Site Readiness Specialist - Study Start Up

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Site Readiness Specialist to join our Head Office Team, in Fulwood, on a Hybrid basis! The Site Readiness Specialist is responsible for operational readiness and study start-up activities to ensure successful site activation and execution of clinical studies. This role acts as the bridge between project teams, site operations, and external partners, ensuring operational, regulatory, quality, and recruitment readiness across multiple studies.

There may occasionally be a requirement to support other Panthera sites.

Salary & Key Benefits:

• Salary up to £40,000
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Annual Leave Buy and Sell Scheme
• Life insurance at 3x annual salary
• Employee healthcare cash plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced sickness and family-friendly policies
• Electric Car Scheme
• Annual Self-Care Day

Key Responsibilities

Operational Readiness & Study Start-Up

• Contribute to operational readiness for new studies with the development of all Panthera study specific start up documents to ensure sites meet all operational, regulatory, and quality requirements prior to site activation.
• Contribute to the development of the Panthera operational pathway for each study ensuring this is trained to all selected sites.
• Collaborate closely with project managers to align site-level readiness plans with project timelines, risk mitigation strategies, and critical path activities.
• Own and maintain site readiness checklists, mock visits, diary management quality checks and operational walkthroughs reporting back to the PM on progress.
• Ensure facilities, equipment, laboratories, pharmacy operations, and supporting services are fully aligned with protocol requirements prior to activation.
• Own Health and Safety review of new studies and associated risk assessments and training requirements.
• Support in the identification and evaluation of external vendors (e.g., clinical vendors, raters).
• Support as operational point of contact for external vendors, proactively identifying risks, resolving issues, and driving continuous improvement.
• Serve as the operational liaison between site operations and internal project teams, ensuring clear communication and proactive escalation of risks or issues.
• Participate in project team meetings to identify operational roadblocks, and align on study milestones, risk indicators, and intervention plans.
• Support in the development site training strategies covering protocol requirements, safety reporting, source documentation, and operational workflows.
• Partner with project teams to ensure training materials remain aligned with protocol amendments, sponsor expectations, and risk mitigation strategies.