Senior Clinical Trial Scientist!

We are looking for a highly organized, task-oriented Senior Scientist, Non-clinical External Study Management to support the operational management of outsourced nonclinical studies and development programs. A scientific background and hands-on experience in an animal laboratory are essential to understand the context of this role and the urgency behind specific nonclinical deliverables.
This position focuses on nonclinical operations, meeting coordination, documentation management, and vendor support. You will work closely with the senior study manager, study monitors, business development representatives from vendors, and functional leads. A central responsibility of this role is to take over administrative and coordination tasks from study monitors and functional leads so they can focus on scientific and strategic activities. Manage the operational flow: contract sourcing review → legal/functional review → execution → PO creation in SAP → vendor notification → SAP invoice approval → consolidation of all documents in customized MS-office tools.
Proactively reduce administrative workload for study monitors and functional leads.

Communicate with external vendors, including discussions in German when needed .
Consolidate external vendor qualification and service information in SharePoint.
Create and maintain external vendor supplier accounts in SAP.
Support third-party risk management activities.

Digital Tools & Workflow Management
Use tools such as Microsoft SharePoint, MS-Excel dashboards, Power BI, and Customized templates to improve information visibility and workflow efficiency. Reinforce compliance when required.
Administrative & Meeting Support
Bachelor’s degree in a Scientific field (e.g., Life Sciences, Biology, Chemistry).
laboratory animal work, bachelor thesis in pharmacology/toxicology, or scientific internship in research lab ).
Strong administrative and task-oriented mindset is highly required.
Experience in clinical or nonclinical study management is a plus but not required.
Experience with SAP will be of advantage but not required.
Well-suited for academic researchers transitioning into scientific study management.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple parallel tasks.
High proficiency with digital tools (Excel, SharePoint, Teams).
German proficiency: Experience in administration, coordination, procurement support, research operations, or project assistance is beneficial.