Job Description

Lead study start-up strategy. Accelerate activation. Help bring new medicines to patients sooner.

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Manager, Country Study Start Up to take a leading role in how AbbVie clinical studies move from planning to activation across Australia.

This is an opportunity to step beyond the transactional elements of study start-up and become a trusted country-level expert. You’ll own and drive start-up and maintenance activities across assigned studies and sites, navigating ethics, regulatory and operational requirements while bringing together Clinical Operations, Regulatory Affairs, Contracts and study teams to keep activation on track.

You’ll have the autonomy to establish activation plans, identify and resolve risks, influence cross-functional stakeholders and continuously improve the way we start studies. Just as importantly, you’ll bring your expertise to the broader Study Start Up community, mentoring colleagues, leading process improvements and helping teams adopt new technologies and smarter ways of working.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

- Ensuring successful and on time and quality execution of start-up and maintenance activities for assigned sites and studies; site assignment scope inclusive of central and local IRB/EC sites
- Establishing the country/site activation plans and priorities including risk assessment and mitigation plans with CCOM/COM, Area SSU and CSM Lead, Contract Manager, CTS/Regulatory Affairs
- Proactively identifying and communicating issues impacting delivery and providing proposed solutions.
- Attending regional/area start up calls and providing input for assigned sites/studies
- Collection of essential documents from sites and completing quality check (ALCOA)




- Compiling and submitting ethics and other required local submissions including customization of ICFs, patient facing materials and safety reporting
- Coordinating with Regulatory and CTS on CA submission and approval status to assure alignment with other site activation requirements
- Collaborating with contract manager, CRA, Area CSM Lead as required to assure timely site activation
- Reviewing site and/or IRB/EC comments on ICFs and routing for approval by required functional areas
- Triggering clinical supply shipments
- Completing IP release activities and triggering IP shipment
- Issuing site green light letter and activating sites in IXRS
- Tracking all start up and maintenance related activities in Vault SSU as appropriate
- Maintaining local country and site intelligence database and EDLs in Vault.
- Maintaining SSU performance metrics and KPIs for assigned sites/studies.
- Providing start up updates and metrics to CCOM/COM and Area SSU and CSM Leads
- Ensuring audit/inspection readiness
- Ensuring compliance with corporate and divisional policies and procedures in alignment with worldwide regulations and guidelines
- Drives to improve site start up efficiency, which includes leading process improvement initiatives
- Functions as a SME in the SSU community and leads training and mentoring of Specialists, Country Start Up, drive change management in the adoption of new technologies and processes
- May act as area lead for studies that only involve one country
- Report any adverse event within 24 hours as per AbbVie’s policies and procedures.
- Proactively participate in AbbVie’s WHS programs, adhere to policies and promote a protected work environment at all times.
- Adhere to AbbVie’s codes of conduct and compliance processes, including timely training and maintaining ethics and integrity.
- Other ad hoc duties such as administrative duties, as requested.

📌 Senior Specialist, Country Study Start Up (Sydney)
🏢 Abbvie
📍 Sydney