Global Study Start-Up Manager (Remote/Hybrid)

Emerald Clinical; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid/remote options

Global development opportunities

Employee wellbeing programs

International trial exposure

Job summary

Emerald Clinical Trials is seeking a Manager, Study Start Up to lead our centralized start-up function globally. This leadership role delivers efficient, high-quality start-up activities across multiple trials while driving improvements and operations excellence.

You will provide leadership to a global team, define strategy, oversee feasibility, submissions, ethics approvals, activation timelines, and partner with BD, Proposals, and cross-functional teams to align with client expectations and

Qualifications

• Degree in a science, healthcare, or related discipline.
• Extensive start-up experience in CRO/pharma.
• Proven leadership including remote/global teams.
• Strong understanding of European clinical trial regulations and start-up processes.
• Experience contributing to proposals, feasibility, and business development activities.
• Demonstrated ability to drive strategic initiatives and process improvements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Organisational and problem-solving capabilities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with clinical systems and Microsoft Office tools.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Provide line management and leadership to the global start-up team, including coaching, development, and performance management.
• Define and implement the overall start-up strategy, ensuring alignment with global objectives and regional needs.
• Oversee end-to-end study start-up activities, including country/site feasibility, submissions, ethics approvals, and activation timelines.
• Drive process optimisation and best practices to increase efficiency, consistency, and quality across all start-up deliverables.
• Collaborate with Business Development and Proposals teams to support bid defenses, feasibility input, and strategic study planning.
• Act as a key stakeholder in client engagement, ensuring start-up expectations are clearly defined and met.
• Monitor and report on start-up KPIs, timelines, and risks, implementing mitigation strategies as needed.
• Partner cross-functionally with Clinical Operations, Regulatory Affairs, Project Management, and external vendors.
• Support business growth initiatives by ensuring scalable and high-performing start-up operations.
• Ensure compliance with ICH-GCP, regulatory requirements, and company SOPs.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and accountability.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Strategic thinking

Education

Science/healthcare degree

Tools

Clinical systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Emerald Clinical Trials is seeking a Manager, Study Start Up to lead our centralized start-up function globally. This leadership role delivers efficient, high-quality start-up activities across multiple trials while driving improvements and operations excellence.

You will provide leadership to a global team, define strategy, oversee feasibility, submissions, ethics approvals, activation timelines, and partner with BD, Proposals, and cross-functional teams to align with client expectations and