Site Management Lead

Abbvie; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie UK is seeking an experienced SML, reporting to the Associate Director/Sr. Manager, Global Site Management, to guide CSM integrity, quality and timeliness of activities across assigned studies.

The role may lead the overall CSM strategy or manage area site execution in collaboration with other SMLs. You will drive study-level strategies, monitor timelines, engage sites, coordinate risk assessments, and ensure TMF completeness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a (para)medical or scientific field.
• Minimum of 5 years of industry clinical research experience.
• Experience in monitoring or project management on global studies.
• Fluent written and spoken English; strong communication skills.
• Ability to influence in a matrix environment and lead initiatives.
• Familiarity with SOPs, ICH, and global regulations.

Responsibilities

• Analyze study timelines and confirm deliverables for CSM feasibility.
• Support CSM resource planning with country leaders.
• Lead study-level site monitoring strategy and activation.
• Set and drive Site Engagement Strategy and TMF completeness.
• Oversee site monitoring activities and risk management plans.
• Ensure timely study milestones and close-out activities.
• Collaborate across study teams to address risks and issues.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Influence without authority

Project management

English fluency

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in medical/science field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft OneNote

Job description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.co.uk. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

The SML reports into the Associate Director/Sr. Manager, Global Site Management and provides direction and operational expertise for all Clinical Site Management (CSM) integrity, quality, and timeliness of activities in assigned studies. The position can be assigned to serve as the overall CSM functional study strategy leader and/or can be assigned to manage area site execution activities in collaboration with other assigned SMLs dependent on size, complexity, and geographic scope of assigned studies. Influences and aligns within Clinical Development Operations, with other assigned Site Management leaders, and key stakeholders in assigned studies. Accountable for driving study level global and/or area level CSM deliverables by targeted timelines with allocated resources for their assigned studies.

Responsibilities

• Analyze study timelines and overall study assumptions to confirm deliverables are feasible for CSM.
• Support and communicate CSM resource needs with Country Leaders in alignment with study deliverables and milestones.
• Accountable for study level site monitoring strategy, documented in Site Monitoring Plan.
• Accountable to set and lead Site Engagement Strategy.
• Ensure study-level and/or area-level timelines are maintained across the study lifecycle.
  Provide timely and essential study information for country-level teams to execute milestones
  Drive site-level activities at study level and/or area level, including site selection, activation, site engagement, protocol adherence and close out.
• Oversee monitoring activities at study and/or area level in collaboration with other assigned SMLs as applicable, ensuring quality deliverables, status tracking, and milestone adherence and acceleration if applicable.
  Drives CSM deliverables during data snapshots and database locks, aligned to Data Cleaning Plan.
  Ensure sites are closed per Site Closure Plan.
• Proactively identify, evaluate, and mitigate risks, ensuring effective action plans; key contributor to Risk Assessment and Mitigation Plan (RAMP).
  Collaborate with other assigned SMLs and stakeholders in the Clinical Study Team to address and manage risks to align with overall study execution.
  Ensure site compliance, elevate issues, and analyze trends for continuous improvement.
• Responsible for providing inputs on expected CSM documents at the study level and driving TMF completeness for CSM artifacts.
  Responsible from study start to close for ensuring that on-going CSM Inspection Readiness activities are completed at the study level.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent OUS degree, typically in (para)medical or scientific field.
  A minimum of 5 years of industry clinical research experience and preferred 2 years of monitoring or project management or equivalent experience on a global study.
• Preferred exposure in study initiation through study completion in multiple phases of studies (Phase II and III, Phase I in patients). Experience in multiple therapeutic areas or disease state/indications highly desired.
• Demonstrates a high level of core and technical competencies through management of various components of clinical trials.
• Possesses good communication skills and demonstrated leadership abilities. Able to influence without authority in a matrix environment.
• Competent in application of standard business procedures (Standard Operating Procedures, International Conference on Harmonization (ICH), Global Regulations, Ethics and Compliance).
• Demonstrated good written and verbal communication skills including fluency in English. Excellent planning and organizational skills and the ability to work effectively and efficiently in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Strong ability to create and deliver presentations.
  Able to work well within a matrix team and autonomously. Thinks proactively.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft OneNote

Additional Information

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