Global Trial Delivery Lead Sponsor Dedicated
Job Summary
The Trial Delivery Leader (TDL) serves as the single point of accountability for trial operational strategy trial-level budget quality and on-time delivery of assigned clinical trials. This role represents the evolution of the Global Trial Leader (GTL) with a stronger emphasis on strategic leadership end-to-end accountability and governance-level decision making.
The TDL works in close partnership with the Program Delivery Leader (PDL) and co-leads the Cross-Functional Trial Team (CFTT) to ensure trial strategies are aligned with program objectives and executed efficiently.
The Trial Delivery Leader plays a critical role in ensuring clinical trials are delivered efficiently compliantly and with high quality while balancing speed cost and innovation. By serving as the single point of accountability the TDL enables clearer decision making stronger execution and improved trial outcomes across the development portfolio
Scope of Focus
The Trial Delivery Leader is primarily focused on strategic leadership and execution oversight rather than administrative task execution. Key focus areas include:
- Co-leading the CFTT and driving cross-functional alignment
- Coordinating functional strategies (e.g. trial endpoints ARBM biomarkers DEICT digital health companion diagnostics)
- Ensuring timely delivery of trial-level deliverables
- Trial-level budget ownership and oversight
- Quality oversight and inspection readiness
- Early operational input during initial protocol development
- Development of cost-optimized and accelerated scenarios and innovative approaches aligned with trial tiering (post-POC)
Key Accountabilities
- Develop the trial operational strategy integrating and aligning all trial-level functional strategies into a single holistic approach including vendor strategy.
- Partner closely with the PDL to shape trial-level strategy in alignment with overall program strategy.
- Co-lead the Cross-Functional Trial Team (CFTT) setting meeting cadence agendas and expectations.
- Empower CFTT members to independently drive their functional deliverables while maintaining accountability for timelines and quality.
- Serve as the single point of accountability for on-time delivery quality and trial-level budget across assigned trials.
- Ensure all trial milestones quality targets and budget commitments are met.
- Provide budget management and oversight at the trial level including scenario planning and cost optimization.
- Review and approve key study-level documents (e.g. global master ICFs).
- Proactively identify assess and mitigate trial-level risks overseeing them through to closure.
- Define protocol deviation and resolution pathways.
- Take ownership of study-level escalations including vendor performance issues and enrollment risks.
- Communicate trial risks issues changes and milestones to relevant stakeholders in a timely and transparent manner.
Represent Global Development (GD) at trial-level therapeutic area (TA) governance forums.
- Contribute to and influence governance decisions ensuring operational feasibility and alignment.
- Attend Clinical Team (CT) meetings when requested by the PDL.
- Ensure strong alignment with key stakeholders on protocol amendments enrollment targets and study changes.
Ensure all trial operational activities TMF and study documentation are health authoritycompliant inspection-ready and meet required quality standards at all times.
- Set up and oversee clinical trial systems and documentation including (but not limited to): E7 drivers Safety Management Plan JJAR & Unified Clinical Trial Team (UCT) setup
Candidate Profile Requirements
- Bachelors degree (BS) or equivalent in Life Sciences (e.g. Biology Chemistry Biochemistry Nursing Pharmacy)
- 68 years of clinical trial management experience within the pharmaceutical industry or a CRO including specific therapeutic area experience
- Proven experience managing clinical trials end to end from start-up through database lock and trial close-out
- Strong working knowledge of ICH-GCP local laws and regulatory requirements
- Superior clinical research operational knowledge with a demonstrated track record of delivery
- Ability to ensure ongoing quality compliance and inspection readiness
- Demonstrated effective leadership with the ability to proactively guide study teams through key trial stages
- Proven ability to delegate effectively while maintaining accountability
- Experience leading teams from formation to high-performance
- Strong capability to manage multiple global stakeholders and cross-functional partners
- Proven experience coordinating global or regional teams in a virtual environment for a minimum of 2 years (preferably 3)
- Ability to foster team productivity alignment and cohesiveness across geographies
- Strong project planning and project management capabilities
- Proven experience in proactive planning risk identification and mitigation throughout the trial lifecycle
- Ability to gain team consensus on updated plans during changing project circumstances
- Demonstrated capacity for independent complex decision making
- Solution-oriented mindset with strong problem-solving skills
- Strong IT skills including proficiency with Microsoft applications and familiarity with: Trial Master File (TMF) & Iinical Trial Management Systems (CTMS)
- Willingness and ability to learn new systems and technologies
- Monitoring experience is recommended; other relevant experience (e.g. data management or central monitoring) will be considered
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills supporting effective collaboration
- Proven experience developing presentations and presenting complex information to stakeholders
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage ambiguity when limited information is available
- Ability to understand plan and oversee country- and vendor-level budgets
- Awareness of country Out-of-Pocket (OOP) cost drivers and FTE-related cost components
- Willingness to travel as required
- Proficiency in English (spoken and written) and the local country language as applicable
The potential base pay range for this Clinical Project Manager role when annualized is 217.80000 - 404.60000 PLN zł. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge skills education and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered incentive plans bonuses and/or other forms of compensation may be offered in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits.
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Please note: due to sponsor requirements for the role only candidates based in the listed location/s will be considered. Any applications from candidates based outside of these locations will not be considered.
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The potential base pay range for this role when annualized is 217.80000zł - 521.00000zł. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge skills education and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered incentive plans bonuses and/or other forms of compensation may be offered in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits.About Company
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