Senior Manager, Feasibility & Site Activation

• Provide strategic leadership across feasibility and site activation operations
• Lead FSA Managers responsible for feasibility, country and site strategy, regulatory activation, and study start-up delivery
• Set strategic direction for FSA operations across multiple studies, programmes, or portfolios
• Establish objectives, monitor operational metrics, and drive proactive risk identification and mitigation
• Partner with senior functional leaders, project teams, and customers to shape start-up strategies and support clinical trial execution
• Support proposals, bid defences, customer governance meetings, and strategic growth initiatives
• Lead organisational change, process optimisation, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Coach, mentor, and develop FSA Managers and strengthen succession pipelines
• Ensure effective resource planning, workforce strategy, and capacity management
• Act as a senior escalation point for complex operational, customer, and people-related matters

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific, healthcare, or life sciences discipline
• Extensive experience in clinical research, ideally with significant expertise in feasibility, site selection, country strategy, regulatory activation, and study start-up
• Proven success managing managers or multiple teams within a CRO, pharmaceutical, or related environment
• Demonstrated ability to lead large global or regional organisations through periods of growth, transformation, and operational change
• Strong strategic planning and business management skills
• Experience partnering with senior customers and executive stakeholders, including governance and business development activities
• Strong financial, resource planning, and workforce management capabilities
• Excellent communication, influencing, and leadership skills
• Demonstrated track record of driving operational excellence, standardisation, and measurable performance improvement
• Willingness to travel as required (approximately 15%)
• Legal right to work in the country where the role is based

• Competitive base salary and performance related incentives
• Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable
• Retirement and pension plans
• Life assurance and disability coverage
• Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources
• Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways
• Home or office based work arrangement
• Flexible location options across Poland, Spain, the UK, Bulgaria, Romania, Czech Republic, and Ireland
• Travel allowance implied by required business travel (approximately 15%)