Clinical Trial Associate Manager

Clinical Trial Associate Manager

Galderma

London, United Kingdom

About the Role

The Clinical Trial Associate Manager plays a key leadership role in ensuring the successful execution of clinical trials by overseeing a team of Clinical Trial Associates (CTAs). This position combines people leadership with operational excellence, driving consistency across clinical trial activities and Trial Master File (TMF) management.

You will be responsible for developing talent, ensuring high-quality deliverables, and maintaining compliance with ICH-GCP, regulatory requirements, and sponsor SOPs. This is a highly collaborative role, working cross-functionally to support inspection readiness and continuous improvement across the clinical operations function.

Key Responsibilities

People Leadership & Resource Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of CTAs, fostering a high-performance and collaborative environment.
• Oversee onboarding, training, performance management, and career development.
• Allocate and balance workloads across multiple clinical trials.
• Act as the primary escalation point for CTA-related topics.

Operational Oversight

• Ensure effective CTA support across all assigned clinical trials.
• Oversee the timely and accurate completion of key study deliverables, including:
  • Study training trackers.
  • ADI logs.
  • Study team rosters.
  • System access management.
  • Study and country insurance documentation.
  • Public registry updates.

TMF Oversight & Inspection Readiness

• Ensure all TMF activities meet sponsor standards and ICH-GCP requirements.
• Collaborate closely with TMF and Clinical Standards teams to maintain inspection readiness.
• Support internal audits and regulatory inspections.

Vendor & CRO Oversight

• Ensure alignment between CRO/vendor documentation and sponsor expectations.
• Monitor quality and consistency across external partners.

Process Improvement & Governance

• Review performance metrics to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Partner with leadership to drive process optimization and operational excellence.
• Contribute to SOPs, work instructions, and training materials.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or a related field.

Experience

• 6–8+ years of experience in clinical research (Sponsor and/or CRO environment).
• Proven experience managing and developing global CTA teams.
• Hands-on experience supporting different study models (e.g., FSP, Hybrid, Phase IV).

Skills

• Strong knowledge of ICH-GCP and sponsor-side clinical operations.
• Demonstrated leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with eTMF systems (e.g., Veeva Vault, TransPerfect).
• Exposure to global clinical trials.
• Project management experience or certification.