Senior Manager / Site Director, Clinical Operations

The role

The Senior Manager or Site Director provides site-level leadership and operational ownership of clinical operations. This role involves staff management, study execution, regulatory compliance, and ensuring high-quality trial execution.

What you will do

• Serve as primary point of contact for day-to-day site issues
• Monitor study activities, enrollment, visit schedules, and site performance metrics
• Support subject recruitment, eligibility assessments, and randomization
• Oversee study processes including ALCOA-compliant documentation and investigational product handling
• Identify operational, regulatory, or safety risks and implement mitigation strategies
• Collaborate with Finance to review CTA invoicing and monitor site-level budget
• Review monthly P&L and present performance to network senior leadership
• Lead, train, and develop Clinical Research Coordinators, Research Assistants, and Laboratory Technicians
• Oversee facility and building maintenance and manage local vendor contracts
• Monitor site activities for protocol and regulatory compliance

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Knowledge of GCP, FDA regulations, and clinical trial protocols
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritize competing responsibilities in a fast-paced environment
• Minimum 2 years of people management experience in clinical research (Senior Manager)
• Demonstrated experience managing and developing teams of approximately 5+ employees (Senior Manager)
• Minimum 4 years of people management experience in clinical research (Site Director)
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing larger, multidisciplinary teams of approximately 15+ employees (Site Director)
• Site-network operational experience
• Clinical research financial experience

Nice to have

• 4+ years of clinical research experience
• Hands-on experience as a Clinical Research Coordinator
• Prior research site management experience
• Director-level experience
• 6+ years of clinical research experience
• Prior experience conducting or administering clinical research assessments such as MADRS, HAM-A, HAM-D, C-SSRS, MMSE

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Medical, Dental, & Vision insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance

Before you apply

• Must provide documentation verifying identity and authorization to work in the United States
• Must complete Form I-9 within the required timeframe

About the company

Adams Clinical is a clinical trial site network. Their mission is to deliver data quality, safety, and diverse enrollment to advance healthcare.