M5M5 — Senior Director
Research & Development – Clinical Trials Administration Director+
Leadership and oversight of an organization’s clinical trial operations.
What this level means
Leads multiple functions or a large department; drives multi-year strategy.
- Scope
- Multiple functions or a large department
- Autonomy
- Owns multi-year strategy for the area
- Complexity
- Org-level trade-offs and investment
- Impact
- Multi-function results
- Decision rights
- Owns investment and org design across functions
- Leadership
- Leads directors and managers
- Typical experience
- 12–18 yrs
What you'd do
- Develop and implement a comprehensive clinical operations strategy
- Oversee the entire portfolio of ongoing trials
- Lead and mentor a team of clinical operations professionals
- Ensure robust clinical quality management systems
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams
- Drive strategic initiatives for clinical operations
- Ensure alignment with organizational goals
- Monitor and report on trial performance metrics
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement
- Manage relationships with key stakeholders
- Develop clinical operations strategy
- Oversee trial portfolio
- Lead and mentor teams
- Ensure quality management
- Collaborate with stakeholders
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Strategic planning
- Leadership
- Communication
- Quality management
- Team development
- Stakeholder management
- Performance monitoring
- Continuous improvement
- Clinical operations strategy
- Quality management systems
- Leadership principles
- Strategic planning
- Performance metrics
- Stakeholder engagement
- Regulatory compliance
- Healthcare industry trends
- Visionary and strategic mindset
- Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills
- Superior communication skills
- Decisiveness and adaptability
- Strategic planning
- Quality management
- Team leadership
- Stakeholder engagement
What good looks like
- Bachelor’s degree in a life science or health-related field
- 12+ years of experience in clinical research operations
- Advanced degree (Master’s, Ph.D., or MBA) preferred
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
Common titles
Senior Director, Clinical Trials ManagementClinical Trials Management Senior DirectorSenior Director, Clinical Trials ManagerClinical Trials Manager Senior DirectorSenior Director, Operational CoordinationOperational Coordination Senior DirectorResearch & Development – Clinical Trials Administration Director+
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
O*NET / SOC: 19-0000 — Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (inferred)