Syneos Health

Site Activation Manager

Syneos Health
Posted 10/19/2026full-timeRemote • SwitzerlandMid-LevelSeniorWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing Site Start-Up processes, including regulatory maintenance, project deliverables, and clinical trial agreements. Proficient in developing integrated timelines, preparing core submission documents, and ensuring compliance with Standard Operating Procedures.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Site Start-Up ManagementRegulatory Pathways KnowledgeClinical Trial Agreements OversightCore Submission Document PreparationProject Budget Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Collaborate with major functional areas across clinical trial and business functions
  • Identify and evaluate Site Start-Up issues, regulatory pathways, patient enrollment matters, and project risks
  • Ensure project deliverables meet internal and customer expectations
  • Develop and maintain customer relationships for assigned projects
  • Provide oversight of project start-up deliverables throughout project life-cycle maintenance
  • Manage regulatory maintenance activities, amendment submissions, authority and ethics committee communications, and import/export license extensions
  • Oversee executed amended clinical trial agreements and investigator budgets with investigator sites
  • Manage overall Site Start-Up timelines and realign plans as needed
  • Develop integrated timelines and report weekly progress, including mitigation plans for timing risks and gaps
  • Prepare and present Site Start-Up strategy and status at client meetings
  • Review project budgets against milestones and profitability expectations; take corrective measures as needed
  • Track out-of-scope work through backlog assignment
  • Prepare core submission documents and clinical trial application dossiers for amendments
  • Perform Regulatory Impact Assessments and oversee second-level reviews
  • Assist with updates to master Subject Information Sheets and Informed Consent Forms
  • Oversee collation, quality review, and submission of country-specific applications
  • Contribute to Site Start-Up department change initiatives
  • Submit relevant documents to the Trial Master File according to company SOPs and sponsor requirements
  • Perform other assigned work-related duties

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered
  • Ability to collaborate with Business Development, Alliance Management, Contracts and Proposals Development, SSU Country Managers, Project Management, Clinical, Data Management, and Medical Writing
  • Knowledge of Site Start-Up and project regulatory pathways
  • Ability to interpret complex issues and make sound business decisions
  • Ability to manage project deliverables, projections, reports, updates, risks, timelines, and budgets
  • Knowledge of life-cycle maintenance regulatory activities, including study maintenance and amendment submissions
  • Experience overseeing clinical trial agreements, investigator budgets, competent authority and ethics committee communications, and import/export license extensions
  • Ability to prepare core submission documents and clinical trial application dossiers for amendments
  • Ability to perform Regulatory Impact Assessments
  • Ability to develop or update Subject Information Sheets (SIS) and Informed Consent Forms (ICF)
  • Ability to oversee country-specific application collation, quality review, and submission
  • Ability to comply with Standard Operating Procedures, controlled document requirements, and Sponsor requirements
  • Ability to use professionally recognized tools for planning and management of scope, timeline, resources, and budgets

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Career development and progression
  • Supportive and engaged line management
  • Technical and therapeutic area training
  • Peer recognition
  • Total rewards program
  • Inclusive culture
  • Minimal travel may be required (up to 25%)

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Hard Skills
Regulatory Maintenance ActivitiesProject Deliverables ManagementClinical Trial Application DossiersRegulatory Impact AssessmentsSubject Information Sheets DevelopmentInformed Consent Forms DevelopmentAmendment SubmissionsQuality Review ProcessesTimeline DevelopmentRisk Mitigation Planning
Soft Skills
CollaborationDecision-MakingCommunicationProblem-SolvingRelationship Management
Tools & Technologies
Project Management ToolsPlanning ToolsControlled Document Management Systems
Industry Keywords
Clinical TrialsSite Start-UpRegulatory ComplianceEthics Committee CommunicationsImport/Export License Extensions