Description
As a Clinical Lead, you will provide clinical leadership across regional and global clinical trials, partnering with Project Leaders, sponsors and cross-functional teams to ensure studies are delivered with a focus on quality, patient recruitment, site performance and operational excellence.
You will work across a diverse portfolio including Oncology, Rare Disease, CNS, Cardiovascular, Immunology, Respiratory, Cell & Gene Therapy, Infectious Disease, Ophthalmology and Women's Health while partnering with leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology sponsors around the world.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead the clinical delivery of regional and global clinical studies, ensuring projects meet quality, timeline, recruitment and operational objectives
- Drive patient recruitment and site engagement strategies, ensuring enrolment targets are achieved and studies remain on track
- Partner with Project Leaders and cross-functional teams to drive study milestones, resolve issues and maintain operational excellence
- Provide leadership and guidance to clinical teams, supporting resource planning, training and project delivery
- Manage clinical risks, oversee quality standards and drive proactive mitigation strategies throughout the study lifecycle
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and alignment across study teams
- Support financial oversight of clinical delivery, including forecasting, budget management and identification of scope changes where applicable
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, knowledge sharing and the development of less experienced team members
- Support proposal development, bid defence activities and clinical delivery planning for new opportunities where appropriate
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Healthcare, or a related scientific discipline
- 5+ years of clinical research, monitoring, or clinical operations experience within a CRO, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology environment
- Strong understanding of clinical trial conduct, ICH-GCP guidelines and applicable regulatory requirements
- Experience leading clinical study delivery activities, including patient recruitment, site management and clinical quality oversight
- Proven ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams and manage internal and external stakeholders in a global environment
- Strong communication, problem-solving, organizational and decision-making skills
- Experience supporting project financial management and operational planning is desirable
- Passion for advancing clinical research and improving outcomes for patients worldwide