The Clinical Operations Lead is responsible for driving the successful execution of clinical trials across multiple sites and priority programs.  This role ensures studies meet enrollment targets, quality standards, and sponsor/CRO expectations throughout the study lifecycle.The Clinical Operations Lead serves as a central point of coordination between sites, sponsors, CROs, and internal teams, proactively identifying risks, removing barriers, and maintaining alignment across stakeholders.This individual plays a hands-on leadership role, in collaboration with the Site and Regional Director, in optimizing site performance, supporting operational excellence, and ensuring consistent, high-quality study execution across the network.This role requires up to 50% travel.
 What You’ll Do: Serve as the primary operational lead for assigned studies, with accountability for enrollment performance, study quality, and overall execution across multiple sitesPartner with sponsors and CROs as a key point of contact, ensuring clear communication, alignment on expectations, and proactive management of study needs and concernsWork directly with site teams to monitor enrollment progress, identify barriers to recruitment, and implement targeted action plans to improve performanceProactively identify operational risks, including enrollment challenges and protocol-related issues; develop and execute mitigation strategies to keep studies on trackDrive accountability across sites by tracking and managing key performance indications (KPIs), including enrollment, screen failure rates, data quality, and timelinesLead and facilitate study-related meetings with internal teams, sites, and sponsors/CROs, including kick-off meetings, enrollment reviews, and ongoing operational callsEnsure timely and effective communication across all stakeholders, providing clear updates on study status, risks, and performanceSupport study start-up, amendments, and ongoing trial execution by coordinating across functional teams to ensure efficient and compliant processesMaintain accurate and up-to-date tracking of study timelines, milestones, and performance metrics within internal and external systemsCollaborate with Clinical Operations leadership to identify process improvement opportunities and implement solutions to enhance efficiency, quality, and site performanceProvide hands-on support to sites as needed, including onsite engagement, to address operational challenges and improve executionSupport the rollout and adoption of new processes, tools, and technologies that enhance clinical trial delivery
 
