Posted 2 July, 2026
Job Id: 629075
Sr Study Specialist
Job Description
Pay 55-65/h depending on experience
Sr. Study Specialist
This company is the world leader in delivering therapeutics that provide meaningful advances to patients who live with serious and life-threatening rare genetic diseases. We target diseases that lack effective therapies and affect relatively small numbers of patients, many of whom are children. These conditions are often inherited, difficult to diagnose, progressively debilitating, and have few, if any, treatment options. The compnay aims to improve life and health outcomes for people with rare diseases by advocating the use of innovative therapeutics, advancing the standard of care, and providing personalized support and services globally.
The Global Study Operations function is tasked with providing strategic direction on the feasibility, design, and conduct of clinical studies and drives the delivery of high-quality data to support the registration and approval of clinical development assets. The function achieves this through the development and
operationalization of Clinical Development Plans, study planning and delivery, cross-functional leadership of Study Execution Teams, operational trial expertise, and vendor management and oversight.
Role Summary
The Sr. Study Specialist (SS) significantly contributes to or leads tasks related to the oversight of site monitoring, vendor management, and other activities as delegated by the Study Manager or Program Lead (PL). This may include contributing to and/or supporting study related matters that impact study participant safety, data integrity, study timelines, quality, and budget. The Sr. SS will demonstrate a greater level of independence in executing assigned tasks and manage more challenging or complex vendors, sites, regions, including issue
escalations from CROs and effective relationship management with Key Principal Investigator(s). Within the role, the candidate is expected to demonstrate and have proficient knowledge and experience in the following competencies:
Core Competencies:
* Agility and Proactivity
* Leadership
* Communication and Collaboration
Technical Competencies:
* Study Management and Execution
* Compliance and Quality
* Drug Development and Study Design
* Product and Therapeutic Area Knowledge
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
* Develop study specific documentation, as delegated by the Study Manager
* Contribute to the oversight of country and site feasibility assessment and site selection.
* Oversight of CRO for IRB/EC related submission/approval activities
* Oversight of essential documents for study life-cycle management
* Develop/Oversee site and investigator training materials
* Present at investigator meetings as assigned
* Ensure accurate and timely
* Oversight of Clinical Trial Insurance
* Attend Global Study Operations team, vendor, and/or Cross-Function Study Execution Meeting(s) as
* Oversee and man study entry and updates to ClinicalTrials.gov
* Facilitate Screening Authorization Forms sign off and oversee tracking, where applicable
* Process documents for signature in DocuSign
* Contribute to Global Study Operations risks identification and mitigations.
* Provide support and administrative assistance with internal and external meetings
Education & Experience
* BA/BS or higher in nursing, life or health sciences is preferred. Industry or relevant experience in lieu
of education is considered.
* Experience in a biotechnology or pharmaceutical company, oversight of external vendors including
SOW, budgets, POs, and invoice management (e.g., CROs, central labs, imaging etc.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, sex, gender identity or expression, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations. It is our policy not to discriminate against any applicant or employee, and we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful work environment across all locations in which we operate. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to our mission and enhance our ability to serve clients globally. If you have a disability or require any reasonable accommodations during the application or interview process, please inform your recruiter or contact us directly so that we can explore the appropriate arrangements.
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