Clinical Study Manager

Role: Clinical Study Manager

Location: Welwyn Garden City, hybrid with three days onsite mandatory

Hours: Full-time
Contract: 12 months, inside IR35
Pay: £377.54 to £415.29 per day PAYE basic or £500 to £550 per day Umbrella
Start: Immediate availability required

Clearline Recruitment is recruiting an experienced Clinical Study Manager to support the delivery of early phase clinical trials for an established pharmaceutical organisation.

Applicants must have at least five years of experience as a Study Manager or in an equivalent role, with direct responsibility for multi-country clinical studies and vendor management.

You will work within a cross-functional clinical operations team, coordinating study activities, overseeing country delivery and ensuring external suppliers meet agreed timelines and quality standards.

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Hybrid working, 3 days per week on-site
• On-site, free parking
• Opportunity to work within a leading global healthcare organisation
• Exposure to innovative early-phase clinical trials
• Collaboration with international clinical research teams

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing clinical study activities across multiple countries, tracking progress and addressing delivery issues.
• Contributing to protocol feasibility, country and site selection, and operational planning.
• Overseeing country start-up timelines and recruitment commitments.
• Managing vendor relationships, performance and delivery against agreed scopes of work.
• Maintaining study documentation and supporting Trial Master File quality.
• Coordinating clinical supply requirements, including investigational medicinal products.
• Identifying study risks and implementing practical solutions.
• Supporting compliance with ICH GCP and relevant study procedures.

We are looking for someone with:

• At least five years of demonstrable experience as a Study Manager or in an equivalent role within pharmaceutical clinical development.
• Proven responsibility for managing studies across multiple countries.
• Direct experience overseeing clinical vendors and external suppliers.
• Experience supporting early phase clinical trials.
• Strong knowledge of clinical study operations, drug development and ICH GCP.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence coordinating international teams.
• A proactive approach to resolving problems and keeping studies on track.
• A degree or equivalent relevant experience, ideally within life sciences.

If you're keen to join an established pharmaceutical organisation and contribute to the delivery of international early phase clinical trials, then please apply to this Clinical Study Manager role below or call Chloe McCausland on between 8:30am-5:00pm.

Please send your CV highlighting your study management experience, countries managed, vendor responsibilities and immediate availability.