Study Start-up Manager
Lifelancer · United Kingdom · GB
Clinical Research
Remote
Dentist
Demand82
Career growth76
Healthcare fit78
Remote potential45
5-year outlook
Likely stable to strong demand as biopharma and CROs continue outsourcing and globalizing trial start-up work; compensation should remain competitive for experienced clinical research operations professionals, though exact figures depend on location, seniority, and company.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
moderate
Seniority
mid
Employment type
full-time
Date found
2026-11-08
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Engagement type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full-time
- Eligible countries
- United Kingdom
- Profession fit
- Dentist
- Rate period
- Annual
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Why this is worth applying to
Worth considering for clinicians with clinical trial coordination, research nurse, site start-up, or pharma/CRO operations experience who want a non-clinical clinical research career. It is less suitable for clinicians without prior trial operations or project/team leadership exposure.
Who should apply
Research nurses, clinical trial coordinators, clinician-researchers, pharmacists or doctors with CRO/pharma study start-up exposure, and healthcare graduates with strong clinical research operations and project management experience.
CV angle
Reframe real clinical and research experience around study start-up lifecycle ownership, regulatory and ethics submissions, site activation, ICH-GCP compliance, cross-functional coordination, risk mitigation, timeline/budget management, and vendor or stakeholder management. Avoid claiming pharma-specific experience you do not have; instead highlight transferable trial-site and project leadership evidence.
Skills to highlight
- Clinical study start-up
- ICH-GCP and regulatory compliance
- Ethics and regulatory submissions
- Site activation and feasibility
- Project and milestone management
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Risk assessment and mitigation
- Vendor and stakeholder management
Role summary
A pharma clinical research operations role responsible for planning and executing clinical study start-up activities, including timelines, regulatory submissions, risk management, cross-functional coordination, vendor oversight, and compliant trial launch.
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