Helena Aaröe

Project Manager, Dept of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area

About

I have worked with clinical trials at different study units (CTU/CKC, CTO and phase I unit at theme Cancer, KTA prim and KTA support and KSE/HOPE pediatric oncology unit) in different roles since 2002 at Karolinska University Hospital. I have a long experience of project management and administration around clinical studies. Very good knowledge and education within GCP as well as the laws / regulations and guidelines that form the basis for how drug trials are to be conducted and the trial methology from Study start up to archiving. I have experience from FIH to phase IV studies mainly in oncolocy form small children to adults, but I also have experience in cardio vascular, diabetic, neurology (parkinsson), leg ulcers and depression. I have had roles as a research nurse, monitor (CRA), project manager, group/team leader, QA assistant, responsible for agreement, budgets and negotiations in different settings, administrative coordinator and unit manager. I have good communication skills and are used to work towards different functions and businesses e.g sponsors ( pharmaceutical, bio tech, academic collaborators), CROs, funding partners, doctors, researchers, directors. MPA, biobank, pharmacy and our internal partners in studies. I have a BSc in Nursing, very good clinical trial experience, Fluent in English and Swedish is my native language. I have good knowledge on site selection, study start up, site activation and readiness form a Sites point of view. I am a part of various working groups, including forum for clinical trial units Karolinska University Hospital, I have been a part of the group that has developed Karolinska University Hospitals competence ladder for research nurses and are a part of the group together with Director, Managing director and FOU director theme children where we are looking at the possibilities to establish a clinical trial unit for the whole Theme children.

Experience

  • Project Manager at Karolinska Institutet
    Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset (23 yrs 3 mos)
    • Startup Manager and senior administrative trial coordinator
      Oct 2022 - May 2025 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    • Unit Manager
      Apr 2020 - Oct 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    • Senior Administrative Coordinator
      Mar 2019 - Apr 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Nurse at Turkosen Elderly center
    Aug 2001 - Mar 2002 · 8 mos

    Incharge of about 60 elderly living in their own appartements and overseeing nursesaids and aids in thier work with the elderly.

  • Nurse at Ryhov County hospital
    Feb 1998 - Jan 2001 · 3 yrs

    Nurse at a medicine ward, working mostly with patients having lungdiseases. For example lungcancer, COPD, emphysema.