The Global Study Associate is a member of the integral study team supporting delivery of clinical studies within BioPharmaceuticals Clinical Operations, Study Management to time, cost and quality.
GSA supports delivery of global clinical studies from study set-up through maintenance, close-out and study archiving. The GSA supports the Global Study Director (GSD), Global Study Associate Director (GSAD) and/or Global Study Manager (GSM) with coordinating activities, ensuring quality and consistency. The GSA supports with administration & systems and with other delegated aspects of clinical study execution in accordance with applicable clinical trial regulations (ex. ICH-GCP), AstraZeneca (AZ) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), AZ policies & best practices and AZ values & behaviours.
Typical Accountabilities Support GS(A)D and GSMs by completing delegated study work. May work across many different studies and delivery models concurrently.
Initiate and lead the set-up of the electronic Trial Master File (eTMF). Maintain and close the eTMF to ensure compliance to International Conference of Harmonisation Guidelines for Good Clinical Practice (ICH/GCP) and AZ SOPs.
Provide oversight for non-complex, non-critical path vendors, ensuring compliance with study requirements and established processes.




Interact/collaborate with internal staff and external stakeholders in collection of regulatory and other essential documents.
Contribute to electronic applications/submissions in regulatory information management system by creating and managing clinical regulatory documents according to the requested technical standards and supporting effective publishing and delivery to regulatory authorities. Proactively plan and collate the administrative appendices for the CSR.
Initiate, maintain and/or support the creation of study documents, ensuring template and version compliance per study specific requirements.
Set-up, populate and accurately maintain information in AstraZeneca tracking and communication tools and support team members in the usage of these tools.
Support the set-up, maintenance and close-out of Clinical Trial Transparency (CTT) activity in PharmaCM, coordinating with relevant stakeholders to fulfil AstraZeneca compliance and meet the regulatory authority needs.
Support the GS(A)D with tracking, reconciliation and follow-up of the study budget/payments in relevant systems, including the creation and maintenance of purchase orders, running invoice and

📌 Global Study Associate (Barcelona)
🏢 AstraZeneca
📍 Barcelona