Project Manager
Location: Belgium | Netherlands | France | United Kingdom
Remote/Hybrid
Full time
Do you bring hands-on PM experience from a central lab /specialty lab setting? With the financial and client management skills to go with it?
Can you translate complex lab processes into clear, plain-language client communication?
Are you ready to bring structure and rigour to a team that's genuinely building something?
At Cerba Research, we are committed to finding the best talent to join our team. We have partnered with Vector Talent to manage the recruitment process for this role. Please direct all applications and questions to Vector Talent.
Our global project management team is hiring. We are looking for a Project Manager to play a pivotal role in the delivery of our central laboratory and specialty services portfolio across the globe, bringing the PM fundamentals that raise the bar for how we manage studies, communicate with clients, and execute with precision.
ABOUT CERBA RESEARCH
With over 40 years of clinical research expertise, Cerba Research has built a unique offering of services, which includes clinical trial management, specialty lab & biomarkers services and medical devices & diagnostics offerings.
Cerba Research supports clients from research and development all the way through clinical studies and commercialisation of therapies. We combine the deep therapeutic understanding and agility of a specialist with the capacity, breadth and global reach of a central lab.
Our extensive experience in central & specialty laboratory services is key to our success, allowing us to provide clients with early scientific insights that optimise protocol development.
We provide key laboratory services to biopharma, government and not-for-profit organisations, supporting clinical trials. Our global accredited laboratory network and connected logistical infrastructure covers the US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Australia and Africa.
Our aim is to transform clinical research to deliver the promise of precision and predictive medicine to help people live healthier lives. It's our passion, expertise, and commitment to quality that drive Cerba Research.
WHY JOIN US?
Real Portfolio Ownership — Manage multiple concurrent studies across central lab and specialty services, owning the full lifecycle from kick-off through delivery.
Room to Shape Things — This is a team that's building. Your instincts for process improvement will have a genuine impact on how the European function develops.
Global Reach — Work across an international client base spanning pharma and biotech, with studies running across Europe and beyond.
Strong Leadership Access — Work directly within a function led by experienced global PM and CRO leadership, real mentorship from people who've built programmes at scale.
Remote Flexibility — We operate with a flexible, remote-friendly approach that supports the way modern PM professionals work.
HOW YOU WILL ADD VALUE
As a Project Manager within our European team, you will contribute to:
• Strengthening client partnerships through structured, solution-focused, and proactive communication
• Enhancing the financial rigour of study delivery — budget management, invoice review, and accurate forecasting
• Driving continuous improvement in how the PM team manages logistics, sample handling, and cross-functional coordination
• Shaping and refining processes that make study delivery more efficient and consistent across the European network
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Manage a portfolio of concurrent central lab and specialty studies across the full project lifecycle
• Own study budgets end-to-end; invoice review, spend tracking against contract, variance reporting, and client forecasting
• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned sponsors, managing expectations proactively and navigating complex conversations with clarity
• Translate technical laboratory processes and findings into plain, structured communication for non-scientific client stakeholders
• Coordinate across internal teams; lab operations, logistics, quality, finance, to ensure seamless study execution and sample management
• Monitor study milestones, flag risks early, and escalate appropriately without losing momentum
• Identify and contribute to process improvement initiatives that strengthen how the PM function operates
ABOUT YOU
You've got genuine central lab PM experience, financial acumen to match, and a collaborative, can-do approach to problem-solving.
• Project management experience in a clinical or laboratory services environment
• Strong financial acumen with demonstrated experience managing study budgets; invoice review, spend tracking, and forecasting
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; structured, clear, and effective across internal teams and external client stakeholders
• Solution-focused mindset; you approach complexity with pragmatism and a bias for action
• Experience contributing to or leading process improvement initiatives is a distinct advantage
• Fluent in English
• Based in Belgium, Netherlands, France or UK
Travel: Minimal. Occasional client or internal meetings may require European travel.
At Cerba Research we provide world-class clinical research to help life science companies successfully develop the predictive and precision medicines of the future and help people live healthier lives. We are committed to delivering the next generation of healthcare by transforming research and advancing health together.
We support you with industry-leading excellence in oncology, virology, vaccine development, immunology, and cell and gene therapy, together with world-class deep specialty testing, from next generation sequencing to flow cytometry, molecular diagnostics, IHC & and spatial Omics, and bioinformatics. We are committed to helping you deliver the next generation of human-centric healthcare, by transforming research, and advancing health together.
Uniquely, we combine the experience of specialty laboratories with the global reach of a central lab. We have a worldwide network of 1000 labs, hold data from over 85 million patients across five continents, and have the ability to sequence 1000-plus whole human genomes per week. This unparalleled approach to patient data gives you the opportunity to have one partner for all your test services, with consistent access and support across all clinical trial phases.
