Clinical Research Engagement Lead (CREL) - Central Region (St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN)

Strategic Planning & Alignment

You will develop and execute country-level site engagement strategies aligned with internal priorities, making strategic investment decisions regarding Principal Investigators and clinical sites to support the broader portfolio.

Early Feasibility & Study Set-Up

You will conduct early, strategic landscaping and site engagement (in-person or remote) during the protocol concept and study set-up phases to identify optimal sites, evaluate country feasibility, and accelerate recruitment.

Relationship Management & Site Support

You will build deep, multi-stakeholder relationships at strategic sites (including investigators, pharmacists, and administration), acting as a "site champion" and Primary Point of Contact to maintain cross-study consistency and address site needs.

Issue Escalation & Performance Oversight

You will serve as the local escalation point for study challenges, monitor investigator performance, support motivational site visits to boost recruitment, and manage sensitive communications during premature site closures.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Reporting

You will partner seamlessly with internal teams (e.g., Medical Affairs, Study Start-Up) and CROs to ensure unified site communication, while maintaining meticulous documentation of site visits and interactions in central systems (e.g., Veeva).

Portfolio Oversight & Compliance

You will manage assigned local/global clinical studies by overseeing CRO performance, mitigating timeline or operational risks, ensuring eTMF completeness, and maintaining continuous inspection readiness.

Digital Clinical Trial

You will focus on driving adoption of DCT and digital solutions with our sites i.e. eConsent, eSource, Remote Data Entry, etc. You will actively pursue and review digital tools with sites to examine challenges and provide solutions.

Who You Are

You must have and demonstrate exceptional communication skills both oral and written. You must have a degree (MD, PhD, MA / MS, BA / BS) in life sciences or equivalent. You must have minimum 5+ years of relevant clinical research or clinical operations experience in pharmaceutical, biotech or related industry; Sponsor experience preferred. You must have experience in end-to-end product development and expert understanding of ICH/GCP are both essential. You must have strong knowledge of clinical trial regulations and guidelines. You must have a proven track record in managing site relationships and overseeing complex clinical trials. You must have exceptional interpersonal, cross-functional, negotiation, and influencing skills with a proven track record of building high-trust, sustainable relationships with internal stakeholders, CROs, and site personnel. You must have the ability and willingness to travel domestically between 30-50% dependent on business or site needs.

Preferred Qualifications

You must have prior experience working directly with local trial sites and a strong existing network within the regional healthcare ecosystem. You must be highly experienced in early and late phase oncology. You must be highly experienced across multiple disciplines/TAs in non-oncology.

Location

This role is regional. Applicants should reside within 30 miles of a major airport and should reside within 50 miles of the Primary Location.

Pay Range

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of St Paul/Minneapolis, MN is $108,000 - $202,000. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

Benefits

A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.