Sr. Clinical Trial Manager (Clinical Research Medical Advisor) - FSP - Homebased - UK

Syneos Health Careers; City Of London; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical solutions organization is seeking a Sr. Clinical Trial Manager to oversee clinical trial management and coordinate Phase 1 studies. The candidate should possess an advanced scientific degree, excellent communication skills, and a minimum of 3 years' experience in clinical development. You will lead operational aspects of trials, support regulatory interactions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with regulations. This role requires up to 50% travel, offering a unique opportunity to make an impact on global health.

Qualifications

• Advanced scientific degree preferred; subspecialty training is desirable.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written.
• Minimum 3 years in clinical development or clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead local clinical aspects of trial implementation.
• Act as the medical representative for study design and training.
• Identify recruitment operational challenges.
• Review serious adverse events and ensure data quality.
• Contribute to scientific discussions and regulatory inspections.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Problem-solving mindset

Presentation skills in English

Analytical ability

Education

Advanced scientific degree: M.D., Ph.D., or Pharm.D.

Job description

Overview

Sr. Clinical Trial Manager (Clinical Research Medical Advisor) - FSP - Homebased - UK

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.

Our Clinical Development model brings the customer and the patient to the center of everything that we do. We are continuously looking for ways to simplify and streamline our work to not only make Syneos Health easier to work with, but to make us easier to work for.

Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you\'ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to accelerate the delivery of therapies, because we are passionate to change lives.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know:

WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE

Why Syneos Health

Responsibilities and duties

• Lead local clinical/medical aspects of trial implementation, including protocol review, site selection support, feasibility assessments, and recruitment strategy planning.
• Act as the medical representative to support study design, regulatory interactions, and site training to ensure protocol adherence and patient safety.
• Identify proactively recruitment challenges or operational challenges and develop migration plans.
• Provide protocol/compound and indication trainings to internal and external partners.
• Provide medical input for Informed Consent Forms (ICFs) and safety reporting.
• Partner with clinical operations, regulatory, medical affairs, and external experts to optimize trial execution.
• Support safety oversight: review serious adverse events (SAEs), provide pharmacovigilance support, and ensure clinical data quality.
• Contribute to early trial start-up by validating study feasibility and supporting site engagement and training.
• Ensure adherence to Good Clinical Practice (GCP), ICH guidelines, and country regulations.
• Contribute to internal and external scientific discussions, including advisory boards and investigator meetings.
• Provide clinical/medical expertise for regulatory inspections, audits, and trial documentation.
• May work cross country.

Qualifications

• Education: Advanced scientific degree: M.D., Ph.D., or Pharm.D. (M.D. preferred); subspecialty training desirable.
• Language: Local Language fluency required; fluent in English (speaking and writing).
• Experience: Minimum 3 years in clinical development or clinical practice in the pharmaceutical or healthcare sector.
• Skills: Proven ability to analyze complex clinical/scientific issues and provide practical solutions; strong communication and leadership skills; problem-solving mindset and agility across therapeutic areas; excellent presentation skills in English and local language.
• Technical Competence: Strong protocol review and feasibility assessment skills; understanding of safety and regulatory requirements in clinical trials; experience supporting regulatory submissions, audits and inspections.
• Travel Requirement: Up to 50% travel.

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 at 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. The Company is committed to compliance with applicable laws and disability accommodations where appropriate.

Summary

Roles within the Clinical Trial Management job family are responsible for overseeing the development, coordination, and implementation of Phase 1 clinical research studies at the organization\'s facilities. These roles involve collaboration with investigators and cross-functional teams, planning logistics, tracking study progress, and ensuring compliance with global and regional regulations. The position may involve guiding lower level professionals and managing processes and programs.