Associate Director - Clinical Research Lead

Vizen Life Sciences Pvt Ltd; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Vizen Life Sciences Pvt Ltd is seeking a senior clinical trial professional to lead site identification, enrollment planning, and management across Lilly trials. The role emphasizes robust site relationships, risk planning, and compliance with GCP standards.

The candidate should bring 8–10 years in pharma/clinical research, a strong strategic mindset, and proven ability to drive enrollment and data quality while coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• 8-10 years' experience in the pharmaceutical industry and/or clinical research with strong working knowledge of Good Clinical Practice.
• Therapeutic expertise and knowledge of the clinical research landscape; ability to acquire and maintain therapeutic expertise to support portfolio needs.
• Strong self-management and organizational skills; ability to manage workload, set personal priorities and adjust as needed.
• Demonstrated strategic agility & broad business acumen.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for activities required at clinical trial sites and by investigators and site staff participating in Lilly trials; inclusive of site identification and qualification, enrollment planning and execution, to database lock and close out
• Accountable for comprehensive site management activities to ensure timely delivery of enrollment readiness, trial recruitment/enrollment and database locks; inclusive of performance management and issue mitigation, identification and resolution
• Responsible for identifying potential opportunities to accelerate trial enrollment, while driving to an unparalleled clinical trial/customer experience
• Accountable for the application of scientific, therapeutic area, and institutional/regional expertise to inform and ensure timely delivery of trial enrollment and quality data
• Accountable for the development of strategic institutional/site relationships to optimize the delivery of clinical trial programs; including across therapeutic areas where applicable
• Clinical Trial Management
• Responsible for the development and implementation of applicable site risk plans to ensure delivery of clinical trial enrollment commitments and database locks
• Ensure site and country level inspection readiness at all times
• Leverage metrics to inform site/country/regional level decision making
• Work with internal and external teams to remove barriers to trial execution at a site and/or country level
• Responsible for understanding local treatment paradigms and standard of care to support targeted feasibility and strategic allocation of trials as required
• Provide vendor oversight for site monitoring activities at site/country level

Skills

Clinical Trial Management

Strategic Agility

Site Management

GCP Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Responsibilities

• Accountable for activities required at clinical trial sites and by investigators and site staff participating in Lilly trials; inclusive of site identification and qualification, enrollment planning and execution, to database lock and close out
• Accountable for comprehensive site management activities to ensure timely delivery of enrollment readiness, trial recruitment/enrollment and database locks; inclusive of performance management and issue mitigation, identification and resolution
• Responsible for identifying potential opportunities to accelerate trial enrollment, while driving to an unparalleled clinical trial/customer experience
• Accountable for the application of scientific, therapeutic area, and institutional/regional expertise to inform and ensure timely delivery of trial enrollment and quality data
• Accountable for the development of strategic institutional/site relationships to optimize the delivery of clinical trial programs; including across therapeutic areas where applicable
• Clinical Trial Management
• Responsible for the development and implementation of applicable site risk plans to ensure delivery of clinical trial enrollment commitments and database locks
• Ensure site and country level inspection readiness at all times
• Leverage metrics to inform site/country/regional level decision making
• Work with internal and external teams to remove barriers to trial execution at a site and/or country level
• Responsible for understanding local treatment paradigms and standard of care to support targeted feasibility and strategic allocation of trials as required
• Provide vendor oversight for site monitoring activities at site/country level

Qualification & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Minimum of 8-10 years' experience in the pharmaceutical industry and/or clinical research and strong working knowledge of Good Clinical Practice
• Therapeutic expertise and knowledge of the clinical research landscape; ability to acquire and maintain therapeutic expertise to support portfolio needs
• Strong self-management and organizational skills; ability to manage workload, set personal priorities and adjust as needed
• Demonstrated strategic agility & broad business acumen