Principal Clinical Scientist

Principal Clinical Scientist (Senior Clinical Scientist level also considered)
The Role
We're looking for a clinical scientist — someone who has been the scientific lead for clinical studies before, from protocol development to start-up (development of critical study documents) through to study execution, data analysis and interpretation and close-out with a clinical study report. Having prepared regulatory submissions of study results is a pre.

You'll work in close partnership with the clinical operations team and CROs under the team's full-outsource operating model, managing that day-to-day relationship rather than delivering trial activity in-house. It's one of two newly approved roles, created ahead of anticipated demand rather than to backfill a departure, which means there's genuine room to help shape how the team works rather than simply joining an existing structure. Hybrid based (3 days a week onsite) in Maidenhead (UK), Melbourne (Aus) or Zurich (CH)
Why It Matters
A clinical study is only as good as the people running it.

A weak protocol, poorly managed start-up, or a fumbled relationship with the CRO delivering the trial can cost a program months — sometimes far more — and that delay sits between a therapy and the patients waiting on it. This role exists because CSL is adding capacity to get that execution right: someone who can lead all scientific needs of a study properly, and co-own the end to end alongside clinical operations, is what actually moves a clinical development plan forward.

It's not a supporting or administrative function — it's the core that determines whether the science translates into a trial that runs cleanly and data that holds up. What You'll Be Responsible For
You'll take ownership of clinical studies end-to-end, acting as the scientific and operational anchor between the program team and outsourced delivery partners.

Lead all scientific elements of clinical studies from protocol development through study execution to a final clinical study report Write and/or take responsibility for study protocols, clinical study reports and other critical study documents Manage, alongside the clinical operations lead, day-to-day working relationships with CROs under a full-outsource operating model Collaborate closely with the cross-functional study teams — this is a collaborative role, not an isolated one one Contribute to the scientific interpretation of clinical data and supporting documentation Build working relationships across the wider team, including colleagues based in the US and Australia
Experience Required Demonstrated, hands-on experience with clinical studies (protocol development, execution, close-out) — not solely oversight or academic exposure Experience writing clinical study protocols and clinical study reports directly Experience working within a full-outsource / CRO-dependent operating model A collaborative, cross-functional working style — comfortable building relationships rather than working independently