Associate Director Site Mgt & Oversight Lead (Remote)

Description

and Summary

The Site Management and Monitoring Oversight is accountable for the strategic and operational oversight of investigational site management and monitoring activities across assigned clinical studies or programs. This role ensures that clinical trials are executed with high quality, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency, in alignment with global clinical development strategies. Operating within a matrix environment, this role partners with internal stakeholders and external service providers to develop and implement study-specific oversight plans, monitor site performance, and proactively identify and mitigate risks. The role is pivotal in maintaining sponsor oversight, validating the effectiveness of study and site-level activities, and ensuring that monitoring plans and tools adequately address protocol-specific risks.

Main Responsibilities

Clinical Oversight & Compliance
Responsible for operational oversight of the site, site health and monitoring activities
Support QA audit and inspection planning, and implementation of CAPAs as needed
Identify and proactively mitigate site-level risks impacting recruitment, retention, data quality, or compliance, in partnership with CROs


Study Delivery Support
Provide study support on escalated site issues related to study delivery by coordinating communications and resolution efforts
Support sites in understanding study expectations, timelines, and required deliverables
Be accountable for effective site recruitment planning and delivery, consistent with global and/or country plan and local targets in collaboration with CROs
Responsible for enrollment support and ensure progress by responding to recruitment issues from investigators/CROs


Site Relationship & Engagement
Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with investigators and site staff – Face of CSL
Serve as the sponsor primary point of contacted for assigned studies
Understand site capabilities, constraints, and strategic priorities to improve site engagement and long-term collaboration


Continuous Improvement & Site Experience
Collect feedback from sites and advocate for process simplification and burden reduction internally
Identify opportunities to improve study materials, and operational processes
Represent the “voice of the site” in cross-functional discussions and initiatives
Feasibility & Site Selection
Provide local site intelligence to feasibility teams
Support site development

Qualifications and Experience Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in life sciences, nursing, pharmacy, medical laboratory technology
  • 12 years + relevant clinical research (or related) experience within the pharmaceutical industry
  • Experience in leading and managing a professional team along with site management, monitoring and overseeing large and/or complex global clinical trials
  • Extensive experience in drug development process and specifically, each step within the clinical trial process
  • Thorough knowledge of ICH guidelines/GCP for all stages in clinical development process
  • Experience in overseeing Vendors and CROs
  • Robust budget forecasting and management experience
  • Successfully demonstrated the ability to mentor and coach others through peer-to-peer interactions and to develop reporting personnel to grow in complex clinical project management capabilities
  • Excellent understanding of all tasks involved in a clinical development program(s) from developing a protocol through to finalizing a clinical study report
  • Skilled at independently navigating new or novel indications, study/program approaches, and unique challenges

    • About CSL Behring

    CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients’ needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.


    CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

    To learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor visit and CSL Plasma at .

    Our Benefits

    Salary: GBP 48000 - 72000 per year
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