Director/Manager of Clinical Operations

Integrated Resources - Atlanta, GA

Full-time - Mid Level

Atlanta, GA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Director or Manager of Clinical Operations will oversee multiple clinical trials across various sites, ensuring the successful execution of clinical operations activities. This role involves managing internal project teams and external vendors, contributing to strategic direction, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The position requires a strong focus on budget management, patient recruitment strategies, and operational excellence in clinical trial execution.

Responsibilities

• Manage all Clinical Operations functions for multiple studies across multiple sites
• Manage CRO's and other vendors ensuring the completion of work according to agreed timelines
• Manage and oversee key operational functions of internal Project Teams, while ensuring external contract organizations are in sync with trial objectives and parameters
• Make appropriate budgetary allocations to targeted opportunities
• Evaluate appropriateness of requests for increased budgets
• Direct the use of financial standards across work teams for consistent level of compliance
• Actively lead and create successful strategies for patient recruitment and trial site selection
• Provide technical/content expertise to lead teams and complex studies within the Clinical Operations group
• Direct the adherence to ICH/GCP guidelines, local regulatory requirements and SOPs/SWPs
• Review 3rd party work product and deliverables to approve payment of invoices and resolve discrepancies
• Support the activities of development from a portfolio perspective and review quality of data from studies prior to submission
• Proactively assess risks and develop and implement creative solutions, facilitating across teams to identify clinical operations issues and proposing solutions
• Comprehensively assess options to address study issues, align business and clinical operations objectives across multiple CROs, project teams and departments
• Support the execution of clinical operations strategies and implementation of new processes and systems
• Manage new tools and resources (tools, systems, vendors, etc.) while minimizing their costs to the organization
• Setting key deadlines and project milestones for projects
• Comply with all applicable laws/regulations of each country in which we do business
• Lead vendor selection activities for multiple clinical studies, including RFI, RFP, budget review and negotiation, assessment of vendor's capabilities
• Manage vendor performance and budget
• Provide operational expertise for initiating, enrolling, managing and closing-out clinical studies at all phases
• Contribute to the development and writing of protocols, IBs, and other regulatory documents
• Interact with regulatory, medical and statistical consultants in support of the clinical development plan
• Act as liaison for Program Teams

Requirements

• BS/MS in relevant field
• A minimum of 5 years clinical operations experience
• Must be able to substantiate successful experience across all phases of clinical trials (I - III)
• Ophthalmology experience is highly desirable but not required