Senior Director, Investigator Grants

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

📋 Description

• Oversee the Global Investigator Grants organization across all regions, defining its strategic vision, operational model, and multi-year roadmap.

• Lead, nurture, and retain a global team, focusing on workforce planning and resource allocation.

• Incorporate acquired and partner site networks into Precision's investigator grants framework.

• Manage the integration of the site payment process within the CTMS, covering requirements, configuration, data migration, validation, user acceptance testing, go-live readiness, adoption, and optimization.

• Develop global governance, policies, SOPs, and financial controls for investigator payments, including prepaid funds, accruals, reconciliations, aggregate spend, transparency reporting, and study closeout.

• Supervise investigator grant budgets, forecasting, accruals, change-order impacts, and prepaid fund standings.

• Act as a senior escalation point and advisor to sponsors, site networks, and internal leadership.

• Collaborate with Business Development, Proposals, and Contracts on grant and site payment strategy, proposals, bid defenses, and contract terms.

• Define and track global KPIs, service levels, and executive dashboards while promoting continuous improvement, automation, and organizational change.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

• At least 18 years of progressive experience in investigator grants, site payments, or clinical trial finance within a CRO, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology setting.

• Minimum of 10 years in leadership roles overseeing global teams through managers and directors.

• Proven experience in leading a clinical systems implementation (CTMS or site payment platform) and/or integrating acquired operations.

• Experience in merging site networks or acquired businesses into a global operational model.

• Practical experience with Veeva Vault Clinical (CTMS and Clinical Finance), Medidata Rave Grants Manager, and ERP/PSA platforms.

• Strong executive leadership with a strategic vision.

• In-depth knowledge of CTAs, site budgets, fair market value, payment triggers, prepaid funds, multi-currency payments, and country-specific tax and regulatory requirements.

• Proficient in forecasting, accruals, pass-through cost management, change order impacts, and cash management.

• Understanding of financial controls, SOPs, audit-ready processes, aggregate spend, and transparency reporting obligations.

• Capability to develop leaders, cultivate succession, and lead across different geographies.

• Ability to establish trusted executive relationships and influence outcomes without direct authority.

• Experience in change management, process standardization, and automation.

• Advanced communication abilities.

• High emotional intelligence.

• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without employer sponsorship.

🏝️ Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus.

• Health insurance.

• Retirement savings benefits.

• Life insurance.

• Disability benefits.

• Parental leave.

• Paid time off for sick leave and vacation.