Director Clinical Research Operations

Summary

Develops, oversees, and ensures strategic growth of a large, multidisciplinary clinical research organization which includes operational clinical research services (feasibility, study start-up, budget development and negotiation, regulatory, clinical research coordination, research nursing support, invoicing and close-out) and the growth and maintenance of the clinical research infrastructure (including Clinical Trial Management System implementation and maintenance) for the organization.

Responsibilities

• Develops and oversees organizational strategy and goals, providing strategic leadership, building and modeling a high-performance culture with strong engagement within sub-departments.
• Intermediary between the sponsor, study PI and ACRI contracts office to ensure legal documents are processed.
• Provides strategic and operational leadership for a large, multidisciplinary clinical research organization of 100+ staff.
• Oversees the full clinical research portfolio, including study start-up, regulatory, coordination, research nursing, and financial operations, as well as the clinical research technology ecosystem.
• Leads organizational strategy, drives operational excellence, and fosters a high-performing, engaged culture.
• Serves as a key liaison to leadership, sponsors, and partners, strengthening collaboration and advancing research operations.
• Ensures effective governance, financial oversight, compliance, and process standardization to support data-driven decisions and a high-quality, efficient research enterprise.

Requirements

• Required Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Required Work Experience: Related Field - 7 years with 5 years of leadership experience

Qualifications

• Recommended Education: Master's Degree
• Recommended Work Experience: Not specified

Skills

• Knowledge of federal regulations and the clinical research environment
• Strategic planning and execution
• Leadership and team building
• Collaboration and partnership development
• Financial management and budgeting
• Regulatory compliance and process standardization
• Customer service and continuous improvement

Benefits

• Tobacco-free workplace policy
• Flu vaccines required
• Equal opportunity employer

Pay

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Schedule

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