Clinical Site Director

Alcanza Clinical Research; Woodstock (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with safe harbor match

Job summary

Alcanza Clinical Research is seeking a Clinical Site Director to lead a North Georgia clinic, driving site performance and regulatory compliance in line with ICH, GCP, and FDA guidelines.

You will oversee staffing, training, budgeting, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure patient safety, protocol adherence, and study milestones across multiple Phase I-IV studies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years clinical research experience or equivalent combination.
• 2+ years clinical research site management experience required.
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive site performance and compliance with ICH, GCP, and FDA guidelines.
• Coordinate with BD, Patient Recruitment, Finance, Budgets, Contracts and Quality to meet milestones and budgets.
• Review dashboards and ensure timely execution of visits and data updates.
• Oversee staff allocations, training, and performance.
• Develop corrective action plans at site and study level.
• Manage payroll, onboarding, and training aligned with operational needs.
• Collaborate with investigators to ensure patient safety and sponsor goals.
• Present in management or site meetings and drive issue resolution.

Skills

Site leadership

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Staff development

Bi-lingual English/Spanish

Data analysis

Communication

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Job description

Alcanza is a growing multi-site, multi-phase clinical research company with a network of locations in AL, AZ, FL, GA, IL, MA, MI, MO, NV, VA, SC, TN, TX and Puerto Rico. We have established a strong presence across Phase I-IV studies and several therapeutic areas including vaccine, neurology, dermatology, psychiatry, and general medicine. Join us as we continue to grow.

The Clinical Site Director is responsible for driving operational performance for of the research site. Provides on-site oversight to help ensure execution and coordination of clinical research activities according to ICH guidelines, GCP, and FDA guidelines and follows company policies and procedures.

Department: Operations

Location: North Georgia Clinical Research - Woodstock, GA

Key Responsibilities

Essential Job Duties

• Overall site management and leadership with a focus on driving site performance, enhancing efficiencies, pati,ent safety and protocol/GCP/regulatory compliance.
• Collaborating with department leaders in Business Development, Patient Recruitment, Finance, and Budgets Contracts and Quality to coordinate delivery expectations, meet expected study milestones (such as site activation targets, enrollment targets, etc.), meet budgets, and delivery quality data to sponsors.
• Reviewing the performance dashboards and other clinical trial systems to oversee site and patient activities, ensure proper staff coverage, and to ensure the data has been updated to reflect timely execution of all operational aspects (required visits/calls, duration, and frequency).
• Overseeing resourcing allocations, site assignments and study team members' output and performance, to ensure study deliverables are on track, identifying risks to delivery or quality, and escalating any risks to clinical trial management deliverables (timeline, quality and budget).
• Assisting with initial and ongoing trainings regarding protocol specificities, Case Report Form (CRF) completion, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), clinical plans and guidelines, and timelines for the study.
• Ensuring adherence to standard operating procedures, good clinical practice (GCP), FDA regulations, and company policies and procedures.
• Overseeing site staff assigned to the study and routinely assessing study-specific process and training compliance, CMP compliance, and identifies emerging risks.
• Develop and support execution of corrective action plans at site and study level.
• Overseeing people management activities including interviewing and selection, performance appraisals, job description preparation, employee counseling, career coaching and termination meetings. Managing site staff, proactively identify and resolve issues, and work to ensure successful site operations.
• Overseeing all payroll, absence tracking/approvals, new hire orientation, and training per operational needs.
• Collaborating with investigators to ensure patient safety and meeting client goals and timelines.
• Employing strategic thinking and problem-solving skills to propose and implement risk mitigations.
• Participating and presenting in management or site meetings.
• Perform all other duties as required or assigned.

Skills, Knowledge And Expertise

Minimum Qualifications: A Bachelor’s degree AND 5+ years of clinical research experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required. 2+ years of clinical research site management experience is required. Bi-lingual (English / Spanish) proficiency is preferred.

Required Skills

• Proficiency with computer applications such as Microsoft applications, email, electronic health records, web applications, and the ability to type proficiently (40+ wpm).
• Must possess strong organizational, time management, problem solving, and project management skills to meet project deadlines.
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills.
• Well-developed interpersonal and listening skills and the ability to work well independently as well as with co-workers, subjects, managers and external customers.
• Ability to effectively handle multiple tasks and adapt to changes in workloads and priorities.
• Must be professional, respectful of others, self-motivated, and have a strong work ethic.
• Must possess a high degree of integrity and dependability.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision, identify problems and implement solutions.
• Ability to handle highly sensitive information in a confidential and professional manner, and in compliance with HIPAA guidelines.

Benefits

• Full-time employees regularly scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week are benefits-eligible, with coverage starting on the first day of the month following date of hire.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability insurance, health savings accounts, supplemental insurances, and a 401k plan with a safe harbor match are offered.