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The Study Operations Manager has responsibilities for study and regional or specific country level activities from study startup through conduct and study close on one or more studies, providing leadership, strategic planning, and organization skills to ensure the operational delivery of tasks.
- Serves as leader of the local study team on one or more studies
- Provides back up to or assumes the responsibilities of the GSM as needed
- Oversees the preferred Contract Research Organization and/or Country Trial Manager/Site Care Partner for assigned studies at country level in accordance with the overall project plan, and manages and maintains accurate country level plans (e.g., timelines, budget, risk, and quality plans)
- May manage the study start up process in countries assigned and/or oversee the CRO responsible for these activities as applicable
- Liaises with SCP, Lead SCP, Site Activation Partners and regulatory colleagues in country to agree on submission strategy to Health Authorities (HAs) and Ethics Committees (ECs)
- Provides country level input on startup and recruitment milestones during planning
- Collaborates with accountable roles to identify and manage deviations and risks in study startup and execution and implements mitigation strategies as required.
- Accountable for resolution of site activation escalations to study teams including offering options for mitigation
- Fully responsible and accountable for, as designated by the GSM:
- Regional, country, and study level implementation of startup and site activation plans
- Regional, country and study level recruitment strategy
- Development of study level plans
- Communication with the local team and internal stakeholders and CRO as applicable to ensure efficient and timely study delivery of the agreed plans
- Study and/or country vendor management and oversight including follow up and coordination of vendor deliverables
- Assurance of the follow up and coordination of regional and site quality events, protocol deviations, data issues, metrics review, site issues and risks, audit responses, etc.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s of Science or Bachelor’s of Arts degree with a minimum 5 years of relevant operational clinical trial experience required
- Master’s of Science or Master’s of Business Administration degree with a minimum 3 years of relevant operational clinical trial experience required
- A scientific or technical degree is preferred
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Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts with a minimum 5 years relevant operational clinical trial experience
- Master of Science or MBA with a minimum 3 years relevant operational clinical trial experience
- Scientific or technical degree
Parexel Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Parexel and has not been reviewed or approved by Parexel.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA options, and company-paid disability insurance. Descriptions often portray the package as strong or “top notch,” adding meaningful value.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with company matching and, in some regions, generous pension contributions. Core financial protections are emphasized as a solid part of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off programs include ample PTO or flexible/unlimited RTO alongside flexible schedules and remote/hybrid options. Work-life balance support from managers is highlighted as a practical advantage.
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What We Do
Parexel is among the world’s largest clinical research organizations (CROs), providing the full range of Phase I to IV clinical development services to help life-saving treatments reach patients faster. Leveraging the breadth of our clinical, regulatory and therapeutic expertise, our team of more than 21,000 global professionals collaborates with biopharmaceutical leaders, emerging innovators and sites to design and deliver clinical trials with patients in mind, increasing access and participation to make clinical research a care option for anyone, anywhere. Our depth of industry knowledge and strong track record gained over the past 40 years is moving the industry forward and advancing clinical research in healthcare’s most complex areas, while our innovation ecosystem offers the best solutions to make every phase of the clinical trial process more efficient. With the people, insight and focus on operational excellence, we work With HeartTM every day to treat patients with dignity and continuously learn from their experiences, so every trial makes a difference. For more information, visit parexel.com. Community Guidelines Because Parexel’s social media channels are open to the general public and employees, we are not responsible for views expressed other than our own. However, we do not tolerate posts that are: • Abusive, harassing or threatening to others. • Defamatory, offensive, obscene, vulgar or depicting violence. • Hateful targeting by race/ethnicity, age, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual preference or orientation, nationality or political beliefs. • Sexually explicit or pornographic. • Fraudulent, deceptive, libelous, misleading or unlawful. • Referencing criminal or illegal activity. • Spamming. We reserve the right to remove any comments that do not adhere to our guidelines as well as report users who violate the rules of our page.
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