Full-Time
Clinical Research Operations Senior Director
Vitalief
11-50 employees
Clinical trial advisory and support services
Compensation Overview
$150k - $180k/yr
City of Orange, NJ, USA
Hybrid
Two to three days on-site per week required in the Orange, New Jersey area.
Bachelor's, Master's
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- A bachelor's degree is required.
- Seven to ten years of progressive clinical research operations experience, including three to five years in leadership or management roles, is required.
- Experience building and launching a clinical research multi-location operation from scratch and enabling timely initiation of multiple studies across diverse therapeutic areas is required.
- Experience leading and supporting complex multi-site clinical research settings, including academic medical centers, affiliated and non-academic health systems, and disparate research locations, is required.
- Experience managing complex drug, device, adaptive, or multi-arm trials is required.
- Expertise in study start-up optimization, Institutional Review Board processes, and regulatory compliance is required.
- Experience with Clinical Trial Management System platforms such as OnCore and Epic research integration is required.
- Strong knowledge of research billing compliance and Medicare clinical trial requirements is required.
- The candidate must be able to develop standard operating procedures, quality systems, and performance dashboards.
- Experience building strong relationships with sponsors and Contract Research Organization partners is required.
- The candidate must be able to influence across matrixed environments and lead operational transformation or research program development initiatives.
- The candidate must meet the physical demands of standing, sitting, walking, visual perception, talking, and hearing, including lifting up to 20 pounds.
- On-site resources may be required to receive annual influenza inoculation and successfully pass a Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
- Partner with a multi-location community hospital system to transform its research enterprise into a scalable, high-performing clinical research operation.
- Serve as the primary subject matter expert and collaborate with the delivery team on enterprise-level operational initiatives, emphasizing non-oncology programs and cross-system communication and coordination.
- Lead the operational build-out and execution of a cardiovascular clinical trials pilot, including infrastructure development, staffing strategy, workflow optimization, and technology deployment.
- Design, launch, and operationally stabilize a scalable cardiovascular research pilot across multiple hospital campuses and ambulatory sites.
- Align research strategy with institutional priorities through partnership with executive, clinical, and administrative leadership.
- Establish standardized workflows, standard operating procedures, and enterprise-wide performance metrics for research operations.
- Strengthen investigator engagement and increase research participation across service lines.
- Establish scalable infrastructure and service-line activation frameworks with investigators and sponsors to reduce study activation timelines, improve start-up predictability, and support sustainable research growth.
- Manage cross-functional initiatives within matrixed reporting environments and complex academic-clinical governance structures.
- Transition the organization from opportunistic research conduct to a deliberate, strategic, and scalable clinical research enterprise.
- A master's degree in Clinical Research Administration, Public Health, Nursing, or a related field is strongly preferred.
- Cardiovascular clinical research experience is strongly preferred.
Vitalief is a clinical trial solutions provider in New Brunswick, NJ that offers advisory and support services for pharmaceutical and healthcare clients. It helps plan and run clinical trials by recruiting top talent from the clinical research industry to ensure trials are completed successfully. Revenue comes from tailored advisory and support engagements rather than product sales. Vitalief differentiates itself with a people-first culture, investing in its team to deliver sustainable, high-quality services, and by adapting to industry changes such as increased telemedicine during COVID-19 to stay relevant and effective. The company’s goal is to support clients in delivering accurate, timely clinical trials that positively impact patient lives by providing skilled personnel and expert guidance.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Early VC
Total Funding
$2M
Headquarters
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Founded
2021
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Vitalief Academy and CTO services, launched June 2023, expand revenue beyond staffing.
- The 2026 careers page actively recruits full-time clinical research employees, signaling demand.
- Sponsors today want faster activation; Vitalief's activation and oversight tools directly target that pain.
What critics are saying
- Vitalief still looks small: PitchBook shows only $4.75M raised, limiting endurance versus larger CROs.
- Competing against ICON, IQVIA, and PPD squeezes margins in sponsor and site services.
- If client concentration shifts, a services-only model can stall quickly; no proprietary drug asset protects it.
What makes Vitalief unique
- Vitalief sells consulting, managed services, and workforce solutions with senior clinical-trial experts.
- Its 2026 website emphasizes AI-enabled infrastructure, rare among niche clinical operations providers.
- Series A backing from Tech Council Ventures supports a focused New Brunswick operating base.
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↓ -11%Novel Learning and Development Solution Targets Performance and RetentionNEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vitalief, a leading consulting provider specializing in the research and clinical trial industry, is excited to announce the launch of Vitalief Academy, a suite of services, content, and technologies that offer competency enrichment and targeted learning and development curricula for professionals.The launch comes in response to the increasing demand for high-quality professionals to support the conduct of research and clinical trials. Vitalief Academy started as an internal initiative providing professional development and upskilling opportunities for Vitalief employees. As the concept evolved, the company recognized the unmet need for similar programs among clients who are looking to increase retention and improve performance. This realization led the team to commercialize the curriculum under the Vitalief Academy moniker.Vitalief Academy is more than a skills development platform; it is an incubator for success! -John Royer Tweet this"Vitalief Academy represents our continuing commitment to providing upskilling and professional development opportunities to research and clinical trial professionals," said David Moore, CEO of Vitalief. "It's an answer to the ongoing healthcare human capital epidemic that can have a significant and simultaneous impact on an organization's performance and their employee retention efforts. We're assembling top talent and using innovative technology to craft programs that will elevate competencies, inspire growth, and ultimately improve patient care."John Royer, newly appointed Vice President of Learning and Development, will lead the Academy's operations
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vitalief, a leading consulting and functional service provider specializing in the research and clinical trial industry, is excited to announce the launch of its new Clinical Trials Office (CTO) and Study Activation services. The offerings encompass four key services: consulting, resourcing, managed services, and learning and development which are designed to address the most pressing challenges in clinical research.In their 2022 Site Landscape Survey, the Society for Clinical Research Sites found that "58% of respondents reported higher turnover in the last two years." This industry-wide trend toward high attrition rates has resulted in degraded processes based on outdated systems and an acute need for staff training and development. Vitalief's new services target the clinical trials office where the alignment of people, processes, and technologies is critical to research success."Our goal is to empower research organizations to achieve more," said David Moore, CEO of Vitalief. Tweet this"Our goal is to empower research organizations to achieve more," said David Moore, CEO of Vitalief. "These new services embody our commitment to tackling the most significant issues in the industry. With our CTO and Study Activation services, we're leveraging our expertise to provide innovative solutions to the areas where our clients need them the most."While the CTO services address the broader clinical trials office function with the organization, the Study Activation services focus on the specific activities that are required to start a study, including the coordination of review and approval cycles by various teams and individuals