Senior Study Manager - Immunology

THE ROLE As Senior Study Manager, you will provide scientific and operational leadership across customer studies, ensuring routine, complex and developmental projects are delivered to a consistently high standard. You will translate customer objectives into robust study designs, practical workplans, meaningful data outputs and clear, client-ready communication. This role is suited to an experienced scientific professional with proven expertise in managing complex studies, who is ready to take greater ownership of study delivery, scientific oversight and customer relationships. You will confidently lead studies from concept to completion, balancing scientific quality, timelines and commercial objectives, while providing guidance, mentorship and support to direct reports to enable their development and success. You will be highly organised, managing multiple studies, priorities and stakeholders simultaneously, while proactively identifying and mitigating study risks, technical challenges, resource constraints and documentation needs. You will communicate complex scientific and operational information clearly to both customers and internal teams and support data interpretation, quality standards, team development and continuous improvement across study delivery. As a key member of the scientific unit, you will contribute to the ongoing development of capabilities, processes and ways of working within your assigned area, helping shape scientific strategy and support the growth of RoukenBio’s services. The ideal candidate combines strong scientific judgement with excellent organisational skills, a proactive, customer-focused approach and the ability to coach others, helping maintain RoukenBio's reputation for scientific excellence, quality and collaborative service. WHAT WE EXPECT YOU TO DO Key responsibilities: Study leadership delivery & scientific management Lead routine, complex and developmental customer studies from initiation to completion, ensuring customer objectives, scientific quality, timelines, budgets and deliverables are achieved. Oversee multiple studies and customers simultaneously, providing scientific leadership and ensuring consistent, high-quality study delivery. Design robust, deliverable study plans and provide scientifically informed recommendations that balance customer needs with operational feasibility. Directly manage complex or strategic projects where required and proactively identify and mitigate scientific, operational and resource risks. Build trusted customer relationships through clear communication, regular scientific updates and effective management of study progress and expectations. Allocate studies appropriately, providing technical guidance and mentoring to Study Managers and Study Scientists to support high-quality delivery and professional development. Line manage direct reports by setting objectives, conducting performance and development reviews, and supporting training…