Clinical Research Engagement Lead - Northeast Region

You will bridge the gap between strategy and execution across the entire trial lifecycle—from early development to late-stage delivery—ensuring our clinical assets are executed with maximum speed, efficiency, and clinical quality. In this role you will have the opportunity to:

Strategic Planning & Alignment: Develops and executes country-level site engagement strategies aligned with internal priorities, making strategic investment decisions regarding Principal Investigators and clinical sites to support the broader portfolio.(DS) Experience with site budget negotiation, tracking clinical grant payments, and forecasting site-level resource needs

Early Feasibility & Study Set-Up: Conducts early, strategic landscaping and site engagement (in-person or remote) during the protocol concept and study set-up phases to identify optimal sites, evaluate country feasibility, and accelerate recruitment.(DS) Demonstrated ability to drive study start-up metrics, optimize cycle times, and utilize enrollment forecasting tools to ensure site milestones are met on schedule.

Relationship Management & Site Support: Builds deep, multi-stakeholder relationships at strategic sites (including investigators, pharmacists, and administration), acting as a "site champion" and Primary Point of Contact to maintain cross-study consistency and address site needs. Must have and demonstrate exceptional communication skills both oral and written.

Issue Escalation & Performance Oversight: Serves as the local escalation point for study challenges, monitors investigator performance, supports motivational site visits to boost recruitment, and manages sensitive communications during premature site closures. Be able to manage and navigate sensitive and complex situations under unknown or un-clear circumstances.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Reporting: Partners seamlessly with internal teams (e.g., Medical Affairs, Study Start-Up) and CROs to ensure unified site communication, while maintaining meticulous documentation of site visits and interactions in central systems (e.g., Veeva).

Portfolio Oversight & Compliance: Manages assigned local/global clinical studies by overseeing CRO performance, mitigating timeline or operational risks, ensuring eTMF completeness, and maintaining continuous inspection readiness.

(DS) Digital Clinical Trial: Focus on driving adoption of DCT and digital solutions with our sites i.e. eConsent, eSource, Remote Data Entry, etc. Actively pursuing and reviewing digital tools with sites to examine challenges and provide solutions.