
Global Clinical Study Start Up Lead
- United Kingdom
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Contribute to best practices guidance or operational excellence activities to improve the overall performance of Phase I-IV studies.
- Identify and share lessons learned across GDO department and other R&D functions and ensure implementation of lessons learned across portfolio.
- Support onboarding of GDO team members and contributing to building of study management capabilities/skills enhancement.
- Provide expertise in clinical research and keeping up to date with current practices in site start-up activities, innovations & technologies and regulatory changes.
- Accelerate study start-up and site activation across Merck portfolio, through process redesign and technologies and innovations enablement, that will speed up product development and bring medicines to patients faster.
- Design optimal country and site start-up strategies at program/study level, that will attain optimal recruitment rate and maximize our return on investment in R&D.
- Medical or Life Sciences degree or equivalent qualification. PM certification (CPM, PMP) desirable.
- At least 10 years in clinical research in a CRO or Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology Industry environment
- Understanding of the overall clinical development paradigm, especially in the area of clinical study operations and have global or regional experience.
- Has 3-5 years of project management and experience in study start-up activities, preferred.
- Experience in oversight of external service providers
- Experience in multiple Therapeutic Areas, especially in oncology and immuno-oncology.
- Thorough knowledge of ICH-GCP and applicable laws and regulations for key countries