M4M4 — Director

Director, Clinical Trials Operations

Provides strategic and high-level operational leadership for the clinical development portfolio, ensuring efficient execution according to the overall development strategy.

What this level means

Leads a function or department; owns strategy, budget, and outcomes for the area.

Scope
A function or department
Autonomy
Owns area strategy and budget
Complexity
Strategic priorities and cross-functional alignment
Impact
Function-level results
Decision rights
Owns strategy, budget, and org design for the area
Leadership
Leads managers; sets direction for the function
Typical experience
10–15 yrs

What you'd do

  • Lead and manage integration of all study team activities
  • Oversee all aspects of CRO/vendor identification and selection
  • Guide site selection and regulatory submissions
  • Develop clinical study budgets and forecasts
  • Collaborate with Regulatory and Quality teams
  • Mentor and develop Managers and their teams
  • Integrate study team activities
  • Guide site selection
  • Develop budgets

Skills, knowledge & tools

  • Leadership
  • Strategic planning
  • Decision-making
  • Stakeholder management
  • Budget forecasting
  • Regulatory collaboration
  • Mentorship
  • Vendor selection
  • Clinical development strategy
  • Vendor selection and management
  • Regulatory submission processes
  • Budget development
  • Team integration
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Mentorship and team development
  • High-level decision-making
  • Visionary leadership
  • Strategic planning
  • High-level decision-making
  • Stakeholder management

What good looks like

  • Advanced degree preferred
  • ~8–12 years in clinical operations
  • Experience managing multi-phase global trials and large teams

Common titles

Director, Clinical Trials OperationsClinical Trials Operations Director

What it pays

Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.

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