Sponsor Site Start-Up Lead — Data-Driven Trial Activation

Fortrea; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 75.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Fortrea is seeking a Study Start-Up Lead to drive planning and activation of clinical trials on a sponsor-dedicated team. You will mentor SSU teams, develop forecasting models, and ensure ICFs meet local requirements for global programs.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision-making, process improvement, and collaboration with Clinical Operations to accelerate study timelines across international trials.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or international equivalent.
• 4+ years of experience in clinical operations, project management, SSU, or trial optimization.
• 2+ years directly managing site activation and study start-up processes within a sponsor or CRO.
• Proven experience with country-level ICF creation.
• Strong proficiency with data models, forecasting tools, and database structures.

Responsabilidades

• Partner with Clinical Operations to improve study start-up metrics and implement optimized processes.
• Provide leadership, oversight, and mentoring to the FSP Site Start-Up team supporting global programs.
• Develop and refine data-driven forecasting models and planning scenarios.
• Create country-specific Informed Consent Forms (ICFs) based on master templates and local requirements.
• Ensure SSU standards are applied consistently across projects and support process improvements.
• Lead data collection and analysis to influence SSU timelines and decisions.
• Use industry data sources and tools to support forecasting and site readiness insights.
• Agree on site-level deliverables with internal teams and escalate delays.
• Drive delivery of Ready to Enroll status for sponsor and CRO sites.
• Serve as escalation point for site activation challenges with Study Managers.

Conocimientos

Clinical operations

Project management

SSU

Trial optimization

Educación

Bachelor's degree life sciences

Herramientas

Forecasting tools

Data models

Database structures

Descripción del empleo

Fortrea is seeking a Study Start-Up Lead to drive planning and activation of clinical trials on a sponsor-dedicated team. You will mentor SSU teams, develop forecasting models, and ensure ICFs meet local requirements for global programs.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision-making, process improvement, and collaboration with Clinical Operations to accelerate study timelines across international trials.