Lead Local Trial Manager

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Job Function: R&D Operations Job Sub Function:
Clinical Trial Project Management Job Category:
Professional All Job Posting Locations:
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

About Innovative Medicine Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. Learn more at  We are searching for the best talent for a Lead Local Trial Manager (Lead LTM) who will be responsible for the local/UK management and oversight of clinical trials (or Medical Affairs data generation activity).

The head office location is in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire (moving to Maidenhead October 2026), and this position is hybrid (requiring 3 days per week on-site). Preferably the candidate will have experience working in Oncology.

Purpose:

The Lead LTM is the primary point of contact at a country level for assigned studies and has operational oversight of assigned protocols from start-up through to database lock and closeout activities. The Lead LTM is responsible for proactively coordinating and leading the local trial team to deliver quality data and trial documents/records that are compliant with the assigned clinical trial protocol, company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and regulatory standards.

The Lead LTM will actively contribute to process improvement, training and mentoring of Clinical Trial Assistant (CTA) and Site Manager (SM) roles. You need a flexible mindset and have the ability to work in a constantly evolving environment. You will be part of a hardworking, enthusiastic, and committed team eager to deliver and helping to improve the lives of millions of patients.

Are you ready to join our team? Then please read further!

• Collaborating with the Manager, Clinical Operations (MCO) for country protocol and site feasibility assessments.
• Ensuring consistent and high quality conduct of site qualification visits and country feasibility reports.
• Recommending suitable sites for selection.
• Setting predictable and realistic start up timelines.
• Leading and coordinating trial activities in compliance with SOPs, other procedural documents and regulations.
• Leading local project planning activities to meet recruitment targets and to deliver high quality data on time and within budget.
• Acting as the subject matter expert for assigned protocols.
• Developing strong therapeutic knowledge.
• Acting as primary country contact for a trial.
• Establishing and maintaining excellent working relationships with external organisations, in particular investigators, study trial coordinators and other site staff; and internal partners, including Medical Affairs.
• Maintaining and updating trial management systems.
• Using study tools and management reports available to analyse trial progress.
• Monitoring country progress and initiating Corrective and Preventive Actions when the trial deviates from plan.
• Identifying and resolving issues.
• Communicating study progress and issues to local and global study management teams.
• Reviewing and approving Monitoring Visit Reports submitted by Site…