Senior Manager, Study Start Up

What We DoCare Access is delivering the future of medicine today! Care Access has a revolutionary model that breaks down traditional barriers to clinical trials that limit participation among physicians and patients to 3%. By removing this bottleneck, Care Access is helping accelerate the approval and delivery of critical and life-saving therapies. Who We AreWe care. Our people are the engines behind our mission: to revolutionize access to clinical trials for the benefit of patients everywhere. We care for one another, find new ideas to accelerate medicine, and seed a long-term impact for generations. Position OverviewCare Access Senior Manager, SSU role plays a critical role in facilitating the start-up activities needed to select and activate studies at sites within Care Access. This role will provide oversight and support in new processes and initiatives throughout the start-up process, ensuring Care Access quality.  This role supports the selection and start-up process for our sites by leading cross-functional groups across the global organization to complete successful pre-site visits and accelerate site activation. This role will follow the Care Access study start-up processes in accordance with industry regulations, Care Access SOPs, and study-specific requirements.   What You'll Be Working OnDuties include but not limited to: ·         Lead the process of global study start-up to support site evaluation/selection visits on each new study and help get selected sites successfully activated and ready to consent ·         Collect and interpret information from the Protocol & Site Feasibility team to help prepare the sites and site staff that have been chosen for site evaluation visits ·         Support sites through their evaluation and begin start-up activities upon selection·         Review study information and understand start-up timelines, requirements, key contacts, and performance expectations·         Track and report on forecasted and actual SSU submission and approval timelines·         Liaise with key stakeholders across the global organization to communicate needs and establish start-up timelines·         Work closely with the staff onsite to help address their remaining questions about the study & study activation requirements·         Support the site through the Site Evaluation Visit, Site Initiation Visit, and greenlight to consent·         Partner with other Care Access teams to initiate other Study related processes at the appropriate SSU milestone (e.g. capacity planning, systems build requests, etc)·         Partner and communicate with client to drive start-up activities, timelines and expectations of Care Access start-up process & sites ·         Ensure that any and all information gained during the start-up process is completely transitioned to sites, as required·         Study Activation Managers may be therapeutically and/or site aligned, but can expect to support a variety of sites and indications·         Continue to assess and optimize study start up processes to enhance efficiency and productivity·         Monitor key performance indicators to track progress and identify areas of improvement·         Mentor and develop team members to enhance their skills and capabilities·         Provide line management to team members·         Implement Kanban methodology to improve workflow and task management ·         Foster a culture of innovation and excellence within the start up team and support building strong relationships with the Site Network Physical and Travel RequirementsThis is a remote position with less than 10% travel requirements. Occasional planned travel may be required as part of the role.  What You Bring Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:·         Expert knowledge of general clinical research processes and Good Clinical Practice·         High level of professionalism and confidentiality required·         Excellent interpersonal skills·         Support with the development, implementation and maintenance of a robust study start-up process·         Support in driving continuous improvement initiatives in study start-up processes and systems to enhance efficiency and quality. ·         Direct line management, ability to understand resourcing and capacity ·         Ability to manage against tight timelines and competing priorities·         Excellent written and oral communication skills·         Strong judgment and ability to make evidence based decisions·         Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite ·         Experience working with Salesforce and CRIO·         Ability to work collaboratively across departments·         Excellent project and process management skills; ability to prioritize in a fast-paced work environment, pivot quickly based on changing business needs, and manage time appropriately·         Ability to build relationships effectively in a geographically dispersed, largely remote environment Certifications/Licenses, Education, and Experience