Senior Project Manager – Home Health Care Services
Berlin, Germany
Experience
Aug 2025 - Present
5 months
Berlin, Germany
Senior Project Manager – Home Health Care Services
FutureMeds
Leading decentralized clinical trials, including Mobile Nursing, Home Health Care, and Direct-to/Direct-from Patient Services
Managing $5M USD accounts and 10 clinical trials spanning Phase I to Phase IV across therapeutic areas (cardiology, diabetes, obesity, mitochondrial diseases) in EMEA
Serving a diverse client portfolio, including Big Pharma, Biopharma, and CROs
Jul 2024 - Feb 2025
8 months
Berlin, Germany
Senior Clinical Project Manager – Central Lab Services
Precision for Medicine
Managed 11 oncology projects, including 2 pre-clinical method development projects and 9 early-stage (FIH / Phase-I) clinical studies with comprehensive central lab services
Conducted protocol-specific site training, CRA and CTM trainings, and served as first contact point for sites and sponsors
Oversaw a $12M USD account, driving innovative ACGT (CAR-T, antibodies, and radioligands) for big biotech and small-cap biopharma clients
Successfully completed two method development projects for Teva and Merck, securing additional clinical trial central lab service contracts
Jun 2020 - Jun 2024
4 years 1 month
Berlin, Germany
Clinical Project Manager - Home Health Care Services
Marken | UPS Healthcare Company
Led decentralized clinical trials, including Mobile Nursing, Home Health Care, and Direct-to/Direct-from Patient Services, managing $14M USD accounts and 11 clinical trials across therapeutic areas covering NORAM, EMEA, and APAC regions
Managed trials spanning Phase I to Phase IV, encompassing oncology, autoimmune, infectious, CNS, respiratory, cardiovascular, gastroenterology, metabolic, and rare disease indications in adult, pediatric, and geriatric populations
Effectively led cross-functional teams and third-party vendors to ensure timely project delivery and compliance with local regulations, ICH GCP guidelines, SOPs, and project-specific plans
Oversaw creation of protocol, lab manual, eTMF, ICF, eCRF, patient dosing diary, protocol-specific site trainings, home care provider and agency trainings, delegation of authority forms, IRT setup, booking form creation, Investigator Meetings, Clinical Trial Questionnaire, logistics line setups, direct site communication, TMF and ISF maintenance, coordination and training of CRAs and CTMs, adverse event reporting, QMS recording, database lock, and archiving
Prepared project management plans, budgets, work orders, change orders, vendor and procurement contracts, acting as primary interface with clients and vendors
Attended audits as first escalation and contact point; logged issues in QMS, prepared CAPA plans and CIRs
Trained Business Developers, prepared capability and feasibility metrics, drafted RFPs, attended early-stage client calls and bid defenses as SME
Delivered business analysis and monthly KPI reports to executive leadership, driving efficiency within time, quality, and budget constraints
Managed one Project Coordinator as a direct report
Established a 3rd party Central Pharmacy and Depot service line by creating SOPs, forms, qualification checklists, NDAs, MSAs, STCs, conducting vendor audits, and holding weekly vendor calls for clinical trials and post-market programs
Jan 2020 - May 2020
5 months
Berlin, Germany
Strategic Feasibility Analyst - Trainee
Parexel
Developed feasibility metrics to optimize patient recruitment rates
Conducted retrospective evaluations to inform site selection and enhance trial outcomes
Provided internal consulting on project management issues and identified opportunities for process and efficiency improvement
Jun 2016 - May 2020
4 years
Berlin, Germany
Pharmaceuticals Consultant
PreScouter
Acted as an extension to in-house strategy consulting teams, providing holistic insights into emerging trends, technologies, and markets at pre-clinical, clinical, and post-market stages
Served 8 medical and pharmaceutical companies with 12 business intelligence projects
Nov 2014 - Dec 2019
5 years 2 months
Berlin, Germany
Lab Research Fellow
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Conducted research on membrane protein overexpression and early-stage brain development
Published findings in peer-reviewed journals, contributing to the understanding of brain development
Feb 2014 - Oct 2024
10 years 9 months
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Lab Research Fellow
University Hospital Freiburg
Performed RNA deep sequencing to study cerebral cortex development
Coordinated data gathering and prepared reports for internal and external stakeholders
Jun 2013 - Jan 2014
8 months
Zürich, Switzerland
Lab Research Fellow
University of Zurich
Conducted genetic assays to study adult brain neurogenesis
Developed and implemented new research projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines
Nov 2010 - Nov 2012
2 years 1 month
Antwerp, Belgium
Lab Research Fellow
Flemish Institute for Biotechnology
Established a disease model for hereditary sensory autonomous neuropathy
Managed project timelines, budgets, and resource plans to meet milestones
Sep 2008 - Oct 2010
2 years 2 months
İstanbul, Turkey
Lab Research Fellow
Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
Engineered recombinant E. coli strains for enzyme production
Produced and distributed status, tracking, and and financial reports for stakeholders
Jul 2007 - Jul 2008
1 year 1 month
Dublin, Ireland
Lab Research Fellow
Agriculture and Food Development Authority of Ireland
Conducted genetic and proteomic analyses aimed at enhancing meat quality for the food industry
Apr 2005 - Apr 2006
1 year 1 month
İstanbul, Turkey
Molecular Biologist
Memorial Hospital
Conducted genetic testing within the IVF laboratory
Ensured quality control procedures were executed and maintained documentation to approvable status
Jan 2003 - Dec 2004
2 years
Munich, Germany
Intern
German Research Center for Health and Environment
Participated in the Chicken Genome Project, conducting gene analysis and sequencing
Assisted senior staff with tasks to support project and departmental objectives
Languages
English
Native
Turkish
Advanced
German
Intermediate
Education
Oct 2020 - Jun 2024
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Doctor of Philosophy, Medicine · Medicine · Berlin, Germany
Oct 2005 - Jun 2007
Istanbul University / Gent University
Master of Science, Protein Biochemistry · Protein Biochemistry · Ghent, Belgium
Oct 2001 - Jun 2005
Istanbul University
Bachelor of Science, Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology · İstanbul, Turkey