Senior Manager Local Study Operations

Career Category

Clinical

Job Description

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of. Join us.

SENIOR MANAGER LOCAL STUDY OPERATIONS

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What you will do

In this vital role you will lead and develop a team of Local Study Operations Managers (LSOMs), ensuring the successful delivery of the country’s clinical trial portfolio from feasibility through study close-out.

You will drive operational excellence by overseeing study execution, portfolio performance, resource planning, and quality, while fostering collaboration across global and local stakeholders to support Amgen’s clinical development strategy.

• Lead, coach, and develop LSOMs, building a high-performing team and strengthening capabilities to deliver increasingly complex clinical trials.
• Oversee the delivery of the country study portfolio, ensuring studies are executed on time, within scope and budget, and in line with quality and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor portfolio performance, identify risks and quality trends, and lead issue escalation, mitigation, and resolution.
• Manage LSOM and supplier performance, ensuring consistent, high-quality study execution and achievement of portfolio objectives.
• Drive resource planning and workload allocation across FTE and FSP teams to optimize delivery and align with global priorities.
• Partner with the Country-Hub Head and cross-functional stakeholders to align study strategy, support study placement decisions, and ensure successful portfolio execution.
• Foster operational excellence through continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, adoption of best practices, and digital innovation.

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What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. What we seek in you as an experienced  professional, are these qualifications and skills:

• Degree educated with significant clinical operations experience.
• Experience leading people, teams, projects, or programs within a clinical research environment.
• Proven experience delivering clinical trials within a biotech, pharmaceutical, or CRO setting.
• Experience managing clinical operations across the UK, including strong understanding of local regulatory requirements around global clinical trials.
• Experience overseeing clinical research suppliers (e.g., CROs, central labs, imaging vendors).
• Strong understanding of global clinical trial operations and local regulatory requirements.
• Ability to manage resources, budgets, timelines, and performance metrics.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to drive operational excellence and implement best practices.

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What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

• Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization
• Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
• Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits

LOCATION: Ability to work flexibly from home with regular office work either from our Cambridge or Uxbridge next generation workspace.

Application due date: 2nd of August 2026

APPLY NOW

for a career that defies imagination

In our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us.

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Equal Opportunity Statement

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

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