Clinical Trial Study Manager (1 Year FTC) in Welwyn

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Roche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED) believes it’s urgent to deliver medical solutions right now – even as we develop innovations for the future. We are passionate about transforming patients’ lives. We commit ourselves to scientific rigour, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We aspire to be a leading edge Clinical Operations organisation that drives innovative patient-inclusive approaches in study design and execution.

As a contract Study Manager you will be assigned to pRED early phase clinical studies, and as part of a cross-functional study team, you will be responsible for delivering study management and clinical operations activities under the direction and leadership of a Study Management Team Leader.

During your assignment you will participate as a member of the Study Management Team contributing to the delivery and execution of early phase study protocols. You will:

• DELIVER STUDY EXECUTION by providing operational expertise into protocol design and feasibility, country selection, patient centricity and data delivery plans in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders.
• ENSURE STUDY QUALITY AND INTEGRITY by developing and maintaining study systems and documentation (including informed consent forms, communication plan, Trial Monitoring Plan, Trial Master File etc).
• PROVIDE COUNTRY OVERSIGHT for insourced studies, by supporting or managing feasibility assessments to ensure countries and sites are selected for participation in studies.
• MANAGE VENDOR PERFORMANCE by providing direction and actively managing relationships.
• PLAN DEMAND AND SUPPLY by overseeing the forecasting and maintenance of supplies needed to ensure sites have the necessary resources to run clinical studies.
• MANAGE RISK AND COMPLIANCE by assisting the study team in the identification, management and mitigation of study-related risks and issues in your areas of responsibility.
• DRIVE OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE by providing operational expertise across a range of operations-related activities that drive improvement and consistency in the execution of clinical studies.

In Clinical Operations, mindset and behaviours are as important to us as skills and capabilities. You will succeed in the contractor Study Manager role by role modelling system thinking, agile behaviours, empowerment and accountability, a growth mindset, and creating value.

You are talented and passionate. You are inspired by our mission and would fit in well with our collaborative, patient‑centric and entrepreneurial spirit. You should have a growth mindset and be excited about learning through experience, feel comfortable thinking on your feet, and thrive in fast‑paced, ambiguous and highly collaborative environments. A university degree or equivalent years of experience (preferred focus in life sciences) is required, along with demonstrated strong and consistent performance as a Study Manager in pharmaceutical and/or healthcare industry and drug development experience.

Your location: Welwyn (UK)

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