Clinical Study Specialist / Snr CTA - FSP - Remote
Primary Location: United Kingdom, Remote Job ID R0000035922 Category Project Leadership Date Posted 10/08/2025Overview
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
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Parexel is beginning to search for an experienced Clinical Trial Administrator to join one of our key sponsors in the UK as a Clinical Study Specialist.
In this role you will provide technical and administrative support to the clinical study teams responsible for clinical trial execution. The CSS may be assigned to support the execution of one or more studies across a program.
Some specifics about this advertised role
- Organizes and delivers reports and metrics to the clinical study lead.
- Schedules and coordinates meetings, prepares agendas, presentation materials and minutes for clinical study team meetings and other study related meetings
- Collates data for assessments such as feasibility and site selection and reviews site usability database.
- Contributes to review of study documents such as informed consent forms, case report forms and facilitates study document reviews per company standard operating procedures.
- Compiles study manuals including but not limited to: study reference binders and manuals and maintains versioning of study reference materials (e.g., regulatory, pharmacy, and laboratory binders.
- Collates materials for training and investigator meetings.
- Tracks site activation, enrolment and monitoring visits to projected plans, and escalate any issues or delays with site activation or deviations from monitoring plan.
- Monitors and updates investigator/site status for the trial, and supports with clinical trial registry postings.
- Performs scheduled reconciliations of study Trial Master File (TMF) with clinical study lead guidance.
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.
You’ll be an influential member of the wider team.
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 (or equivalent) and a minimum of 2+ years’ industry related work experience or an advanced degree in a related field with a minimum of one (1) to two (2) years of relevant work preferred.
- Attention to details for the ability to track information and deliver on assigned study activities
- Good communication and interpersonal skills; ability to build relationships internally and externally
- Ability to be resourceful and to demonstrate problem solving skills
- Demonstrate the ability to proactively assess information and investigate impact on clinical trials
- Technical proficiency in trial management systems and MS applications, including but not limited to Teams, MS Office, Project, CTMS, EDC, IWRS/IVRS.
- Proactive and self-disciplined, ability to meet deadlines, effective use of time, and prioritization
- Basic familiarity with medical terms and clinical drug development
- Awareness of ICH/GCP
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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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