Senior Manager Clinical Operations

Senior Manager - Clinical Operations & Quality

Location: London or Edinburgh - Hybrid

Employment: Permanent

Are you an experienced Clinical Operations professional looking for an opportunity to shape how clinical development is delivered across a growing and highly innovative organisation?

We are partnering with a leading UK medical research organisation focused on translating cutting-edge science into new treatments, diagnostics and technologies for patients. As they continue to expand their clinical development capabilities, they are looking for a Senior Manager, Clinical Operations & Quality to help build and implement the frameworks, processes and systems supporting their clinical portfolio.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who combines strong hands-on Clinical Operations experience with a passion for operational excellence, quality and process improvement.

The Role

You will work across Clinical Development and wider cross-functional teams to establish scalable and effective ways of working across the organisation's clinical programmes.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Developing and improving Clinical Operations frameworks, processes, SOPs, systems and tools
• Establishing consistent approaches to clinical governance and trial oversight
• Supporting the implementation of clinical quality standards and ensuring GCP compliance
• Identifying opportunities for process improvement and operational excellence
• Working closely with CROs, academic institutions, clinical sites and external partners
• Developing guidance, templates and training for clinical teams
• Supporting inspection and audit readiness across clinical programmes
• Driving adoption of new processes and ways of working across cross-functional teams

About You

We are looking for someone with:

• Strong experience within Clinical Operations / Clinical Development
• Experience delivering and overseeing clinical trials within biotech, pharma, CRO, academia or a research organisation
• Demonstrated experience developing or improving clinical processes, SOPs, frameworks or systems
• Strong knowledge of ICH-GCP, clinical quality and research governance
• Experience working with CROs and external clinical partners
• Strong cross-functional stakeholder management and influencing skills
• The ability to operate strategically while remaining comfortable working hands-on

Experience within rare disease, global health, complex clinical development or a smaller/building clinical organisation would be particularly valuable.

Why Apply?

This is a unique opportunity to move beyond individual study delivery and have a broader impact on how clinical development is run across an organisation.

You'll join a mission-driven environment working at the intersection of scientific research, biotech, academia and clinical development, helping translate promising science into solutions that can make a genuine difference to patients.

If you're an experienced Clinical Operations professional who enjoys building, improving and shaping how things are done, we'd love to hear from you.