Study Start Up Lead

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG em Mumbai procura um Study Start Up Lead para dirigir estratégias de iniciação de estudos clínicos, coordenar submissões regulatórias e supervisionar operações de start-up com foco em conformidade e prazos.

O papel envolve colaboração com equipes locais e globais, além de gerenciamento de budgets e contratos. É necessária experiência em start-up de ensaios, forte compreensão de ICH-GCP, EU CTR e regulamentações locais, bem como proficiência em inglês e no idioma local.

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical trial start-up and regulatory submissions.
• Strong understanding of ICH-GCP, EU CTR, and local regulations.
• Experience managing vendor/CRO relationships.
• Fluency in English; host country language fluency required.

Responsibilities

• Lead start-up strategy and execution for Roche-sponsored trials.
• Oversee start-up operations and ensure timely site activation.
• Coordinate regulatory submissions and amendments throughout trial Life cycle.
• Manage budgeting, contracts, and payment oversight in-country.
• Collaborate with CROs and internal teams to harmonize processes.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Clinical systems

Veeva Vault

CTIS

RIM

Cross-functional collaboration

English fluency

Host country language

Education

MD/PhD or equivalent

Postgraduate degree desirable

Tools

Veeva Vault

CTIS

RIM

Job description

Study Start Up Lead### Study Start Up LeadCandidatar-se: Mumbai: Tempo integral: Publicado hoje: Data de término: 13 de novembro de 2026 (12 dias restantes para se candidatar): 202610-127284Na Roche, você pode-se apresentar como você mesmo, abraçado pelas qualidades únicas que traz. Nossa cultura incentiva a expressão pessoal, o diálogo aberto e as conexões genuínas, onde você é valorizado e respeitado por quem você é, e permitindo que você prospere tanto pessoal como profissionalmente. É assim que pretendemos prevenir, deter e curar doenças e garantir que todos tenham acesso aos cuidados de saúde hoje e nas gerações futuras. Junte-se à Roche, onde cada voz é importante.### A posição**Job Title: Study Start Up Lead (SSUL) Location: Mumbai** **Purpose, Objectives and Scope of Position**As a member of the PDG Country Study Start-Up Team, your primary focus is to drive and facilitate efficient study start-up processes to contribute to the delivery of clinical trials to patients. You will enable innovative clinical trial delivery, address study start up needs across various therapeutic areas, and ensure seamless trial execution for patients, investigators, and clinical site staff. Collaboration with local internal and external country teams, global study teams, and CROs is essential to this role.**Key Responsibilities**This role focuses on the efficient and compliant initiation of Roche-sponsored clinical trials by developing and implementing effective start-up strategies, overseeing start-up operations, and driving process improvements at the country and site level while maintaining regulatory compliance.**Key responsibilities include:**. Leading the country strategy for study start-up, driving efficiency, innovation, and collaboration with external stakeholders.. Overseeing start-up operations and ensuring timely and efficient site activation and regulatory compliance.. Ensuring alignment with global strategies and timelines.. Managing amendments throughout the study lifecycle.. Identifying and driving opportunities for process automation, standardization, and innovation.. Collaborating with regional and global counterparts to harmonize systems and improve timelines.. Participating in external industry collaborations to influence country start-up environments.. Engaging with government and institutional bodies to align on clinical trial policies and practices (e.g., with Ethics Boards, Health Authorities).You will lead in a cross functional environment in multiple of the following areas below:**Study Start-Up Strategy & Execution:**. Lead teams in the creation of the study start-up strategy and execution of the study start-up process, encompassing strategy development, proactive risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, stakeholder liaison, tracking, knowledge management, and collaborative planning with CRO partners.**Informed Consent Form (ICF) Management:**. Architect and strategically oversee ICF management, including preparation, submission, archiving to ensure compliance, alignment with the corporate requirements and best practicesClinical Trial Submissions & Regulatory Coordination:. Lead the development and oversight for clinical trial submissions, amendments and regulatory coordination, managing packages, responding to queries, ensuring document maintenance, and supporting amendments throughout the trial lifecycle.**Site Documentation & Compliance:**. Strategically manage site documentation and compliance, overseeing document collection/validation, coordination of related processes, and local vendor management (excluding CROs) if needed.. Oversee translation and approval of drug labels and patient-facing materials, as required. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of country-specific regulations, including those for medicinal products, medical devices, and IVDRs**Budgeting & Contract Management:**. Provide comprehensive strategic planning, oversight and implementation for all aspects of budgeting and contract management, including developing Fair Market Value-based budget strategies and drafting clinical site budgets, negotiating and implementing contracts, confidentiality disclosure agreements, indemnity/insurance documentation, and amendments, ensuring financial and legal alignment through collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, and maintaining accurate contract data in systems to support effective planning and forecasting**Payment Oversight:**. Strategically oversee the payment processes, escalations, and reporting, ensuring financial/regulatory contract compliance and participating in planning, management, and reconciliation of financial activities.**Qualifications**. Degree (MD, PhD, MA/MS, BA/BS) in life sciences or equivalent. Postgraduate degree or master’s degree highly desirable. Demonstrated experience in clinical trial start-up, regulatory submissions, and cross-functional collaboration. Strong understanding of ICH-GCP, EU CTR, and local regulatory environments. Experience managing vendor/CRO relationships**Skills & Competencies**. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities. Proficiency in clinical systems (Veeva Vault, CTIS, RIM, etc.). Collaborative and adaptable mindset with attention to detail. Ability to lead through complexity and ambiguity, especially in matrixed and global teams . Fluency in written and spoken English is mandatory. . Fluency in written and spoken language(s) of the host country is mandatory.