Study Start Up Lead

Study Start up Lead

**Category**:Clinical Development**Location**:Vicente Lopez, Buenos Aires, AR- Are you ready for a life-changing career at Novo Nordisk Argentina? Join us.- Working at Novo Nordisk is never just a job, it is an opportunity to have a life-changing career - you grow professionally.**The Position**Activities and Responsibilities**
- Developing Study Start-Up (SSU) functional short and long-term strategic plan and executing on CDC trial delivery strategy in close cooperation with CDC Head in accordance with global/regional KPIs.
- Building and managing the start-up team. Setting and monitoring performance targets and KPIs for the team & functional area in close cooperation with the with the CDC Head.
- Initiating and implementing change aiming at continuous improvement of the start-up clinical trial processes and practices (including digitalisation) in alignment with global as well as local initiatives.
- Managing lifecycle of clinical trial agreements, including investigator contracts across trials. Supervision of contract negotiation performance to ensure timely trial deliverables in accordance with Global/Regional KPIs.
- Partnering with cross functional teams like trial delivery, quality, local legal, finance to ensure compliance to local/NN policies and procedures.

**Required Qualifications**
- University degree (preferably in Life Sciences)
- Fluent in oral and written English and Spanish
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in clinical operations/clinical trials execution in Pharmaceutical industry or Clinical Research Organizations, managing projects, negotiating contracts and budget
- At least, 2-5 years’ experience in direct line management. Strong leadership skills and experience leading cross-functional teams
- Strong track record in clinical trial execution in multifunctional team at country level, including clinical quality (audits and inspections) and training

**Desired Qualifications**
- Master’s degree or PhD in life or natural sciences (desirable)
- Previous experience leading a start-up team within the Pharmaceutical industry
- Conceptual and strategic approach to the clinical organization development with strategic insight to trial start-up & supporting processes in the clinical trial conduct.
- Maintain a deep understanding of the competitive landscape and emerging trends in study start-up to inform process improvements.
- Ability to gather and make sense of information that suggests new possibilities.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability.

**About the Department**
- At Novo Nordisk Argentina our purpose is to promote changes to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases such as obesity, rare blood, and endocrine diseases. We do this by pioneering scientific advancement, expanding access to our medicines, and working to prevent and ultimately cure the diseases we treat.- More than 190 people are part of this affiliate, and we recognize the need to adopt experimentation and strive for diversity and inclusion to make better decisions, ensuring that multiple perspectives are considered.- Together we are changing lives.**Working at Novo Nordisk**
- At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive change. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 55,000 employees to change the lives for the better for millions of patients living with diabetes and other chronic diseases. Together, we go further.**Contact**
- **Novo Nordisk: About | LinkedIn**

**Deadline**- We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.- At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in.- Together, we’re life changing.