Associate Director, Site Alliances, Strategy

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Formulate and implement site alliance strategies while nurturing strategic connections with clinical institutions, investigators, research personnel, and site leadership.

• Spearhead start-up optimization in collaboration with internal and external Study Start-Up teams, focusing on early engagement, Master Service Agreements (MSAs), standardized budgets and contracts, and streamlined processes.

• Act as the main Clinical Operations contact and escalation point for site alliance issues.

• Collaborate with study teams, Contract Research Organizations (CROs), vendors, and functional leaders to address operational challenges, lessen site burdens, and enhance the performance of external partners.

• Ensure site engagement activities are aligned with study and Summit priorities across Clinical Operations, Medical Affairs, Clinical Science, Regulatory, Quality, Data Management, Pharmacovigilance, and external collaborators.

• Identify, onboard, educate, and develop new sites to meet current and future portfolio demands.

• Create and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), dashboards, and measures of relationship health.

• Provide site and network insights for portfolio planning, resource forecasting, and prioritization of operations.

• Contribute to the strategy and transformation initiatives within Clinical Operations.

• Streamline clinical trial processes and enhance both site and patient experiences.

• Promote process efficiencies, vendor optimization, and operational standardization initiatives.

• Formulate recommendations and business cases aimed at enhancing quality, timelines, and cost efficiency.

• Advocate for collaboration, accountability, learning, and continuous improvement; may provide coaching or mentorship to Clinical Operations colleagues.

• Perform additional assigned tasks.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in life sciences, nursing, pharmacy, medical laboratory technology, or another health/medical-related field is required; an advanced degree is preferred.

• Over 10 years of direct or indirect clinical trial operations experience, encompassing clinical trial execution, site management, site engagement, or sponsor oversight responsibilities.

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in a site-facing clinical trial role is highly preferred.

• Preferred experience in hiring, developing, mentoring, or actively managing team members either directly or through a matrixed structure.

• Proven experience in building and managing strategic relationships with clinical trial sites, site networks, investigators, and external research collaborators.

• In-depth knowledge of ICH-GCP, health authority expectations, clinical trial conduct, sponsor oversight, and inspection readiness standards.

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed; expected travel is up to 25–30%.

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management capabilities.

• Comprehensive expertise across clinical trial operations, including site start-up, enrollment, site and patient experience, sponsor oversight, and the drug development lifecycle.

• Ability to influence, create alignment, and uphold accountability across cross-functional, matrixed, and external stakeholder groups.

• Proven ability to interpret data, KPIs, and site insights into strategic recommendations and measurable operational enhancements.

🏝️ Benefits

• Potential bonus.

• Stock options.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Other applicable variable compensation.