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Clinical Project Management

Running a clinical trial well is not simply a matter of following a plan. It requires people who have done this before, who know where things tend to go wrong, and who can make good decisions quickly when they do. At Niche, our clinical project managers have spent decades working across the full spectrum of trial types, from early phase first-in-human studies through to complex multi-site programmes.

We provide the oversight, coordination and regulatory expertise that sponsors need to keep their trials on time, on budget and inspection-ready.

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What We Do

Clinical project management at Niche covers every stage of the trial lifecycle. We work with biotech and pharmaceutical sponsors to support compound development from the earliest pre-clinical stages right through to study closeout and archiving. Our project managers are involved from the moment a sponsor needs help, not just when a problem has already surfaced. 

We are often brought in by smaller sponsors who do not have the internal infrastructure to run a trial independently, but we work equally well alongside established in-house teams who need additional capacity or specialist expertise at a particular point in their programme. Either way, we operate as genuine authentic partners rather than hired hands.

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How We Work

Every project begins with a clear assessment of what the sponsor actually needs. We are not a company that sells a standard package and then fits the study into it. We look at the compound, the indication, the regulatory pathway, the timeline and the budget, and we build our support around that specific programme. 

Our project managers maintain close involvement throughout the life of a study. We do not hand over a Gantt chart and disappear. Progress is tracked, risks are identified early, and sponsors receive regular, clear reporting so that no one is surprised by what is happening in their trial. If something changes, which it always does at some point, we adapt quickly and keep the programme moving.

Scope Of Service 

  • Study design and concept development 
  • Site identification and feasibility assessment 
  • Patient information sheets and informed consent forms
  • Study budget development 
  • Protocol writing and review 
  • Preparation of trial reference manuals 
  • Standard operating procedures for trial conduct 
  • CRF development and data management services 
  • Clinical trial medication supply coordination and labelling 
  • Laboratory sample analysis organisation 
  • Ethics and regulatory document preparation and submission 
  • CTA submissions and monitoring plans 
  • eTMF set-up and maintenance 
  • Study site initiation and ongoing monitoring 
  • Safety updates and agency notifications 
  • Trial master file creation and management 
  • Clinical governance of ongoing trials 
  • Clinical study report writing 
  • Archiving at sponsor and investigator sites 
  • Organisation of investigator meetings 
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Frequently Asked Questions
A contract research organisation, or CRO, is a broad term that covers many different types of support. Clinical project management specifically refers to the oversight and coordination of all activities involved in running a trial. At Niche, we can act as a full CRO partner or provide clinical project management support alongside a sponsor's existing team, depending on what the programme requires.
The earlier the better, in most cases. Getting an experienced project manager involved during study design and protocol development makes a meaningful difference to how smoothly the trial runs later. That said, we are regularly asked to step in mid-study to provide support or resolve problems, and we have the experience to do that effectively as well.
Yes. While we are based in Richmond, Surrey, our team has experience managing and supporting multi-site trials across Europe and beyond. We work with sponsors based internationally and can coordinate across multiple regulatory jurisdictions where needed.

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