- Facilitate Sponsor and CRO collaboration by providing oversight of the sponsor’s transfer of responsibilities and obligations to the CRO
- Ensure adherence to Master Agreement, Work Orders, Oversight Plan, and Quality Agreement (i.e., what should be measured, how do we identify an issue with performance, who is responsible for resolving an issue, what is the escalation path?)
- Manage day-to-day communications between senior project management and CRO
- Collaborate with CRO on final budget and ensure adherence to budget
- Track milestones and performance metrics, goals, and responsibilities
- Manage the escalation process
- Oversee Sponsor’s site capital improvements and agreements between CRO and third-party vendors
- Ensure adequate and compatible CRO resource allocation to the project