Global Trial Delivery Lead - Sponsor Dedicated

Job title: Global Trial Delivery Lead - Sponsor Dedicated

About the Role The Trial Delivery Leader (TDL) serves as the single point of accountability for trial operational strategy, trial-level budget, quality, and on-time delivery of assigned clinical trials. This role represents the evolution of the Global Trial Leader (GTL), with a stronger emphasis on strategic leadership, end-to-end accountability, and governance-level decision making.

The TDL works in close partnership with the Program Delivery Leader (PDL) and co-leads the Cross-Functional Trial Team (CFTT) to ensure trial strategies are aligned with program objectives and executed efficiently.

The Trial Delivery Leader plays a critical role in ensuring clinical trials are delivered efficiently, compliantly, and with high quality, while balancing speed, cost, and innovation. By serving as the single point of accountability, the TDL enables clearer decision making, stronger execution, and improved trial outcomes across the development portfolio.

What You'll Do

• Co-lead the Cross-Functional Trial Team (CFTT), setting meeting cadence, agendas, and expectations; empower CFTT members to independently drive their functional deliverables while maintaining accountability for timelines and quality.
• Develop the trial operational strategy, integrating and aligning all trial-level functional strategies into a single, holistic approach, including vendor strategy.
• Partner closely with the PDL to shape trial-level strategy in alignment with overall program strategy.
• Ensure timely delivery of trial-level deliverables and maintain on-time milestones, quality targets, and budget commitments.
• Provide budget management and oversight at the trial level, including scenario planning and cost optimization.
• Review and approve key study-level documents (e.g., global master ICFs).
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate trial-level risks, overseeing them through to resolution.
• Coordinate functional strategies (e.g., trial endpoints, ARBM, biomarkers, DEICT, digital health, companion diagnostics) and ensure early operational input during protocol development.
• Drive cost-optimized and accelerated scenarios, aligned with trial tiering (post-POC).

What We're Looking For

• Significant experience leading global clinical trials with end-to-end accountability for strategy, budget, quality, and delivery.
• Strong cross-functional leadership abilities, with a track record of co-leading multidisciplinary teams (CFTT).
• Expertise in trial strategy development, risk management, quality oversight, and inspection readiness.
• Ability to align trial-level strategies with overall program objectives and sponsors’ expectations; excellent communication and decision-making skills.
• Experience reviewing study-level documents (e.g., global master ICFs) and managing vendor relationships and budgets.
• Familiarity with trial endpoints, biomarkers, DEICT, digital health, and companion diagnostics; post-POC trial tiering knowledge preferred.