Associate Director Global Clinical Program Management

Overview

In this role you will drive the operational delivery of complex clinical programs, ensuring quality, speed, and strategic alignment to bring innovative medicines to patients. You will lead cross-functional execution, manage budgets and vendors, and mentor Study Delivery Leads. Your work will advance program-level efficiency, risk management, and patient-centric approaches across geographies. This is a growth-focused, global leadership role at a company committed to societal impact through science.

Pay / Benefits

• Generous Total Rewards Plan including health, finance, work/life balance, and career benefits
• Flexible work options (hybrid/home with office workspace in Cambridge or Uxbridge)
• Opportunities for learning and career growth across a global organization
• Diverse and inclusive community
• Support for professional and personal development

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and delivery of multiple clinical studies or programs, ensuring timelines, budget, quality, and strategy are met
• Identify delivery risks proactively and steer course corrections to keep studies on track
• Drive consistent high-quality operational practices across all studies and programs
• Line-manage and develop Study Delivery Leads with clear objectives
• Oversee program-level issues, risks, and escalation with timely resolutions
• Collaborate cross-functionally and with local execution teams to align priorities and resources
• Provide strategic input on study design, country selection, enrolment, diversity, and patient-centric approaches
• Manage program budgets, vendors, and forecasting while embedding lessons learned and continuous improvement

Key requirements

• Degree educated
• Experience managing people and/or leading teams, projects, programs, or resource allocation
• Experience in life sciences or medically related field with clinical research experience in biotech, pharmaceutical, or CRO settings
• Proven track record managing multiple teams across geographies
• Experience overseeing external clinical research vendors (CROs, central labs, imaging vendors, etc.)

• leadership
• cross-functional collaboration
• strategic thinking
• program management
• budgeting and forecasting
• vendor management

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