Global Clinical Trial Leader

Compass Consulting

South San Francisco, CA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Best Practices, Biotech and Pharmaceutical, Budget Management, Budgeting, Business Operations, Clinical Data, Clinical Practices/Protocols, Clinical Trial, Contract Research Organization (CRO), Cross-Functional, Documentation, Drug Development, Forecasting, Informed Consent, International Operations, Leadership, Medical Conditions, Medical Products, Medical Treatment, Mentoring, Operational Strategy, Outsourcing, Plan Meetings, Process Improvement, Rapid Application Development (RAD), Risk Management, Sales Pipeline, Startup, Strategic Planning, Time Management, Vendor/Supplier Management, Vendor/Supplier Selection
LOCATION
South San Francisco, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago
Our client is a leading biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes medicines to treat patients with serious or life-threatening medical conditions. They are among the world's leading biotech companies, with multiple products on the market and a promising development pipeline.

Overview:

The Global Clinical Trial Leader (CTL) is accountable for the execution and delivery of early development global clinical trials under the leadership of the Sr. CTL. These complex programs focus on the rapid development of new molecular entities with limited or no clinical data, requiring the implementation of novel and highly flexible global operational strategies. The CTL actively contributes to the Protocol Execution Team (PET), manages vendors, develops risk mitigation strategies, and champions change related to study assignments and department goals.

Role & Key Responsibilities:

Study Execution & Team Collaboration:
  • Operational Expertise: Provide operational guidance to one or more global cross-functional Protocol Execution Teams (PETs) across all study stages (start-up, conduct, and close-out).
  • Culture & Leadership: Foster a positive work environment built on mutual respect, innovation, and accountability at both local and global project levels.
  • Trial Documentation: Drive and finalize cross-functional activities ensuring the quality delivery of vendor specifications, drug supply forecasting, monitoring/communication plans, Trial Master Files (TMF), and CTMS data.
  • Stakeholder Alignment: Collaborate with cross-functional members on study plans and coordinate effective investigator meetings.

Vendor & Budget Management:
  • Vendor Oversight: Participate in vendor selection alongside the PETL; oversee outsourced activities to ensure CROs and vendors deliver strictly against contracted scopes of work.
  • Financial Input: Provide strategic input into the overall study budget and directly manage assigned vendor budgets.

Strategic Planning & Strategy:
  • Feasibility & Design: Contribute to country and site selection, assist in developing clinical trial protocols/informed consents, and provide operational input on protocol feasibility.
  • Risk & Timeline Management: Apply critical thinking to manage timelines, identify bottlenecks, and propose actionable resolutions.
  • Patient Centricity: Maintain a patient and site-centric mindset across all trial activities and interactions.
  • Contributing to the Wider gRED Community
Process Improvement:
  • Partner with company groups and colleagues to establish operational best practices and enhance clinical trial execution across the organization.

Subject Matter Expertise:
  • Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) or gRED single point of contact for targeted functional initiatives.

• Mentorship:
  • Coach, mentor, and share expertise to support the development of junior staff and peers.

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