Clinical Study Team Lead

Parexel FSP is looking for multiple experienced **Clinical Study Team Leads** **(CSTLs)** in Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina
**Job Summary**
The **Clinical Study Team Lead (CSTL)** is the single point of accountability for input into study design to ensure feasibility of execution, planning and delivery of clinical studies on time, within the approved budget and with quality.
The CSTL is a Clinical Development expert focused on the execution of clinical trials and brings that expertise to the design & conduct of clinical studies in alignment with the program and portfolio strategies for the specific category(ies)/Therapeutic Areas.
The CSTL is an experienced project manager and matrix leader accountable for leading the study team delivery of multiple complex global studies and/or programs.
The CSTL is responsible for developing clinical trial timelines and overseeing budgets for their clinical studies.
The CSTL will partner and collaborates with functional line leadership to ensure optimal resourcing of the study team.
The CSTL is responsible for proactive risk management and inspection readiness for their clinical study(ies).
The CSTL may lead the delivery of Module 2 and 5 deliverables to support market authorizations. The CSTL may work at the program level.
When working at the program level the CSTL is accountable for developing the execution strategy and managing the timelines, budgets, and quality across multiple studies in the program.
**Role Responsibilities**:
**Study Team**Leadership**
- Leads the study team and associated deliverables across all functions; accountable for managing and driving overall study timelines, budgets and quality targets to meet or exceed business needs
- Accountable to ensure effective study team scheduling, records and communications in partnership with the CTA
- Accountable for strategic planning and decision making at the study level in line with program objectives
- Accountable for issue resolution
- Utilizes negotiation, facilitation, meeting management, and conflict resolution skills to enhance cross
- functional study team performance and accountable for effective study team operations
- Leads study team chartering and team health check process
- Partners and collaborate with functional line leadership to ensure optimal resourcing of the study team
- Represents the study team at appropriate medicine team and sub-team discussions
- Escalates issues to Clin Ops Head when study team has been unable to resolve or adequately manage/mitigate
**Quality Oversight**
- Drives the monitoring and remediation of quality metrics and completion of the remediation tracker
- Drives functional lines to ensure inspection readiness
- Ensures maintenance and accuracy of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) log
- Maintains active awareness and appropriate escalation of all Significant Quality Events (SQEs) reported for study and ensures appropriate prioritization and management of events through to resolution
**Study Metrics**&** Reporting**
- Acts as a single, authoritative source of study information and leads study level status reporting per organizational norms and expectations
- Ensures systems are maintained with up to date program status, risks, and issues
- Oversees operational metrics across study and partners with functional lines to manage trends
**Risk Management**
- Leads the study team in the management and communication of risk management plans including risk assessment and mitigation strategies
- Proactively identifies operational issues and leads the team in identifying options to de-risk and capitalize on opportunities
- Ensures study risk planning is ongoing throughout the study
- Leads the study team in proactive problem solving and risk management
**Governance**&** Decision Points**
- Drives the proactive planning to navigate the team through governance and decision point milestones to support on-time delivery of study deliverable on-time to maintain development timelines
- Leads preparations for and presents the study to relevant governance per organizational norms and expectations
- Ensures Quality Gate timing planning, and team readiness
**In some instances, the CSTL may support the following activities**:
**Business Development**
- A member of the due diligence team for business development opportunities. Partner with leaders to assess development program timelines and budgets to inform the assessment of opportunities for the category
**Submissions**
- Leads cross functional Module 2/5 submission sub
- teams with accountability for delivery and an overall operational strategy
- Develops and leads execution of the data and document delivery plans at key milestones such as POC, DP3 decisions, submissions, and rapid response. Manages other submissions activities as necessary
- Accountable for managing overall submission Clinical Development sub-team timelines, budgets, and quality targets
- Accountable for building, forecasting, and managing the Clinic

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