Building Project Management Skills for Clinical Research
Project management is a valuable skill set for clinical research professionals at every level—whether formally managing studies or coordinating timelines, stakeholders, deliverables, and competing priorities.
Date: August 26, 2026
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
This live webinar introduces the foundational principles of project management in the clinical research environment, with a focus on how these skills show up in day-to-day study operations. Explore key concepts such as scope, timelines, communication, risk, stakeholder alignment, and change management. Speakers will highlight how clinical research professionals can begin strengthening a project management mindset—even without formal certification—and apply practical strategies to support more organized, proactive, and successful study execution.
Speakers:
Leslie Byatt MSML, MBA, CCRC, PMP, FACRP
Director, Clinical Trials Operations
University of New Mexico Hospital
Leslie Byatt, MSML, MBA, PMP, CCRC, serves as Director of Clinical Trials Operations at University of New Mexico Hospitals, bringing over 30 years of clinical research leadership and project management experience. Her diverse background includes developing clinical trials administrative programs from the ground up, opening clinical research sites in Panama City, Panama, and serving in leadership roles at UNM Cancer Center as New Mexico Minority NCORP grant administrator and study activation/regulatory operations manager. Leslie’s project management expertise spans complex site operations and comprehensive program development. She collaborates with private practices, public hospitals, and academic sites to drive industry change and advance diversity in clinical trials. Leslie has contributed to multiple publications and abstracts on clinical trial operations and diversity, and served leadership roles with ASCO’s Clinical Research Committee, the Association of Cancer Institutes’ Steering Committee, and serves as a member of ACRP’s board of trustees.
Lisa Ince BS, CCRC, CCRA, FACRP
Project Manager
Syneos Health
Lisa has been in clinical research for 20 years and have worked on both the site and sponsor sides. She started in a CCRC role at a research site and held many different positions within the site space. Moving to a CRO she has held positions as a CRA, CTM, and PM. As a CCRC and CRA she has had the unique expertise as to what creates, maintains, and breaks great relationships between the site and sponsor.
Approved for 1.0 ACRP Contact Hours