Senior Project Coordinator, Early Phase Clinical Research – Canada
As a leading global contract research organization (CRO) with a passion for scientific rigor and decades of clinical development experience, Fortrea provides pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device customers a wide range of clinical development, patient access, and technology solutions across more than 20 therapeutic areas. With over 19,000 staff conducting operations in more than 90 countries, Fortrea is transforming drug and device development for partners and patients across the globe. Join a high-impact team supporting large, global clinical trials from start-up through execution. As a Senior Project Coordinator, you’ll play a key role in driving study delivery, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring quality, compliance, and timelines are met across complex, multi-site studies. Remote based in Canada. What You’ll Do Lead coordination of global clinical trials, including external site studies. Develop and maintain key study documents (project plans, communication plans, risk registers). Manage timelines, milestones, and study tracking tools (CTMS, eTMF, project dashboards). Organize and facilitate study meetings, including cross-functional and client-facing interactions. Ensure eTMF quality, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance. Serve as a key contact for sponsors, vendors, and study teams. Support feasibility, start-up, and vendor coordination activities. Contribute to project planning, forecasting, and financial tracking. Mentor and support development of junior team members. What You Bring Degree in life sciences or related field (or equivalent experience). 3–4+ years of clinical research experience, including project coordination. Experience supporting global or multi-site studies. Strong knowledge of GCP/ICH guidelines and clinical trial processes. Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Why Join Us
Be part of a collaborative team delivering innovative clinical trials at a global scale, where your expertise helps bring new therapies to patients faster. Note: This role does not provide sponsorship. Work Environment: Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment. Occasional drives to site locations with occasional travel both domestic and international. Physical Requirements: Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day. Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. Occasional crouching, stooping, with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck. Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf. Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs. Regular and consistent attendance. Varied hours may be required. Learn more about our EEO & Accommodations request here. Apply To This Job