Senior Local Study Operations Lead – Netherlands

Biopharma Careers; Breda; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus structure

Fixed 13th month

Holiday allowance

Health insurance

On-site gym

Restaurant with healthy food

Job summary

Amgen Breda is seeking a Senior Manager Local Study Operations to lead and develop a team of LSOMs, delivering the country clinical trial portfolio from feasibility through close-out. You will drive operational excellence, oversee study execution, and ensure quality and regulatory compliance across global and local stakeholders.

In this role you will oversee resource planning, manage LSOM and supplier performance, and collaborate with the Country-Hub Head to align strategy and portfolio

Qualifications

• Degree educated with significant clinical operations experience.
• Around 7 years of experience leading people, teams, projects, or programs within a clinical research environment.
• Proven experience delivering clinical trials within a biotech, pharmaceutical, or CRO setting.
• Experience managing clinical operations across the Netherlands, including strong understanding of local regulatory requirements around global clinical trials.
• Experience overseeing clinical research suppliers (e.g., CROs, central labs, imaging vendors).
• Fluency in English and in Dutch.
• Monthly presence in the Breda office.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop LSOMs, building a high-performing team and strengthening capabilities to deliver increasingly complex clinical trials.
• Oversee the delivery of the country study portfolio, ensuring studies are executed on time, within scope and budget, and in line with quality and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor portfolio performance, identify risks and quality trends, and lead issue escalation, mitigation, and resolution.
• Manage LSOM and supplier performance, ensuring consistent, high-quality study execution and achievement of portfolio objectives.
• Drive resource planning and workload allocation across FTE and FSP teams to optimize delivery and align with global priorities.
• Partner with the Country-Hub Head and cross-functional stakeholders to align study strategy, support study placement decisions, and ensure successful portfolio execution.
• Foster operational excellence through continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, adoption of best practices, and digital innovation.

Job description

Amgen Breda is seeking a Senior Manager Local Study Operations to lead and develop a team of LSOMs, delivering the country clinical trial portfolio from feasibility through close-out. You will drive operational excellence, oversee study execution, and ensure quality and regulatory compliance across global and local stakeholders.

In this role you will oversee resource planning, manage LSOM and supplier performance, and collaborate with the Country-Hub Head to align strategy and portfolio