Project Manager II -HIV Research Local Studies & Portfolio Management Support; Sponsor Dedicated​/Remote

Position: Project Manager II -HIV Research Local Studies & Portfolio Management Support (Sponsor Dedicated/ Remote US)
Description

Project Manager II
-HIV Research Local Studies & Portfolio Management Support (Sponsor Dedicated/ Remote US)

Syneos Health is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.

Our Clinical Solutions team members act with a drug development mindset, applying their years of experience and deep expertise to truly understand customer needs and represent those in the solutions we shape.

Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you'll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to deliver - for one another, our customers, and, most importantly, for those in need.

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Why Syneos Health

* We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.

* We are committed to building an inclusive culture - where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose - Driven to Deliver - which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone's life.

* We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.

Job Responsibilities

Clinical Project Manager II - HIV Research (Local Studies & Portfolio Management Support)

Sponsor Dedicated | Remote (US)

Are you a clinical research professional who thrives on organization, portfolio oversight, scientific study management, and ensuring that complex research programs remain on track from concept through publication?

WHY THIS OPPORTUNITY

This is an opportunity to join a highly collaborative Medical Affairs and HIV research organization supporting a diverse portfolio of locally sponsored studies (LSS) focused on HIV treatment and prevention. The team is seeking a detail-oriented project management professional who enjoys bringing structure, visibility, and operational excellence to research portfolios while partnering closely with investigators, scientific leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders.

This role combines study management, governance support, portfolio tracking, publication planning oversight, and executive-level reporting. Success requires someone who can manage multiple competing priorities, maintain exceptional attention to detail, proactively identify risks and delays, and communicate effectively across a broad range of stakeholders.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, process-oriented, and comfortable working across multiple studies simultaneously. You should enjoy building and maintaining tracking systems, developing meaningful portfolio metrics, supporting governance processes, and ensuring leadership has clear visibility into study progress, milestones, risks, and publication activities.

While HIV therapeutic area experience is preferred, candidates with strong clinical research, Medical Affairs, scientific operations, or study management experience in other therapeutic areas will also be considered.

This team values collaboration, accountability, scientific rigor, proactive communication, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

While remote/home-based candidates may be considered, priority will be given to candidates located in or near Foster City, California, with the ability to work onsite 2-3 days per week.

THE ROLE

As a Clinical Project Manager II - HIV Research, you will provide operational and scientific management support for a portfolio of locally sponsored studies across HIV treatment and prevention programs.

You will serve as a key coordinator responsible for tracking study progress, supporting governance activities, maintaining portfolio visibility, overseeing publication tracking, and ensuring accurate reporting for Medical Affairs leadership. You will partner closely with study teams and stakeholders to ensure studies progress efficiently while maintaining compliance with internal processes and governance expectations.

Success in this role requires someone who can balance multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining a high level of accuracy, organization, and responsiveness.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

* Manage intake, tracking, and ongoing oversight of locally sponsored studies across the HIV treatment and prevention portfolio

* Monitor study milestones, timelines, deliverables, and key performance indicators to ensure visibility and…