Global Study Manager

GlaxoSmithKline; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline seeks a Global Study Manager to lead clinical operations from study initiation to archival, coordinating across teams to meet time, quality, and budget targets.

You will collaborate with Global Study Lead to ensure end-to-end delivery, leverage AIML tools for automation, and drive efficient stakeholder communication within a complex matrix environment.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree-level education in life sciences or related field.
• Clinical research / study management experience across full lifecycle.
• Experience across multiple study designs; strong knowledge of GCP/ICH.
• Strong project management, including scope, budget, timeline, resources.

Responsibilities

• Acting as Working Group (WG) Lead for Clinical Operations, for the operational delivery of clinical study/studies to time, quality, and budget, supporting decision-making and leading study team to achieve overall study deliverables.
• Accountability for the deliverables (FSO model, including Study Initiation Meeting, Activity & Delivery Plans, Vendors Oversight & Results Dissemination Plans, Recruitment & Budget tracking, Safety & Deviation management Plans).
• Supports assessment and selection of FSO vendors and oversight according to the FSO handbook.
• Responsible for assessment and selection of study vendors under GCSD responsibility and ensures compliance with ICH/GCP guidelines.
• Proactively identifies, oversees, and mitigates study risks and ensures appropriate stakeholder communication.
• Acts as an ambassador for increased utilisation of AIML tools, driving automation of manual processes and efficiency.

Skills

Agile Thinking

Business Acumen

Clinical Development

Clinical Research

Clinical Sciences

GCP/ICH

Project Management

Time Management

Communication

Influencing

Pharmaceutical Industry

Decision Making

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences

Job description

This role sits within Global Clinical Study Delivery (GCSD) as part of the Global Clinical Operations (GCO) function in GSK’s Research & Development (R&D) division. GCO brings together Study Delivery Leadership and Study Management expertise into one organization (to deliver clinical studies consistently and efficiently for the organization). Job-purpose: The Global Study Manager (GSM - reporting into a Global Study Management Team Leader) delivers the clinical operation activities of the study / studies from CSI (Commit to Study Initiation) until study archiving. This involves generating robust and accelerated delivery plans to target or stretch thresholds and with quality. The GSM role works in consultation with the Global Study Lead (GSL) for end-to-end delivery of the clinical study.

Responsibilities

• Acting as Working Group (WG) Lead for Clinical Operations, for the operational delivery of clinical study/studies to time, quality, and budget, company standards and scientific requirements, supporting decision-making (at pace) and leading study team to achieve overall study deliverables
• Accountability for the deliverables (to be adjusted accordingly for the Study Team Operating Model (STOM) Full-Service Outsourcing (FSO) model (including Study Initiation Meeting, Activity & Delivery Plans, Vendors Oversight & Results Dissemination Plans, Recruitment & Budget tracking, Safety & Deviation management Plans, etc))
• Supports assessment and selection of FSO vendors (and is accountable for oversight according to the FSO handbook)
• Responsible for assessment and selection of study vendors under GCSD responsibility (in consultation with Global Study Lead - GSL) and ensures compliance with ICH/GCP guidelines (including applicable laws and regulations, and SOPs for assigned studies)
• Proactively identifies, oversees, and mitigates study risks and ensures appropriate stakeholder communication (including study status, expectations, risks and issues)
• Acts as an ambassador for increased utilisation of Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning (AIML) tools, driving automation of manual processes, finding efficiencies and more effective ways of working

Basic Qualifications

• Relevant degree-level education (eg;. life sciences or related discipline)
• Relevant clinical research / study management and operations experience in a pharmaceutical/scientific environment (eg; Hands on experience across the study lifecycle: feasibility, start up/recruitment, vendor management and close out)
• Experience of working across multiple types of study designs, and in-depth knowledge of GCPs and ICH guidelines
• Good project management skills (including scope, budget, timeline, and resource planning and management, and use of associated tools and support where available)
• Skills Agile Thinking, Business Acumen, Clinical Development, Clinical Research, Clinical Sciences, Clinical Trial Designs, Communication, Creativity, Decision Making, Fostering Collaboration, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Influencing Without Authority, Pharmaceutical Industry, Project Management, Time Management

APPLICATION CLOSING DATE – Friday 23rd of October 2026 (COB).

About You: This role is a great opportunity to be instrumental in developing and delivering GSK’s R&D aims. As this role is multi-faceted and includes collaborating / liaising with a wide variety of stakeholders and matrix teams you must have strong experience of working in complex matrix-environment, with demonstrable clear problem-solving approach to your work. Strong people skills and a proven ability to influence people to achieve and drive performance are also pre-requisites for this role.

Location: The successful applicant can be based at GSK HQ (London) or at Stevenage (Hertfordshire). If the successful applicant is based at Stevenage site: This role will temporarily be based at Stevenage. However, the Company plans to relocate its offices to Cambridge, UK. The location of this role will therefore subsequently change to Cambridge UK, in accordance with timelines to be set by the Company. The relocation is currently proposed to take effect by early 2029.

About GSK

At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade. Our R&D focuses on discovering and delivering vaccines and medicines, combining our understanding of the immune system with cutting-edge technology to transform people’s lives. GSK fosters a culture ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing, making sure that we focus our efforts on accelerating significant assets that meet patients’ needs and have the highest probability of success. We’re uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together. Find out more: Our approach to R&D: https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/innovation/

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale. People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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We are a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years. Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together. Find out more on our career site.