Director, Clinical Trial Liaison - West

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree, master’s preferred or terminal degree (MD, PhD or PharmD)
• 10+ years relevant industry and/or CRO experience required
• Extensive experience in site facing clinical trial operations required
• Cardiovascular clinical trial experience and expertise in cardiovascular disease (e.g., heart failure, cardiomyopathies, hypertension, cardiometabolic disease, etc.) preferred
• Extensive medical and scientific knowledge and clinical development understanding
• Excellent communicator of technical and scientific information
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated collaborative as well as independent working style
• Ability to build relations with the external medical community
• Proactive and self-motivated, ability to align activities with the clinical development plans (CDPs)
• Strong organizational skills with effective use of time and prioritization
• Cross cultural awareness
• Fluency in English and in local language in country of residence required
• A working knowledge of ICH/GCP
• Computer skills including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

• A willingness to travel frequently within assigned geographical territory, including overnight travel.
• Valid driver’s license

• Provide country/regional operational insight into site feasibility and selection and overall patient recruitment strategy
• Identify and cultivate high-quality cardiovascular investigators

• Communicate scientific and clinical information clearly and accurately, ensuring sites understand study objectives, rationale, investigational product profile, and any updates or amendments.

• Collaborate with Clinical Operations and Clinical Development
• Participate in clinical study team meetings and quality meetings where necessary providing input to study teams on operational issues based on site visits and contacts
• Attend and present at SIVs, investigator meetings, monitor workshops/training
• Participate in site visits with investigator site staff and/or CRO representatives, or independently, in support of clinical trial execution and report back to study teams e.g. feasibility, startup activities, enrolment or escalated study/site issues
• Support enrollment and retention efforts through tailored discussion, data-driven insights, and strong relationship-building
• Responsible for review, documentation and follow up of investigator site issues including tracking metrics
• Provides sponsor regional operational support and acts as point of escalation for investigator sites as appropriate

• Identify and escalate site needs, barriers, or operational challenges to the Clinical Operations and Medical teams.

• Participate in Regulatory GCP inspections and/or audits at investigator sites as sponsor representative
• Complete all administrative responsibilities consistent with SOPs and departmental guidelines including but not limited to required training, field activity documentation, expense reporting, and other assigned tasks
• Understand the scientific basis of assigned clinical trials
• Support creation of educational materials to effectively communicate the science behind the clinical trial
• Be able to communicate the scientific basis of the trials to other team members, investigators and site staff
• Identify effective prescreening strategies for each trial and recommend improvements
• Provide detailed reports of interactions with investigators and site staff

• Partner with Medical Affairs, Clinical Operations, and other cross-functional stakeholders to ensure consistent messaging and aligned site support.
• Ensure all interactions comply with regulatory, ethical, and company standards.