Site Start-Up Manager

Key responsibilities 重要职责

1. Study Start-up & Submission Execution: Lead, coordinate and manage execution of start-up activities and regulatory submissions for assigned trials
2. Productivity Oversight: Provide local regulatory insights and support continuous improvement and innovation initiatives related to SSU
3. Stakeholder Engagement & Communication: Liaise with cross functional teams to ensure alignment and timely delivery of start-up and submission activities
4. Quality Oversight: Ensure high quality submissions and proactively manage study start-up compliance risks or process gaps

Main job tasks 主要工作任务

1. Study Start-up & Submission Execution

• Co-develop regulatory strategy and SSU plans for assigned trials with TA Head, head of SSU and Phase 1 trial and relevant CDC-TMs, in alignment with CDC strategy and industry best practice.
• Coordinate the execution of start-up activities for assigned trials.
• Support customization, translation and/or preparation key documents, such as Informed Consent Forms (ICFs), patient materials, Labels, and Clinical Trial Application (CTA) documents at country and site levels, including updates requested by EC and/or HA.
• Provide support on the preparation, review and submission of Health Authority (HA) and/or Ethics Committee (EC) dossiers, ensuring compliance with ICH GCP regulations, local requirements, and Novo Nordisk processes.
• Track and ensure regulatory milestones and timelines are met at country and site levels.
• Communicate with site directly when needed, to ensure proper progress of trial startup activities at site.
• Execute site activation activities, including ‘Green Light’ readiness, coordination of supplies and equipment delivery, collection of essential documents, and preparation of drug release documentation, if needed.
• Ensure the assignment and execution of internal and external (site staff) trainings as per training plan.
• Identify and share potential risks on the trial and site level and proactively take action to prevent or mitigate.
• Plan and track regulatory milestones in CTMS at country and site levels.

2. Productivity Oversight

• Provide local regulatory insights and intelligence to trial teams and Global/Regional/CDC stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement and innovation initiatives related to SSU, compliance and regulatory submissions processes
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3. Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Liaise with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and timely delivery of start-up and submission activities.
• Participate in kick-off meetings with trial start-up team, provide input to submission, site identification and selection and local start-up timelines, and monitor and communicate critical issues that may impair trial progress.
• Build and maintain excellent relationships with clinical sites, GCP office and Ethics Committees, etc.

4. Quality Oversight

• Ensure start-up and submission activities adhere to ICH GCP, regulatory requirements and internal SOPs.
• Contribute to Inspection Readiness and support audits and/or inspections.
• Proactively identify and escalate study start-up compliance risks or process gaps.

Other areas of responsibility 其他领域职责

• Attend and represent as Novo Nordisk in industry associations for discussion of relevant topics such as accelerate trial startup, etc to improve the China R&D and clinical trial ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or a related field is required. Advanced degree preferred.
• Excellent English on both written & verbal.
• At least 5 years of experience in clinical trials, regulatory affairs, or submission management.
• Extensive experience in regulatory submissions and a thorough understanding of regulatory guidelines, dossier requirements, and global clinical trial application processes.
• Proficiency in digital tools, clinical trial and submission management systems and publishing software
• Strong project management capabilities, including tracking, planning and prioritization​
• Ability to creatively solve complex problems and drive the development of practical solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation skills, and expertise in managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills to evaluate risks, identify opportunities, and work with high attention to detail.
• Ability to champion the implementation of agile ways of working and adoption of new digital tools.
• Demonstrated ability to ensure high-quality execution of clinical trial activities in compliance with ICH-GCP, regulatory requirements, and internal SOPs.

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