Non Interventional Studies - Sr. Clinical Lead/ Sr. Clinical Trial Manager

ThermoFisher Scientific; Colombia; Remote; COP 120,000,000 - 180,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific in Colombia is seeking a Senior Clinical Trial Manager to lead complex clinical studies from start to finish. You will ensure data quality, deliver on timelines, and manage the clinical team to meet contract scope.

The role requires 8+ years in clinical trials, a bachelor’s degree, strong leadership, and deep knowledge of ICH/GCP. You’ll collaborate across functions, oversee budgets, and drive efficiencies while maintaining quality and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification.
• 8+ years of experience or more in clinical trials or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead all clinical operational and quality aspects of allocated studies, ensuring compliance with ICH GCP.
• Develop and implement trial-related tools and plans, coordinate with project manager for client meetings.
• Prepare and monitor timelines and budgets, track study metrics, and ensure timely deliverables.
• Coordinate start-up activities and regulatory submissions as needed, ensuring document quality.
• Provide input into forecast estimates for clinical activities and resource planning.

Skills

Leadership & mentoring

Clinical trial operations

ICH GCP compliance

Project management

English proficiency

Budgeting & forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Outlook

Excel

Word

PM software

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Join Us as a Senior Clinical Trial Manager - Make an Impact at the Forefront of Innovation

The Senior Clinical Trial Manager is accountable for achieving the final clinical deliverable (usually clean data from evaluable patients as specified in the study protocol) within the time period specified in the contract with the customer. Interprets data on complex issues and makes good business decisions with support from line management. The role involves working to ensure that all clinical deliverables meet the customer's time/quality/cost expectations, and maintaining profitability by ensuring clinical activity is conducted within contract scope, through efficient management of the clinical team. Typically the Senior Clinical Trial Manager works independently on projects of moderate to high complexity, and may assume regional lead or Clinical Study Manager responsibilities.

What You'll Do

• Manage all clinical operational and quality aspects of allocated studies, of moderate to high complexity, in compliance with ICH GCP. In accordance to project specific requirements, may assume Lead CTM responsibilities on regional level, Clinical Study Manager (CSM) responsibilities or take on additional responsibilities, e.g. process improvements, manage complex programs, have wider management or project coordination responsibilities.
• Develop clinical tools (e.g. Monitoring Plan, Monitoring Guidelines) in conjunction with the Data Quality Plan. Contribute to the development of the Master Action Plan (MAP) for providing clinical related documents. Ensure timely set up, organization, content and quality of the relevant sections of the Trial Master File (local and central). May participate in the design and development of CRFs, CRF guidelines, patient informed consent templates and other protocol specific documents as required. Collaborate with the project manager to prepare, organize, and present at client meetings, including bid defense and hand-off meetings.
• Collaborate with the clinical team and other departments as needed to meet deliverables of the project. Regularly communicate with the team and leads team meetings to ensure that timelines, resources, interactions, and quality are maintained. Responsible for the implementation and training of standardized clinical monitoring processes within the study and according to corporate standard policies. Responsible for the timely archiving of documents and study materials for the department.
• Ensure achievement of the final clinical deliverable within the contractual time period specified by preparing and monitoring clinical activity timelines and metrics, providing status updates to the project manager, regularly reviewing projects using tracking and management tools, implementing recovery actions, reviewing monitoring visit reports, and managing CRF collection and query resolution. Continuously monitor clinical trials to assess performance and ensure contractual obligations are met. May routinely conduct Accompanied Field Visits (AFVs) and be accountable for project financials.
• Communicate with study sites regarding issues such as protocol, patient participation, case report form completion and other study-related issues.
• May coordinate all start-up activities, and ensure that essential document quality meets the expectation of Regulatory Compliance Review. Ensure timely regulatory submissions (if appropriate) are addressed. Reviews and follows up on all questions raised by ethics committees. Responsibility may vary based on project timelines.
• Provide input into preparation of forecast estimates for clinical activities.
• Responsible for clinical resource management, assignment, delegation of clinical responsibilities and identification of additional resource requirements.
• In North America, where assigned to GPHS (Government & Public Health Studies) projects, may have limited line management responsibilities.

Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 8+ years).

In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Strong leadership skills, effective at mentoring and training, and capable of motivating and integrating teams.
• Strong planning and organizational skills to enable effective prioritization of workload and workload of team members
• Strong interpersonal and problem solving skills to enable working in a multicultural matrix organization
• Solid understanding of change management principles
• Comprehensive understanding of the practices, processes, and requirements of clinical monitoring
• Strong judgment, decision making, escalation, and risk management skills
• Effective oral and written communication skills, including English language proficiency
• Capable of evaluating own and team members workload against project budget and adjust resources accordingly
• Strong financial acumen and knowledge of budgeting, forecasting and fiscal management
• Strong attention to detail
• In-depth understanding of relevant regulations e.g. ICH/GCP, FDA guidelines, etc.
• Strong computer skills to effectively use automated systems and computerized applications such as Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.
• Capable of independently managing clinical only studies.

Working Conditions and Environment

• Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.
• Frequently drives to site locations and frequently travels both domestic and international.

Why Join Us

When you join Thermo Fisher Scientific, you become part of a global team that values passion, innovation, and a commitment to scientific excellence. You’ll work in an environment where collaboration and development are part of the everyday experience—and where your contributions truly make a difference.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.