Clinical Trials Site Director – Multiple Locations Nationwide

The role

Site Directors drive site performance, lead cross-functional teams, and ensure successful clinical trial execution. They manage operational execution, patient recruitment, and financial outcomes.

What you will do

• Drive overall performance of a clinical research site
• Manage operational execution, team leadership, patient recruitment, and financial outcomes
• Partner with investigators, sponsors, and internal teams
• Ensure studies are delivered on time, within budget, and in compliance with regulatory requirements
• Develop site teams
• Improve processes and scale operations

Required qualifications

• Experience leading operations within a clinical research site or healthcare environment practice
• Strong leadership skills to build, develop, and retain high-performing teams
• Track record of driving performance including patient recruitment, study execution, and financial outcomes
• Operational and financial acumen with experience managing budgets and site-level metrics
• Commitment to quality, compliance, and patient safety
• Ability to collaborate effectively with physicians, sponsors, and cross-functional partners

Nice to have

• Experience in clinical research is strongly preferred

Benefits

• Opportunity to lead and shape the performance of a clinical research site
• Direct impact on expanding patient access to innovative therapies
• Support from centralized infrastructure, including regulatory, recruitment, and business development teams
• Ability to grow within a rapidly expanding, multi-site organization
• Mission-driven environment focused on quality, patients, and innovation

Before you apply

• Profiles are kept on file for current and upcoming opportunities
• Recruiters reach out if a role aligns with background and goals

About the company

Headlands Research is a leading network of advanced clinical trial sites founded in 2018. The company operates 20+ sites across the US and Canada.