Study Design Lead

HAR Labcorp Early Development Laboratories Limited; Harrogate; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

HAR Labcorp Early Development Laboratories Limited is seeking a Study Design Lead for the UK. This remote role focuses on translating sponsor protocols into database designs and SOWs, liaising with clients, and guiding study design decisions.

You will coordinate cross-functional activities, maintain strong relationships, and manage multiple studies with diverse timelines while upholding Labcorp’s quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a life science field with 6+ years in clinical research or lab settings.
• Master’s degree in life sciences is preferred with 6+ years in Central Lab project management.

Responsibilities

• Translate sponsor protocol requirements into a protocol specific database and SOW.
• Provide comprehensive database design using process knowledge.
• Interact with external clients and liaise with internal departments.
• Advise on study design choices and highlight risks and budget impacts.
• Coordinate internal processes and ensure follow-up is integrated into the monitoring plan.

Skills

Communication skills

Relationship management

Problem solving

Planning

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in life science

Master degree in life science

Tools

Excel

Windows

Word

Job description

Labcorp is a global leader in laboratory services, providing the insights and answers that help healthcare providers, patients, researchers, pharmaceutical companies and health systems make confident decisions and improve outcomes. Through our unparalleled science, data, technology and laboratory network, we advance diagnostics, accelerate innovation and help address some of the world’s most important health challenges. As we shape the future of healthcare, we are leveraging advanced technologies, intelligent digital solutions and data-driven innovation across our operations to enhance how work gets done and deliver greater value to customers and patients. With our global scale and deep expertise, you’ll have the opportunity to do meaningful work, grow your career and make a real impact on people’s health around the world. Together, we’re improving health and improving lives. Labcorp is seeking a remote Study Design Lead to join our Central Labs Services team in United Kingdom.

Job Responsibilities

• Accurately interpret and translate sponsor protocol requirements into the protocol specific database to generate a Statement of Work for the CLS project.
• Leverage technical, therapeutic area, client, and company specific process knowledge to provide a comprehensive and complete database design.
• Interact with external clients regularly through all duties and responsibilities.
• Liaise with internal departments to understand full company capabilities and assess feasibility of requests to meet client needs related to study design.
• Act as a consultant to advise on study design choices and work with the Global Study Manager (GSM) to highlight risks and budget impacts associated with study design.
• Expand consultancy capability at study program levels.
• Display strong interpersonal and communication skills that will build strong internal and external relationships to ensure high quality study design.
• Coordinate internal processes and communications related to study design (including but not limited to internal feasibility requests, material transfer agreements and supply forecasting) and ensure the eventual follow up is integrated into the database and global monitoring plan.
• Perform quality self-review.
• Ensure that all customer requirements with relation to study design are documented and acted upon.
• Act efficiently in an environment with dynamic timelines and priorities.
• Display appropriate self-organization and ability to manage conflicting priorities.
• Participate in functional meetings (e.g. Continuous Learning Forums (CLFs)) and provide input, keeping processes up to date.
• Comply with our internal Central Lab Global Project Management strategy.
• Manage a portfolio of global and local studies with varying complexities.
• Support a culture of continuous improvement, quality, and productivity.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a life science 6 or more years of experience working in the clinical research industry or within a lab environment

Preferred Qualifications

Master degree in a life science 6 or more years experience in Central Lab Project management

Additional Job Standards

• Experience working directly with internal or external customers
• Strong relationship building and management skills
• Familiarity with clinical or preclinical research protocols
• Strong planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent skills using computer applications (e.g. Windows, Excel, Word)

In this role, you will interact with external clients regularly throughout all duties and responsibilities. As such, the Study Design Lead will be knowledgeable and experienced in study design techniques related to the creation and maintenance of protocol specific databases, as well as, the Statement of Work (SOW).

At Labcorp, we believe in the power of science to change lives. We are a leading global life sciences company that delivers answers for crucial health questions. Through our unparalleled diagnostics and drug development capabilities, we provide insights and accelerate innovations that not only empower patients and providers but help medical, biotech, and pharmaceutical companies transform ideas into innovations.

Central Laboratory Services is part of a global contract research organization within Labcorp. We offer the world’s largest network of central laboratories and support global clinical trials testing. A common set of processes, procedures, and instrumentation is offered throughout our sites in Europe, Asia/Pacific, and the United States, allowing us to receive samples globally and provide more than 700 assays across all laboratory science disciplines.

Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer: Labcorp strives for inclusion and belonging in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications and merit of the individual. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Additionally, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.

We believe in the power of science to change lives. Labcorp is a leading global life sciences company that provides vital information to help doctors, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, researchers, and patients make clear and confident decisions. Through our unparalleled diagnostics and drug development capabilities, we provide insights and accelerate innovations to improve health and improve lives.

Here, you can join our nearly 70,000 employees, serving clients in more than 100 countries, as we work together to transform approaches to patient care.