Associate Director, Study Start-up

Amgen

Associate Director leading study start-up within a global portfolio at Amgen. Ensuring quality and speed in clinical trials launch and team management.

Posted 7/16/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $182,145 - $212,860 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in clinical trial processes and operations, with a strong focus on study start-up planning and execution. Proven leadership in managing global teams and enhancing team capabilities through coaching and performance management.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Clinical Execution ExperienceLeadership ExperienceGlobal Team ManagementProject Management ExperiencePharma and Clinical Trial Expertise

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Hard Skills

Study Start-Up PlanningStudy Start-Up DeliveryPerformance ManagementResource AllocationRisk ManagementCoachingMentoring

Soft Skills

CollaborationInnovationEngagementKnowledge Sharing

Industry Keywords

Clinical TrialsPharmaceuticalsStudy Start-UpOperational ReadinessBest Practices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive world-class study start-up planning and execution across a global portfolio, ensuring clinical trials launch with quality, efficiency, and speed
Lead and manage a team of Study Start-up Managers, ensuring high-quality, compliant study start-up delivery across multiple programs and therapeutic areas
Provide portfolio-level oversight of study start-up performance, resourcing, and delivery metrics, escalating risks with solution-focused recommendations
Build team capability through coaching, mentoring, performance management, and role modelling of best practices in study start-up delivery
Partner with functional and hub leaders to strengthen study start-up capabilities, ways of working, and operational readiness across the organisation
Foster a collaborative, high-engagement culture that encourages innovation, learning, and the sharing of knowledge and best practice

Requirements

What you’ll need

Doctorate degree and 3 years of clinical execution experience OR Master’s degree and 7 years of clinical execution experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of clinical execution experience OR Associate’s degree and 12 years of clinical execution experience OR High school diploma / GED and 14 years of clinical execution experience
Minimum of 3 years’ experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources
Experience leading and managing global teams and project management experience
Requires pharma and clinical trial processes and operations expertise
No prior Veeva experience required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions
group medical, dental and vision coverage
life and disability insurance
flexible spending accounts
A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
Stock-based long-term incentives
Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible