Manager, Clinical Operations - FSP

Posted:
4/8/2026, 4:32:27 AM

Location(s):
Greater London, England, United Kingdom ⋅ England, United Kingdom

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Operations & Logistics

Workplace Type:
Remote

When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve.
 
At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.

Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

  • Manage integration of project team activities, leveraging internal and external resources, expertise and knowledge, along with optimizing CRO resources, expertise and knowledge.

  • Provide input on trial level operational strategies for clinical trials from protocol design to the final clinical study report for specified studies

  • Provide input into global subject/patient recruitment plans.

  • Relationship management between study sites and vendors

  • Manage aspects of CRO/vendor identification and the day to day operational management activities of CROs & other vendors including set up, statement of work creation and budget oversight.

  • Manage strategic study operations including:  study sites and tracking systems for regulatory submissions, drug supply and use, enrollment of subjects, regulatory document flow, study timelines, all budgetary and financial information, performance metrics, data flow, etc.

  • Create and update critical trial-specific documents (for example country specific ICF) and plans

  • Support development of compound and protocol level training materials

  • Review and provide input into budgets, timelines, and forecasts for assigned clinical studies

  • Interface with internal key stakeholders including, but not limited to; Finance, Program Management, Vendor Management, Safety, Accounting, Clinical Supply, Quality Assurance, Data Management, Statistics, Clinical Research, Commercial, Regulatory, Bio Analytical, Medical Affairs; which may include acting as a liaison between groups.

  • Provide support for inspection readiness activities and on identification of risks and mitigation plans at the trial level

  • Participate in process improvement activities at a trial and department level as needed

  • Support onboarding of new team members

  • Attend CTWG and provide input and updates on operational activities and progress

  • Ability to travel (approximately10% but flexibility to go over or below as per business need.

Qualifications

  • BS/ BA Degree is required.

  • 5+ years of clinical research experience gained with a CRO, Biotech, or Pharmaceutical Company working on Phase 1-4 global clinical trials. 

  • 2-3+ years leading aspects of global clinical trials

  • Experience working with a CRO

  • Strong regulatory knowledge, including Good Clinical Practices (GCPs)

  • Strong decision-making, analytical and financial management skills are essential to this position

  • Proven ability to foster team productivity and cohesiveness and the ability to operate and execute with limited supervision

  • Experience in leading without authority and in multifunctional matrixed and global environments

  • Experience mentoring/ coaching others

  • Exceptional organizational skills and ability to deal with competing priorities, also strong reasoning and problem-solving ability.

  • Strong project planning/ management, communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills

  • Experience with protocol, ICF, CRF, CSR development and review.

  • Proficient with MS Office Suite (Excel, Word and PowerPoint)

Parexel

Website: https://www.parexel.com/

Headquarter Location: Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1982

IPO Status: Delisted

Last Funding Type: Venture - Series Unknown

Industries: Biopharma ⋅ Biotechnology ⋅ Consulting ⋅ Industrial ⋅ Medical Device ⋅ Web Development