As Project Manager Study Start-Up at Labcorp, you are central to the successful start of clinical trials for new compounds in Finland. Not only will this position allow you to stay up to date with the latest scientific breakthroughs across a wide variety of therapeutic areas while collaborating directly with one of our most important sponsors - your work has a genuine impact on improving the health and lives of thousands of patients every day.

If you are an experienced clinical research professional looking for an opportunity to take on more responsibility, hone your leadership skills and significantly raise your profile within the pharmaceutical industry while leveraging your expertise around clinical study start-up processes, this position in Flexible Solutions (FSPx) business unit is a great opportunity!

Please note that, while this position is mostly home office based, you will be expected to work on site in our client's office in Espoo ca. one day per week.

What you can expect from us:

• rewarding work in a stable, diverse, respected and highly profitable company
• a thorough onboarding with support from your personal mentor
• flexible working hours and compensatory time off in lieu for overtime worked
• 100% home-based, permanent employment contract with Labcorp Drug Development
• travel time = work time
• highly competitive compensation packages,
• regular, merit-based salary adjustments
• significant employer contribution to an attractive pension scheme
• excellent training and career development opportunities as well as support with advancing your education
• a genuine work life balance
• strong support from Line Management and more than 20'000 colleagues worldwide
• the world's most renowned pharmaceutical companies as our satisfied, repeat customers for many years

Your responsibilities:

• Execute and oversee country submissions and approvals
• Collaborate with Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), Independent Ethics Committees (IECs) and other regulatory authorities
• Own both country and site budgets, negotiate and close Clinical Trial Research Agreements, oversee payments and ensure accurate data in our financial systems
• Manage and coordinate local processes such as clinical and ancillary supplies management, importing and exporting requirements, supplies destruction, data management, documentation requirements, insurance process management and data quality
• Contribute to the development of local materials and best practices
• Collaborate closely with other internal and sponsor departments to ensure all country deliverables are met and aligned with global timelines

Education:

• Degree in a relevant field such as life sciences, biology, biochemistry, chemistry, health care (management), nursing, pharmacology, medicine etc.
• In lieu of the above, a completed vocational education in the health / life sciences industry and/or equivalent professional experience (e.g. as study nurse, research nurse, study coordinator...)

Experience:

• Solid professional experience in clinical trials within a CRO or a pharmaceutical company with a focus on study start-up processes
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with the Swedish regulatory authorities and local Ethics Committees - observing all local regulations and guidelines as well as international standards such as ICH and GCP - is required
• Professional experience managing financial aspects of clinical trials considered a definite plus
• Leadership skills demonstrated by coaching, mentoring and coordinating (project) teams locally and/or virtually
• Autonomous work style with excellent time and project management skills
• Ability to build trustful, sustainable relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders based on your outstanding listening and communication skills
• Business fluency in Finnish and English - both spoken and written - is a must

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