Director, Clinical Operations

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Arab Emirates (UAE).

📋 Description

• Provide strategic leadership, operational expertise, and regional influence for Summit Phase I–III oncology clinical trials throughout the Middle East.

• Drive the country-startup strategy, ensure site activation excellence, engage stakeholders, and deliver operational results across the region.

• Lead initiatives aimed at operational excellence and regional strategies focusing on speed, quality, patient access, and investigator engagement.

• Take ownership of regional performance related to study startup, enrollment, quality, timelines, and budget commitments.

• Act as the primary escalation point for operational challenges within the region.

• Recommend decisions regarding country selection, site placement, and regional investment.

• Build and sustain relationships with regulatory agencies, ethics committees, health authorities, hospitals, research networks, cancer centers, and professional organizations.

• Represent Summit at regional scientific meetings, investigator meetings, industry organizations, and stakeholder forums.

• Stay informed about emerging regulatory and clinical research trends impacting oncology development programs.

• Maintain awareness of oncology institutions and investigators in the Middle East.

• Lead the regional feasibility strategy and provide operational intelligence at the country level.

• Evaluate regulatory pathways, site capabilities, patient populations, and the competitive trial landscape.

• Influence country startup strategies and develop mitigation plans for activation challenges.

• Oversee regional study performance, identifying risks to timelines, enrollment, quality, or budget.

• Collaborate with Global Study Teams on mitigation strategies.

• Ensure adherence to GCP, local regulations, company policies, and health authority requirements.

• Support readiness for inspections, audits, and regulatory assessments.

⛳️ Requirements

• BA/BS degree is required.

• An advanced degree (MS, PharmD, PhD, MBA) is preferred.

• Extensive expertise in clinical operations across the Middle East.

• Established connections with oncology investigators, sites, institutions, regulatory authorities, ethics committees, and healthcare stakeholders.

• Experience in supporting Phase I–III oncology clinical trials.

• Familiarity with regulatory pathways, site capabilities, patient populations, and competitive trial landscapes.

• Knowledge of GCP, local regulations, company policies, and relevant health authority requirements.

• Capability to lead country-startup strategies, site activation, feasibility studies, and operational delivery across the Middle East.

• Proficiency in supporting inspection readiness, audits, and inspections.

• Ability to establish and maintain relationships with senior-level external stakeholders.

🏝️ Benefits

• Total compensation package may include bonuses, stock options, benefits, and/or other applicable variable compensation.

• Compensation packages are determined based on skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location.