Executive Director, Head of Global Site Management

Key Responsibilities

• Build & lead global site management, monitoring, and study start-up activities across all clinical programs
• Develop and execute site strategies to optimize selection, activation, enrollment, and retention
• Establish consistent monitoring models, including risk-based monitoring approaches
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with investigative sites, site networks, and partners
• Partner closely with Clinical Operations, Clinical Development, Biometrics, and Development Services to ensure seamless, disciplined program and trial execution
• Identify and mitigate site-level operational and quality risks
• Create and continuously improve standard operating procedures, work instructions, to ensure inspection readiness
• Participate in regulatory authority inspections, sponsor audits, and oversee site audits in partnership with Quality
• Ensure compliance with GCP, regulatory requirements, and internal standards
• Ability to assess and transform capabilities through AI and Automation solutions or strategies
• Up to 20-30% domestic and international travel, as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences or related field
• 12+ years of experience in site management or clinical operations leadership
• Or advanced degree (PhD, MBA, Masters) and 10+ yrs of experience
• Deep expertise in global study start-up and enrollment optimization
• Strong people leadership and stakeholder management skills

As a member of the Clinical Operations senior leadership team, this role is also responsible for supporting strategic initiatives across the development organization.

This is a 4 day onsite position - M-Th