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Premier Research International

Contract research organization for clinical development

Clinical Lead – Senior Site Activation Lead

Clinical Research OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeRemote in USA$116k /yrRemote

About the Job

Requirements

  • Five years of professional experience as a Clinical Lead, Regional Study Manager, Project Manager, Site Start-Up Associate, or equivalent experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead a team of individuals in study start-up and across other functions.
  • Understand the financial aspects of a project and ensure adherence to project timelines and study budget.
  • Strong knowledge of International Council for Harmonisation and Good Clinical Practice regulations.
  • An undergraduate degree or its international equivalent in a clinical, science, or health-related field, or licensed health-care professional status, is preferred.
  • Strong interpersonal skills; collaborative ability to build an effective team; and comfort participating in customer-facing meetings such as Bid Defense Meetings.
  • Strong organizational, time-management, presentation, technical, and written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate and collaborate with functional leads contributing to site activation delivery, and organize and oversee strategic efforts to drive quality and efficient delivery of site activations according to contractual obligations.
  • Lead Site Identification Kick-Off Meetings and attend relevant internal and external kick-off meetings.
  • Understand client objectives, timelines, and study start-up strategy; review the study budget and start-up scope.
  • Oversee site start-up and clinical activation deliveries in alignment with the project timeline and strategy, and update Premier Predict and study projections through site activation.
  • Work with the Project Strategist, Medical Informatics, Medical Affairs, Project Manager, Regional Study Managers, Clinical Leads, and Site Start-Up Country Leads to finalize country mix and site selection.
  • Escalate and track risks to the Project Manager and sponsor, identify mitigation strategies, use data to drive decisions and next steps and enhance team communication, and propose proactive solutions to address risks or issues affecting site activation delivery.
  • Oversee and support Clinical Trial Management System data entry through site activation to ensure data quality.
  • When forecast timelines are not achieved, provide a clear rationale for delays and a contingency plan to mitigate impact, and escalate issues as soon as identified.
  • Monitor and analyze project and program site activation status and provide metrics.
  • Provide progress updates to the internal team, client, and upper management during weekly teleconferences and as needed.

Desired Qualifications

  • An undergraduate degree or its international equivalent in a clinical, science, or health-related field, or licensed health-care professional status, is preferred.

About the Company

Premier Research International

Contract research organization for clinical development

Premier Research provides specialized clinical development services for biotech and specialty pharma, focusing on the therapeutic areas where leading scientists work. It supports end-to-end clinical trials including design, site management, data management, biostatistics, regulatory affairs, and medical writing across 20+ countries with about 1,500 employees. It differentiates itself with deep expertise in select therapeutic areas, strong execution, global reach, close collaboration, patient impact, and flexible working conditions. Its goal is to help biotech and pharma teams bring safe, effective therapies to patients faster through high-quality development and regulatory support.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Acquired
Total funding
$79.2M
Headquarters
Morrisville, NC
Founded
1989

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