Global Study Associate - Biopharma

The Global Study Associate is a member of the global study team supporting delivery of clinical studies within BioPharmaceuticals Clinical Operations, Study Management to time, cost and quality. The GSA supports delivery of global clinical studies from study set-up through maintenance, close-out and study archiving. The GSA supports the Global Study Director (GSD), Global Study Associate Director (GSAD) and/or Global Study Manager (GSM) with coordinating activities, ensuring quality and consistency. The GSA supports with administration & systems and with other delegated aspects of clinical study execution in accordance with applicable clinical trial regulations (ex. ICH-GCP), AstraZeneca (AZ) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), AZ policies & best practices and AZ values & behaviours

Resposabilities:

• Support GS(A)D and GSMs by completing delegated study work. May work across many different studies and delivery models concurrently.
• • Initiate and lead the set-up of the electronic Trial Master File (eTMF). Maintain and close the eTMF to ensure compliance to International Conference of Harmonisation Guidelines for Good Clinical Practice (ICH/GCP) and AZ SOPs.
• Provide oversight for non-complex, non-critical path vendors, ensuring compliance with study requirements and established processes.
• Interact/collaborate with internal staff and external stakeholders in collection of regulatory and other essential documents.
• Contribute to electronic applications/submissions in regulatory information management system by creating and managing clinical regulatory documents according to the requested technical standards and supporting effective publishing and delivery to regulatory authorities. Proactively plan and collate the administrative appendices for the CSR.
• Initiate, maintain and/or support the creation of study documents, ensuring template and version compliance per study specific requirements.
• Set-up, populate and accurately maintain information in AstraZeneca tracking and communication tools and support team members in the usage of these tools.
• Support the set-up, maintenance and close-out of Clinical Trial Transparency (CTT) activity in PharmaCM, coordinating with relevant stakeholders to fulfil AstraZeneca compliance and meet the regulatory authority needs.
• Support the GS(A)D with tracking, reconciliation and follow-up of the study budget/payments in relevant systems, including the creation and maintenance of purchase orders, running invoice and payment reports.
• Contribute to application, coordination, supply and tracking of study materials and equipment.
• Contribute to collection of study supplies, if required, at the study close-out.
• Coordinate and provide oversight of administrative tasks and logistical support

Essential Skills:

• Education in medical or biological sciences or discipline associated with clinical research preferred
• Proven organizational and analytical skills • Previous administrative training/experience
• Computer proficiency in day-to-day tasks
• Develop working knowledge of the Clinical Study Process and an understanding of the range of working procedures relating to it, together with an understanding of the ICH/GCP guidelines
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English
• Demonstrate ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment

Date Posted

16-jun-2026

Closing Date

21-jun-2026

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