCorp in 2023 to provide drug development services across Phases I-IV. It offers clinical trial management, patient access solutions, regulatory consulting, and commercialization support to biopharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostic clients. The company operates in more than 90 countries with 19,000 employees, leveraging therapeutic expertise in oncology, rare diseases, neuroscience, and other complex areas to accelerate therapies from lab to market while prioritizing patient experience and data-driven insights.
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