Global Clinical Trial Lead - FSP - Remote
Primary Location: Austria, Remote Additional Locations: Germany, Remote Job ID R0000037631 Category Project Leadership Date Posted 12/18/2025Overview
As a part of the global Project Leadership group at Parexel, you are responsible for leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality and patient-focused clinical trials and help bring life-changing treatments to market faster. You collaborate with clients and internal stakeholders to identify project requirements, develop project plans, and manage project timelines and budgets. The role requires strong leadership and communication skills, the ability to work under pressure, and a passion for improving patients' lives.
In return, Parexel offers a supportive work environment, and a high degree of empowerment and accountability to lead your studies. Within this role, you work with a diverse set of clients and therapeutic areas, and you are encouraged to take on new challenges and pursue your interests.
Success Profile
Do you have these soft skills and interpersonal traits to succeed at Parexel?
- Adaptable
- Communicator
- Collaborative
- Leadership
- Proactive
- Problem-solver
About This Role
Parexel is actively recruiting for an experienced Global Trial Manager/Study Manager to join us in either Austria or Germany.
In this role you will provide leadership and direction to the trial team and is accountable for the overall success and delivery of their assigned clinical trial according to defined milestones and KPI’s.
You will be responsible for steering and directing clinical trial activities, including patient and site engagement activities, direct communication and interaction with multiple internal and external stakeholders, and team members on a global, multi country or regional basis.
Some specifics about this advertised role
- Accountable for the accurate planning and operational feasibility of trial timelines; and oversight of trial preparation to ensure trial team members are aligned and on track. Supports development of trial level documents owned by other functions (e.g. Statistics, Data Management, Study Physician, Medical Writing, Site Monitoring).
- Verifies and provides input into the country allocation and oversees trial feasibility.
- Maintains oversight during clinical trial conduct including adherence to GCP and all global and local regulatory requirements; compliance with SOPs and continuous risk monitoring/mitigation. In collaboration with other functions, ensures budget oversight, including support of regular clinical quality monitoring, SMC/DMC management and safety reporting.
- Prepare and implement amendments of core documents, including training material updates/retraining as needed.
- Support authority/ethics response to requests as applicable
- In collaboration with other functions, ensures timely cleaning and delivery of clinical trial data. Coordinates and supports trial medical writer in providing the CTR.
- Responding for timely, complete and compliant archiving of all relevant global documents in the TMF, including all required documents from vendors.
- Support results/documents disclosure of global registries.
Who are Parexel
Parexel supports clinical studies across the full range of therapeutic areas, and we have longstanding partnerships with a vast client base.
We supported the trials of most of today’s top 50 best-selling drugs, but equally we enable more niche drug developments that are critical to the well-being of many patients.
What we are looking for in this role
For every role, we look for professionals who have the determination and courage always to put patient well-being first.
That to us is working with heart.
Here are a few requirements specific to this advertised role.
- Bachelor’s degree and minimum 6 years of relevant global trial management experience.
- Technical proficiency in trial management systems and MS applications, including but not limited to Teams, MS Office, Project, CTMS, EDC, IWRS/IVRS.
- Knowledge of ICH GCP and relevant regulatory guidelines/directives.
- Demonstrated interpersonal & leadership skills.
- Ability to understand and implement the strategic direction and guidance for respective clinical studies.
- Effective communication skills via verbal, written and presentation abilities.
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Potential Career Path
Parexel offers a growth path with diverse therapeutic areas and clients, so you can grow according to your interests.
- Associate Project Leader
- Project Leader
- Senior Project Leader
- Associate Project Director
- Project Director
- Director, Project Leadership
- Senior Director, Project Leadership
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