Associate Director, Clinical Operations — Remote

Piper Companies; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 145,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401K

Sick leave

Cigna Medical/Dental/Vision

Job summary

Piper Companies seeks an Associate Director of Clinical Operations to join a CRO in Bethesda, MD (Remote). The role provides oversight of clinical operations activities across trial management, site monitoring, TMF oversight, and related systems, with leadership of cross-functional teams and direct client-facing responsibilities.

You will drive strategy, manage budgets and timelines, monitor risks, and support quality initiatives, SOPs, and proposals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Healthcare, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years in pharma/CRO/clinical research.
• Hands-on clinical operations experience including site monitoring and TMF management.
• 6+ years in project management or leadership roles.
• CRO experience with direct client-facing responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of FDA, GCP, ICH guidelines.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams; oncology experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee clinical operations activities including trial management, site management, and TMF oversight.
• Lead strategy and execution across government and commercial programs.
• Manage deliverables, timelines, budgets, resources across programs.
• Serve as client-facing leader with internal and external stakeholders.
• Oversee teams of CTMs and CPMs.
• Monitor performance, identify risks, implement mitigations.
• Support quality initiatives, CAPAs, KPI tracking, and audits.
• Contribute to SOPs, process improvements, proposal/bid activities.
• Provide resource planning and forecasting for operations.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Budget management

Program management

Clinical operations

Regulatory knowledge

Client-facing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences/Healthcare

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

CTMS

TMF systems

GCP/ICH knowledge

Job description

Piper Companies seeks an Associate Director of Clinical Operations to join a CRO in Bethesda, MD (Remote). The role provides oversight of clinical operations activities across trial management, site monitoring, TMF oversight, and related systems, with leadership of cross-functional teams and direct client-facing responsibilities.

You will drive strategy, manage budgets and timelines, monitor risks, and support quality initiatives, SOPs, and proposals.