Global Study Manager leading operational delivery of Parexel’s clinical trials, from study startup through database release and inspection readiness. Overseeing CROs, vendors, budgets, sites, and cross-functional study teams.
Responsibilities
Lead and coordinate global clinical trial execution from sourcing strategy and study specification through database release and inspection readiness
Oversee study management, site management, CRO, and vendor deliverables throughout the study lifecycle
Coordinate regional and country operations and CRO activities
Set recruitment targets, delivery milestones, study startup, monitoring, and study-level plans
Serve as a core team member and operational sub-team representative
Drive operational decision-making and partner with the Clinical Study Team Lead on strategy
Supervise and mentor Study Operational Managers and potentially other Global Study Managers
Develop, review, and approve startup, monitoring, recruitment, training, and other study plans
Oversee drug supply management and interactive randomization system setup
Manage vendor oversight, escalations, feasibility outputs, site approvals, and site activation plans
Ensure Trial Master File setup and contribute to risk planning
Coordinate study and protocol training and global investigator meetings
Provide clinical trial budget inputs and monitor vendor budgets, contracts, invoices, purchase orders, and spend
Resolve or triage site-level issues and lead inspection readiness and site readiness activities
Support decentralized capabilities at investigator sites
Ensure timely study closure and resource release
Review study metrics, analytics, data reports, and dashboards; mitigate risks and resolve issues
Interface with CRO feasibility, startup, monitoring, management, and site contracting groups
Coordinate with data management to ensure data flow and timely delivery
Assess enrollment and discontinuations for financial forecasting
Provide operational input into protocol design and lead protocol deviation trend reviews
Facilitate routine study management vendor calls
Serve as a technical expert for study management systems and processes
Champion harmonized processes and high-quality, timely clinical trial data deliverables
Provide technical oversight, continuous improvement, issue escalation and resolution, inspection readiness, quality assurance, performance feedback, and metrics review
Identify and resolve study operations staff performance issues
Support project-specific audits and inspections
Requirements
Experience in clinical research and/or study management
Study management and leadership experience
Experience overseeing CROs and vendors
Experience managing per-subject costs, vendor and ancillary costs, monitoring cost projections, and spend
Fluency in written and spoken English required
Ability to work outside core business hours as required to support global trials or initiatives
Ability to travel as required, including investigator meetings, vendor kick-off and re-set meetings, and client internal global or department-level meetings
Exceptional knowledge of study management processes and deliverables
Knowledge of responsibilities beyond one's function to ensure study goals are met
Expertise within the assigned therapeutic area and study
Working knowledge of Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), monitoring, clinical operations, and regulatory operations
Bachelor's of Science or Bachelor's of Arts degree with a minimum 7 years of relevant operational clinical trial experience required
Master's of Science or Master's of Business Administration degree with a minimum 6 years of relevant operational clinical trial experience required
Scientific or technical degree preferred
Exceptional knowledge of own discipline and advanced knowledge of others
Ability to lead complex projects and develop innovative solutions to complex problems
Benefits
Global remote work arrangement
Opportunities to participate in global investigator meetings, vendor kick-off and re-set meetings, and client internal global or department-level meetings
Professional mentorship and supervision opportunities
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