Clinical Trial Planner in Spain or Poland. FSP.

3212 Syneos Health Clinical Spain, S.L.U.; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health is seeking a Clinical Trial Planner to join our teams in Spain or Poland. You will develop comprehensive timelines from protocol concept through database lock, ensuring alignment with the Asset Level Plan, and coordinate with Clinical Project Managers and Asset Leads.

The role focuses on identifying critical path activities, forecasting milestone dates using data-driven assumptions, and supporting planning governance and templates across study teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in end-to-end clinical trial planning from protocol concept to database lock.
• Strong ability to forecast milestone dates with data-driven assumptions.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration with CPMs and operational leads.

Responsibilities

• Develop study timelines from concept to database lock.
• Coordinate with Clinical Project Manager and Asset Operations Lead.
• Identify critical path activities and dependencies.
• Forecast milestone delivery dates using data-driven assumptions.
• Establish planning governance and tracking mechanisms.

Skills

Clinical planning

Stakeholder coordination

Forecasting

Risk management

Job description

Clinical Trial Planner in Spain or Poland. FSP.

Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to building an inclusive culture - where you can authentically be yourself.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with.

Core responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive Clinical Sub Team / study timelines from protocol concept through database lock and closeout. Ensuring connectivity with the Asset Level Plan.
• Coordinate across a range of stakeholders inclusive of the Clinical Project Manager and the Asset Operations Lead / Asset Planner.
• Identify critical path activities and schedule dependencies.
• Build and maintain scenario-based plans.
• Forecast milestone delivery dates using data-driven assumptions.
• Assess impacts of changes and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Support IPSEN in building / refining templated Clinical Sub-Team Plans / Study Plans.
• Establish Clinical Sub Team planning governance and tracking mechanisms ensuring fit with overall Asset Level Planning processes.
• Support the CPM to Manage risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Monitor progress against baseline plans.
• Support resource and capacity planning activities.
• Work with the CPM to drive accountability for milestone achievement.
• Present schedules and forecasts in executive-friendly formats.
• Develop clear planning dashboards.
• Communicate risks and recovery plans effectively.
• Tailor messaging for operational and leadership audiences.
• Deep expertise in use of planning tools - OnePlan preferred but Plannisware or similar is acceptable.
• Has a good understanding of the overall Clinical Trial planning eco-system e.g. CTMS/OnePlan etc.
• Capture lessons learned.
• Standardize planning methodologies.
• Improve forecasting accuracy.
• Drive operational excellence initiatives.
• Champion best practices and innovation.
• Own study-plan quality and completeness (e.g., quality reviews)
• Prepare and conduct training to CDO colleagues to support adoption of study-level OnePlan standards and tools, as needed.
• Act as CDO SME on planning template and process

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you'll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment.

Learn more about Syneos Health. http://www.syneoshealth.com

Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract.

Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees.

The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

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