About the role
Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description Global Study Manager – This position is a fully client-embedded role, dedicated to a leading bio-pharma company. Successful candidate must have PACT/MAP experience. Role Purpose: This position accountable for delivering the clinical operation activities of the study until study archiving. This involves generating robust and accelerated delivery plans (with a focus on upper quartile performance) and delivering these to target or stretch thresholds and with quality. The GSM role works in consultation with the Global Study Lead for end-to-end delivery of the clinical study.
Key Responsibilities: - GSM will be accountable for the operational delivery of clinical study/studies to time, quality, and budget, company standards and scientific requirements, supporting decision -making at pace and leading study team to achieve overal study deliverables
- GSM is accountable for the following deliverables:
Study Initiation Meeting
Clinical Study Activity Plan
Study Delivery Plan
TMF Quality Strategy Document
DCT Set Up
Vendors Oversight Plan
Investigator/CRA Meeting Set Up & associated training
Recruitment Tracking
Budget tracking eTMF filing and Vendor Set Up and Management
Safety Management plan
eTMF & vendor set -up
- Proactively and effectively identifies, oversees, and mitigates study risks
- Ensures appropriate stakeholder communication, including study status,
expectations, risks and issues
- Accountable to operate within the study budget
- Effectively leads empowered matrix teams
- Responsible for operational input into protocol and informed consent form
development, and other key study documents.
- Leads and conducts investigator meetings and other study related meetings
- Leads quality efforts to ensure protocol compliance and continual inspection
readiness for assigned studies
- Oversees the activities of the countries participating in the study
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree: life sciences or related discipline; The role will require a good understanding of complex clinical development and regulatory processes.
Role Related Experience:
At least 5+ years of relevant
study management
experience on a
global level
.
Previous experience with PACT/MAP
In-depth experience in clinical research: study management, monitoring, data management
Must have exposed to clinical study management “end-to-end” Globally : NA, EMEA, APAC, LATAM – China & Japan, Africa is an asset –
Must have proven experience from study feasibility to CSR
Must have at least Ph II and PIII experience – PI & PIV is an asset
Must have cross-functional leadership proven experience, able to drive internal and external meeting
Able to input in clinical protocol, ICF, and other study plan, savvy in clinical study risk management and clinical systems
Strong experience in
clinical budget management
Strong experience with
vendor management
including CRO
Exposed to competent authority Inspections (
FDA, EMA, MHRA
, PMDA...), being involved in studies pivotal for drug file registration is an asset
Fluent in English, to the level they can negotiate and discuss (adapt message) related to complex topics with any Clinical team member (Local country representative, Statistician, Data Manager, laboratory, central laboratory, Scientific writer, safety representative, study Phycician and any type of vendors as well as able to present clear status to upper management if required.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills (oral and written), outstanding interpersonal skills.
Demonstrates leadership skills, promoting motivation and empowerment of others in order to accomplish individual, team and organizational objectives
Strong understanding of the clinical study, drug development, sample management and other associated process and quality requirements, including ICH/GCP guidelines and SOPs
Good project management skills (including scope, budget, timeline, and resource planning and management, and use of associated tools and support where available)