Global Study Start-Up Lead

Emerald Clinical; Lisboa; Híbrido; EUR 70 000 - 95 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Hybrid/Remote work options

Resumo da oferta

Emerald Clinical Trials seeks a highly experienced Manager, Study Start Up to lead and scale our centralised start-up function globally. You will provide leadership across trial start-up activities, ensuring efficiency, quality, and alignment with client expectations.

You will shape strategy, drive improvements, and collaborate with Business Development, Regulatory, and Operations to enable swift study activation and high client satisfaction.

Qualificações

• Degree in a science, healthcare, or related discipline.
• Extensive experience in clinical trial start-up within a CRO or pharmaceutical environment.
• Proven leadership experience, including line management of remote and global teams.
• Strong understanding of European clinical trial regulations and start-up processes.
• Experience contributing to proposals, feasibility assessments, and business development activities.
• Demonstrated ability to drive strategic initiatives and process improvements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across levels.
• Strong organisational and problem‑solving capabilities in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conhecimentos

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

Process improvement

Communication

Problem solving

Travel willingness

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in science/healthcare

Ferramentas

Clinical trial systems

Microsoft Office

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Emerald Clinical Trials seeks a highly experienced Manager, Study Start Up to lead and scale our centralised start-up function globally. You will provide leadership across trial start-up activities, ensuring efficiency, quality, and alignment with client expectations.

You will shape strategy, drive improvements, and collaborate with Business Development, Regulatory, and Operations to enable swift study activation and high client satisfaction.