Clinical Partnership Manager (Biopharma)

Location: Based at the hirify.global R&D Center in Parma, Italy, with hybrid office and remote working

Salary: Minimum €52,240 per year, plus eligibility for an annual performance bonus.

Company

hirify.global is an international research-focused biopharmaceutical group operating in more than 30 countries and developing innovative medicines across multiple therapeutic areas.

What you will do

• Develop and manage strategic, trust-based partnerships with CROs, vendors, and other external clinical-study providers.
• Maintain and continuously improve the operational and partnership model within Global Clinical Operations.
• Define third-party vendor governance, oversee vendor panels, and monitor timelines, quality, delivery performance, and issue resolution.
• Collaborate with Procurement on Master Service Agreements, Service Level Agreements, and related contractual documentation.
• Partner with study teams and strategic providers on RFP revisions, change orders, BDMs, KOMs, and other study-level interactions.
• Support vendor qualification with Quality Assurance and contribute to new processes, procedures, digital platforms, and continuous-improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• 8–10 years of relevant experience in Clinical Operations, including knowledge of clinical trial management and clinical development phases.
• Experience managing CRO, vendor, or other third-party partnerships involved in clinical studies.
• Experience with vendor governance and performance management, including service quality, delivery performance, and issue resolution.
• Proven experience in clinical trial budget negotiation and management.
• Knowledge of ICH-GCP principles and operational and quality requirements for outsourced clinical trials.
• Fluent English, written and spoken, with the ability to work in an international environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a research-focused, international biopharmaceutical organization and certified B Corp.
• Hybrid working combining office presence and remote work.
• Annual performance bonus scheme and flexible benefits programme.
• Pension, private medical insurance, healthcare programmes, and wellbeing initiatives.
• Development resources, training, work-life balance initiatives, relocation support, and tax assistance for foreign colleagues.