Global Study Associate Manager

In partnership with AZ enablement team, other AZ clinical experts and external service providers, the GSAM provides oversight to ensure study delivery. - Leads/contributes to the preparation of delegated study documents (e.g. Informed Consent Form, Master Clinical Study Agreement etc), and external service provider related documents (specifications, study specific procedures, descriptions, presentations etc.) - Maintains and facilitates interactions with internal functions including but not limited to Enablement, Data Management, Procurement, Regulatory, Patient Safety and Quality Assurance, and external functions including the CROs and other external service providers to ensure an efficient study delivery to time, costs and quality objectives - Contributes to the planning and conduct of internal and external meetings (e.g. Investigators’/Monitors’ meeting) - Ensures the supply of Investigational product and study materials by liaising with Clinical Supply Chain or external service providers as appropriate - Proactively contributes to risk and issue identification, development of mitigation and/or action plans for identified risks and issues - Ensures that all study documents in scope of GSAM’s responsibilities are complete and verified for quality in Trial Master File - Supports Global Study Leader (GSL) with budget management, such as external service provider invoice reconciliation - Adheres to global clinical processes, procedural documents, applicable Quality & Compliance manual documents and international guidelines such as ICH/GCP to ensure study is inspection ready at all times - Supports Global Study Leaders (GSL) in project management as per agreed delegation - For outsourced studies, supports Global Study Leader (GSL) in management of the CRO - Project Manager to ensure study delivery according to agreed timelines, budget and quality standards, o while ensuring that the appropriate level of oversight of the CRO is maintained and documented o throughout the lifecycle of the study, in accordance with relevant AZ SOPs and o guidelines (e.g. description of services and transfer of obligations) - Take on assignments on non-drug project work in process improvements and/or leading improvement projects as discussed and agreed upon with their manager