Florian Maass

Project Management Expert | Biotech & Pharmaceutical Clinical Project Setup and Execution | Specializing in Oncology early development | Cross-Functional Leadership | Passionate about killing Cancer Cells

Germany

About

As a Global Clinical Project Leader at Parexel with over nine years of experience in this role, I focus on early-phase oncology and neurology product development. My expertise includes protocol review, risk management planning, budget development and management as well as milestone tracking for complex clinical studies. I lead cross-functional teams and collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure high-quality execution while addressing challenges through proactive risk management. With a certification as a Project Manager for Clinical Trials and an advance degree in biology, I am responsible for end to end study execution from kick off till Clinical Study report publication.

Experience

  • Clinical Trial Lead - FSP with Boehringer Ingelheim [Innovation Unit] at Syneos Health
    Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

    Embedded within a Boehringer Ingelheim [Innovation Unit] under a FSP model employed by Syneos Health - Accountable for operational performance of the study and study oversight​ - Medical / scientific accountability​ - Strategic input for early clinical development​ - Leads Trial Oversight Meetings (TOMs)​ - Shared monitoring oversight tasks

  • Parexel (13 yrs 10 mos)
    • Project Leader
      Dec 2020 - Oct 2025 · 4 yrs 11 mos

      Global Clinical Project Leader, with Focus on early product development in Oncology, Protocol review, Risk management Plan creation, Leading cross-functional team meetings, Client meetings, Budget forecasting and review, Milestone management (recruitment, DBL), Track and control of expenditure, Issue and quality Management (CAPA-Lead), Newsletter development, Study plan modification

    • Associate Project Leader (Early Product Development)
      Aug 2016 - Nov 2020 · 4 yrs 4 mos

      Focus on Phase I and IIa, Global Clinical Project Leader, Protocol review, Risk management Plan creation, Start up lead, Monitoring report review, Monitoring plan development, Leading cross-functional team meetings, Client meetings, Protocol training for CRA-teams, Training and quality Co-visits, Budget forecasting and review, Milestone management (recruitment, DBL), Track and control of expenditure, Issue and quality Management (CAPA-Lead), Freelance CRA contract negotiation, Newsletter development, Study plan modification, external data management/Laboratory/Video-EEG & ECG-Vendor management, Transfer of sponsorship from sponsor to sponsor, Bid defence meeting;

    • Project Manager
      Aug 2015 - Jul 2016 · 1 yr

      Country Study Manager Germany Fully outsourced to leading pharmaceutical company Oncology Business Unit Coordination and management of over ~300 sites and ~1500 patients Ensure delivery of milestones and project goals Budget responsibility on national level Regulatory and ethic submission CRA team management

  • Clinical Research Associate at ICON plc
    Jul 2010 - Dec 2011 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Clinical Monitoring and Site Management, Site identification, Ethic Committee-submission, contract negotiation, all visit types (Site selection, Initiation, Monitoring, close out) Indications: Diabetes Mellitus type II, Prostate Cancer, NSCLC

  • Research Associate at dkfz - German Cancer Research Center
    Jan 2008 - Feb 2010 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    molecular biologic and microbiologic research projects in the field of transcription/antisense RNA Broad education in oncology, detection and treatment for all types of cancer (in example: melanoma; prostate, brain and lung carcinoma; mamma carcinoma; leukaemia and virus induced carcinomas) at the German Cancer Research Centre, Heidelberg in the “Progress in Cancer Research” Lecture series