Project Manager - Clinical Studies (Life Sciences)

Summary: The Project Manager for Clinical Studies in Life Sciences will oversee integration and separation activities within Clinical Operations, ensuring alignment with senior leadership and driving process improvements. This role involves managing global clinical trials and collaborating with various stakeholders, including external partners. The position is contract-based for six months and requires a strong background in project management and clinical trial processes. The role is based in London with a competitive daily pay rate.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Sub-workstreams and/or discrete programs of work relating to integration, divestment or partnership opportunities within Clinical Operations.
• Work in alignment with the Clinical Operations Asset Lead to ensure clear senior leadership visibility of clinical integration priorities, risks, and impacts from deals.
• Lead and drive development of processes, guidance and written standards to standardise business development activities and post deal support within Clinical Operations.
• Set-up and manage Clinical Operations Integration & Separation Working group, funnelling cross functional Clinical Operations input into R&D Integration and Separation Specialist network.
• Act as study delivery SME on all matters relating to study level integration and separation and as integration and separation SME within wider Clinical Operations study delivery network.
• As needed, lead CAPA development/response to issues relating to integration/separation activities arising.
• As needed, partner with the clinical and operational team leader representing the Clinical Operations functions on deal teams/project teams and with external partners (setting transition strategy and ensuring a deliverable plan).

Key Skills:

• Experience managing global clinical trials.
• Proven ability to drive process improvement in a matrix environment.
• Proven record of Project management experiences.
• Exposure to written standard development and/or business development or other similar integration/separation activities (change control).
• Experience managing vendors or collaborating with external partners (CROs).
• Proven record of multi-functional collaboration skills beyond Clinical Operations to any other relevant operational or development functions.
• Knowledge and understanding of GSK Clinical Trial processes.
• Business Acumen - understands implications of decisions from a broad business perspective and links individual work to the 'big picture'.
• A strong sense of initiative, urgency, drive, pragmatism and judgement - an ability to make things happen.
• Ability to deliver to demanding deadlines whilst maintaining the highest quality.
• Robust communication and stakeholder engagement across external and internal teams.

Salary (Rate): £700 per day

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

Project Manager - Clinical Studies (Life Sciences)
Project Manager - Clinical Studies (Life Sciences)

The location of the role is London.
The duration of the contract is 6 months.
The pay rate on offer is £650 - £700 per day (via Umbrella agency).

Key accountabilities of the role

• Lead Sub-workstreams and/or discrete programs of work relating to integration, divestment or partnership opportunities within Clinical Operations.
• Work in alignment with the Clinical Operations Asset Lead to ensure clear senior leadership visibility of clinical integration priorities, risks, and impacts from deals
• Lead and drive development of processes, guidance and written standards to standardise business development activities and post deal support within Clinical Operations.
• Set-up and manage Clinical Operations Integration & Separation Working group, funnelling cross functional Clinical Operations input into R&D Integration and Separation Specialist network.
• Act as study delivery SME on all matters relating to study level integration and separation and as integration and separation SME within wider Clinical Operations study delivery network.
• As needed, lead CAPA development/response to issues relating to integration/separation activities arising.
• As needed, partner with the clinical and operational team leader representing the Clinical Operations functions on deal teams/project teams and with external partners (setting transition strategy and ensuring a deliverable plan)

Key skills and experience

• Experience managing global clinical trials
• Proven ability to drive process improvement in a matrix environment.
• Proven record of Project management experiences
• Exposure to written standard development and/or business development or other similar integration/separation activities (change control)
• Experience managing vendors or collaborating with external partners (CROs)
• Proven record of multi-functional collaboration skills beyond Clinical Operations to any other relevant operational or development functions
• Knowledge and understanding of GSK Clinical Trial processes.
• Business Acumen - understands implications of decisions from a broad business perspective and links individual work to the 'big picture'.
• A strong sense of initiative, urgency, drive, pragmatism and judgement - an ability to make things happen.
• Ability to deliver to demanding deadlines whilst maintaining the highest quality.
• Robust communication and stakeholder engagement across external and internal teams.