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Senior Project Lead, Clinical Programmes – London or Edinburgh – Permanent
I’m currently supporting a leading organisation within the life sciences sector looking for an experienced Senior Project Lead, Clinical Programmes to join their Clinical Research & Innovation team.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinical project/programme leader to take ownership of the end-to-end delivery of complex clinical projects, working across internal teams, external partners and collaborators.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead complex clinical projects from planning and set-up through execution and close-out.
- Take full accountability for delivery against timelines, budgets and quality standards.
- Develop and maintain project plans covering scope, milestones, dependencies and delivery approach.
- Lead external partners, collaborators and delivery organisations, acting as a key point of contact across assigned projects.
- Identify and manage risks and issues, including mitigation, escalation and resolution.
- Provide clear project updates to support governance and decision-making.
- Lead across matrixed, cross-functional teams and coordinate multiple workstreams and dependencies.
- Potentially act as Programme Lead for larger or strategically important initiatives.
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What We’re Looking For:
- Significant experience leading complex clinical projects or programmes.
- Strong end-to-end clinical project delivery experience.
- Experience managing timelines, budgets, risks and project performance.
- Strong experience managing external partners and multi-stakeholder clinical initiatives.
- Experience leading across matrixed and cross-functional teams.
- Strong clinical development/clinical trial experience across therapeutics, diagnostics, devices or related areas.
- Experience within rare disease, global health or relevant priority disease areas.
- Strong stakeholder management, governance and communication skills.
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