Senior Project Lead Clinical Programmes

Senior Project Lead, Clinical Programmes – London or Edinburgh – Permanent

I’m currently supporting a leading organisation within the life sciences sector looking for an experienced Senior Project Lead, Clinical Programmes to join their Clinical Research & Innovation team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinical project/programme leader to take ownership of the end-to-end delivery of complex clinical projects, working across internal teams, external partners and collaborators.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead complex clinical projects from planning and set-up through execution and close-out.
• Take full accountability for delivery against timelines, budgets and quality standards.
• Develop and maintain project plans covering scope, milestones, dependencies and delivery approach.
• Lead external partners, collaborators and delivery organisations, acting as a key point of contact across assigned projects.
• Identify and manage risks and issues, including mitigation, escalation and resolution.
• Provide clear project updates to support governance and decision-making.
• Lead across matrixed, cross-functional teams and coordinate multiple workstreams and dependencies.
• Potentially act as Programme Lead for larger or strategically important initiatives.

What we’re looking for:

• Significant experience leading complex clinical projects or programmes.
• Strong end-to-end clinical project delivery experience.
• Experience managing timelines, budgets, risks and project performance.
• Strong experience managing external partners and multi-stakeholder clinical initiatives.
• Experience leading across matrixed and cross-functional teams.
• Strong clinical development/clinical trial experience across therapeutics, diagnostics, devices or related areas.
• Experience within rare disease, global health or relevant priority disease areas.
• Strong stakeholder management, governance and communication skills.

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