Clinical Lead – Global Study Leadership (MASH)

About the role

As a Clinical Lead within Global Study Leadership, you will be responsible for the clinical delivery of assigned studies, ensuring recruitment, site performance, quality and operational objectives are met while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements and sponsor expectations. You will work across a diverse therapeutic portfolio and collaborate with experienced project leaders and clinical operations experts to drive study success.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the clinical delivery of regional and global clinical studies, ensuring projects meet quality, timeline, recruitment and operational objectives.
• Drive patient recruitment and site engagement strategies, ensuring enrolment targets are achieved and studies remain on track.
• Partner with Project Leaders and cross‑functional teams to drive study milestones, resolve issues and maintain operational excellence.
• Provide leadership and guidance to clinical teams, supporting resource planning, training and project delivery.
• Manage clinical risks, oversee quality standards and drive proactive mitigation strategies throughout the study lifecycle.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and alignment across study teams.
• Support financial oversight of clinical delivery, including forecasting, budget management and identification of scope changes where applicable.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, knowledge sharing and the development of less experienced team members.
• Support proposal development, bid defence activities and clinical delivery planning for new opportunities where appropriate.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Healthcare, or a related scientific discipline.
• Minimum 5 + years of clinical research, monitoring, or clinical operations experience within a CRO, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology environment.
• Strong understanding of clinical trial conduct, ICH‑GCP guidelines and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Experience leading clinical study delivery activities, including patient recruitment, site management and clinical quality oversight.
• Proven ability to collaborate across cross‑functional teams and manage internal and external stakeholders in a global environment.
• Strong communication, problem‑solving, organizational and decision‑making skills.
• Experience supporting project financial management and operational planning is desirable.
• Passion for advancing clinical research and improving outcomes for patients worldwide.