CareerPlan

Senior Director, Clinical Risk & Insights

United Kingdom - CambridgeFull-time2026-11-02 → 2026-11-11

Core

Lead the Clinical Risk & Insights function to drive systemic investigations, root cause analysis (RCA), and clinical risk intelligence to strengthen clinical trial execution and inform strategic decisions.

Role type

Senior Director, Clinical Risk & Insights

Builds

Global Development Operations (GDO) risk management capabilities and strategic insights

Domain

Biopharmaceuticals / Clinical Development / Quality Management

Required skills

Strategic leadership, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Risk-Based Quality Management (RBQM), Cross-functional stakeholder management, CAPA effectiveness, Clinical trial execution knowledge, GCP compliance, Team leadership, Budget management, Operational excellence

Preferred skills

Analytics, Quality trend analysis, Organizational change management

Technologies

None explicitly stated

Responsibilities

Define and lead GDO-wide RCA strategy; oversee complex cross-portfolio clinical execution investigations; provide strategic risk insights to senior leadership; drive sustainable corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs); lead RBQM strategy; lead and develop a high-performing team; build cross-functional partnerships across GDO and external stakeholders

Seniority

Senior Director, strategic leadership & team management