Study Start-up Manager in Aberdeen

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do. Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas – Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease – we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller, happier lives. Our award‑winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team.

What you will do:

• Drive the planning and execution of clinical study start‑up activities, ensuring trials are launched efficiently, compliantly, and to the highest quality standards.
• Lead the planning and delivery of clinical study start‑up activities from global to local, ensuring timelines, quality, budget, and regulatory compliance are met.
• Own and manage study start‑up plans and milestones, maintaining oversight of progress and resolving issues to keep delivery on track.
• Act as the primary point of contact for cross‑functional start‑up teams, driving clarity of roles, accountability, and collaboration.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks proactively, contributing to study risk assessments and ensuring timely study start.
• Partner closely with Study Delivery Leads, managers, and local teams, providing clear updates, solutions, and escalation where needed.
• Apply strong operational and regulatory knowledge (e.g. ICH‑GCP, submissions and start‑up processes) to enable high‑quality execution.
• Manage internal resources and external suppliers to ensure efficient and compliant delivery of start‑up activities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by sharing expertise, mentoring colleagues, and developing best practices within the SSU hub.

What we expect of you:

The candidate we seek is an individual with the following qualifications:

• Basic Qualifications:
• Pharma Expertise: Requires pharma and clinical trial processes and operations expertise; no relevant therapeutic knowledge required.
• Management Experience: Requires experience leading and managing global teams and project management experience.
• Tech Skills: No prior Veeva experience required.
• Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree and 3 years of clinical execution experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of clinical execution experience OR Associate’s degree and 10 years of clinical execution experience OR High school diploma / GED and 12 years of clinical execution experience.
• Experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources.

• Preferred Qualifications:
• 5 years work experience in life sciences or medically related field, including 3 years of biopharmaceutical clinical research experience obtained working on clinical trials in a biotech, pharmaceutical or CRO company.
• Experience working in global clinical trial teams across multiple geographies.
• Experience with risk‑based monitoring models / risk‑based quality management, and/or clinical site management.
• PMP Certification.

What you can expect of us:

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well‑being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.