Sr. Manager, Clinical Trial Operations Planning & Analytics

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development of standardized frameworks, tools, and processes for feasibility, site identification, enrollment forecasting, study startup planning, and predictive trial performance modeling across pipeline studies.
• Develop data-driven approaches to identify the right countries and sites globally to support activation and enrollment acceleration and to predict key operational outcomes such as startup timing, enrollment, and study completion.
• Create scenario models and planning outputs to support base and best case operational strategies and contingency planning.
• Establish contingency planning triggers, risk indicators, and escalation thresholds based on modeled performance risk.
• Partner with study teams, CROs, and cross-functional stakeholders to pressure-test trial assumptions and refine country and site strategies.
• Create and maintain dashboards and analytics to monitor startup, activation, enrollment, and delivery risk trends.
• Translate study and portfolio performance data into actionable insights and executive-ready recommendations for senior leadership.
• Support continuous refresh of assumptions as study conditions, portfolio priorities, and external dynamics evolve.
• Capture lessons learned and convert them into reusable planning tools, templates, and methodologies that improve cross-study consistency.
• Represent the function in internal planning discussions and external partner interactions related to feasibility, forecasting, and performance analytics.

Requirements

• Minimum degree requirements of a bachelor’s degree (BA, BS) in scientific, health care, data, or related discipline. Advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years of pharmaceutical, biotech, CRO, or related clinical research experience; 10+ years preferred.
• Experience working with data sources to inform trial forecast modeling.
• Experience in clinical operations planning, feasibility, study startup, operational analytics, or related functions required.
• Experience supporting global site identification, country strategy, or enrollment planning strongly preferred.
• Experience building dashboards, models, or analytics to support clinical trial execution preferred.
• Oncology, cell therapy, or early-phase clinical development experience preferred.
• Ability to travel as necessary (approximately 10%).
• Knowledge/familiarity with tools to enable trial forecasting and modeling.
• Strong critical thinking, analytical, strategic planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills with strong presentation capability.
• Forward and critical thinker with ability to translate data into decisions.
• Strong organizational and project management skills and the ability to multitask.
• Computer literacy required (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, and analytics/visualization tools).
• Working knowledge of GCP, FDA, and ICH Guidelines.