Senior Global Study Manager

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Introduction to role:

Are you ready to lead the operational activities that support and enable the delivery of clinical studies? As a Senior Global Study Manager, you will ensure quality and compliance in our clinical programs. Flexibility is key as accountabilities will vary depending on the nature of each clinical program.

Accountabilities:

• Provide operational expertise to the study team.
• Lead the development and updates of study documents, ensuring template and version compliance.
• Prepare country-specific agreements, confidentiality agreements, clinical trial applications, and other applicable country documents.
• Foster team culture and promote team spirit within the GSMs and GSAs assigned to the study team.
• Mentor and guide the operations team to ensure effective collaboration and communication with the study team.
• Manage the set-up of third-party vendors, assess initial statements of work and budgets, and handle the change order process.
• Provide input to data management documents and interface with data management representatives and sites to facilitate study data delivery.
• Initiate contract/budget requests, track ongoing status, facilitate generation of purchase orders, review vendor invoices, and assist in tracking spend against approved budget.
• Ensure the supply of investigational products and study materials by liaising with Drug Supply or external service providers as appropriate.
• Oversee third-party vendors, global/local internal staff, and investigator sites to support effective delivery of a study and its regulatory documents from protocol development through to the Clinical Study Report.
• Provide oversight of recruitment and data delivery as well as risk mitigation strategies.
• Oversee the clinical trial insurance process; track approvals, revisions, and renewals of certificates.
• Monitor study conduct and progress, proactively identifying and resolving issues that may impact delivery of the study to the necessary quality, timelines, or budget.
• Drive risk management and quality efforts to ensure study compliance.
• Manage set-up, maintenance, closeout, and archiving of the Trial Master File (TMF), ensuring continual inspection readiness.
• Prepare presentation material for meetings, newsletters, and websites.
• Direct the study team in implementing audits and regulatory inspections.
• Identify areas of best practice/process improvements and share knowledge across the group.
• Contribute to the review of new/amended/unique SOPs and guidance documents.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• University degree/Bachelor’s degree, preferably in medical or biological science, or discipline associated with Clinical Research, or equivalent experience
• Deep understanding of the drug development process with a minimum of 5 years clinical trial experience, including at least 2 years in global study management
• Experience working with and delivering through strategic partners and 3rd party vendors
• Excellent knowledge of ICH-GCP principles
• Team-oriented
• Ability to lead, coordinate, and prioritize multiple tasks and deliverables
• Proactive approach
• High degree of flexibility
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills
• Good negotiation and collaboration skills
• Demonstrated interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage change and actively seek and champion more efficient and effective ways of working
• Ability to coach & act as a buddy for more junior colleagues
• Some travel may be required

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Early phase oncology clinical trial experience

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