Country Operations Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Provide operational leadership for Clinical Operations within a designated client-aligned portfolio.

• Ensure the effective execution of clinical deliverables, meeting client expectations, project delivery, quality standards, performance metrics, and proactive risk management.

• Translate client and portfolio priorities into actionable operational plans.

• Collaborate with client stakeholders, Project Delivery, and functional leadership.

• Oversee the performance of clinical delivery across study start-up, monitoring, site management, and other clinical deliverables.

• Develop operational strategies to ensure successful project and portfolio delivery.

• Anticipate changes in the portfolio, including risks, dependencies, and potential delivery barriers.

• Lead, mentor, and develop managers and teams within Clinical Operations.

• Manage performance, development, succession planning, and talent growth.

• Oversee resource capacity, deployment, utilization, productivity, and identify capability gaps.

• Ensure compliance with regulatory, quality, and risk requirements.

• Drive corrective and preventive actions, audits, inspections, and foster continuous improvement.

• Supervise financial performance, including budgeting and forecasting.

• Participate in client governance, operational meetings, and cross-functional initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a life science-related field.

• Extensive clinical research experience, equivalent to over 10 years.

• Experience with both remote and clinical monitoring.

• Familiarity with all phases of the study life cycle, including start-up, interim, and close-out phases.

• Line management experience suitable for the size and complexity of the clinical management group in the specified country/region.

• Demonstrated leadership capabilities.

• Valid Driver's License.

• Valid Passport.

• In some instances, a combination of relevant education, training, and/or directly applicable experience may be accepted as sufficient.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunities for collaboration and professional development.

• Chance to contribute to scientific excellence and participate in global team initiatives.