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Director Global Site & Study Operations

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United Kingdom , Uxbridge

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Job Description:

In this vital role, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for study and site execution across an assigned country or hub-and-spoke geography, ensuring delivery of Amgen’s clinical portfolio in alignment with global strategies, regulatory requirements, and quality standards. You will serve as a key advisor on feasibility and study placement, lead and develop impactful teams, and ensure the right capabilities and resources are in place to deliver reliable, compliant trial outcomes.

Job Responsibility:

  • Owning end-to-end study and site execution, including start-up, enrollment, retention, data quality, and patient safety
  • Advising on country commitments, feasibility, site selection, and study placement aligned with portfolio priorities
  • Leading, developing, and resourcing country or hub teams to meet current and future portfolio needs
  • Driving strong investigator and site engagement through a differentiated Amgen site experience
  • Managing country-level budgets, forecasting, and vendor performance to ensure efficient use of resources
  • Leading country governance and risk management, including chairing the Country Management Team and representing the country in senior forums
  • Ensuring regulatory compliance, inspection readiness, and continuous improvement, promoting best-practice sharing, audit readiness, and adherence to ICH-GCP, SOPs

Requirements:

  • Degree educated
  • Clinical trial execution experience and previous people leadership managing teams, projects, or resources
  • Previous experience in life sciences or a related field, including biopharmaceutical clinical research
  • Experience working with or overseeing clinical research vendors (e.g., CROs, central labs, imaging)
  • Strong experience leading clinical operations across a country or region, with knowledge of local regulatory requirements
What we offer:
  • Clear and disciplined strategic vision for the future that leverages superior-quality products, operational excellence and top-shelf-talent
  • Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
  • Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
April 05, 2026

Work Type:
Remote work
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