CLINICAL TRIAL ACTIVATOR

CO2000 H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 67,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work arrangement

Job summary

Moffitt Cancer Center is seeking a Clinical Trials Activator to lead startup and activation of new trials, ensuring adherence to policies and timelines. This role coordinates with investigators, departments, and sponsors to drive efficient study activation and compliant material preparation.

The position emphasizes proactive problem-solving, effective communication, and escalations to leadership when barriers arise, with a focus on delivering timely, quality trial readiness across stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with three (3) years of experience in clinical trials (patient facing coordination, data management, regulatory, activation, or other relevant clinical research experience).
• An associate's degree with five (5) years’ experience in clinical trials (patient facing coordination, data management, regulatory, or other relevant clinical research experience).
• A high school diploma with seven (7) years’ experience in clinical trials (patient facing coordination, data management, regulatory, or other relevant clinical research experience).

Responsibilities

• Manage startup of new clinical trials and ensure adherence to institutional policies.
• Monitor activation timelines and KPIs; drive timely completion of activation tasks and milestones.
• Collaborate with investigators, study teams, departments, and sponsors to operationalize trials.
• Communicate progress updates and escalate blockers to senior leadership as needed.
• Prepare thorough, accurate, and compliant study materials and documentation for conduct of study.

Skills

Patient coordination

Data management

Regulatory compliance

Clinical trials

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in clinical trials

Associate's degree

High school diploma

Job description

Working at Moffitt is both a career and a mission: to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer. As the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center based in Florida, Moffitt employs some of the best and brightest minds from around the world. Join a dedicated team of nearly 11,000 who are shaping the future we envision. Moffitt has been recognized as a Best and Brightest Company to Work For in the Nation and is continually named one of the Tampa Bay Times’ Top Workplaces.

Summary

The Clinical Trials Activator is responsible for managing the startup of new clinical trials, ensuring adherence to institutional policies, activation timelines and key performance metrics. Through influence leadership, effective communication, and independent decision making, this role leads the study activation process, ensuring teams adhere to completion timelines, tracking and reporting regular progress updates on activation tasks and milestones, and collaborating with key internal and external stakeholders to efficiently prepare and operationalize new clinical trials. This position drives outstanding cooperation, collaboration and accountability among investigators, research teams, collaborating departments, and external study sponsors to ensure an optimized and cohesive study startup process. This role effectively problem solves and overcomes barriers to timely, accurate activation as they occur, escalating to senior leadership as necessary. This position is also responsible for ensuring thorough, accurate, compliant preparation of essential research materials and documentation and the readiness of all who will be involved in the conduct of study.

For Florida residents and other select states (AL, AZ, AR, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, KS, LA, MS, MO, MT, NC, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WY) this full-time remote position offers a remote work arrangement.

Job Summary

The Clinical Trials Activator is responsible for managing the startup of new clinical trials, ensuring adherence to institutional policies, activation timelines and key performance metrics. Through influence leadership, effective communication, and independent decision making, this role leads the study activation process, ensuring teams adhere to completion timelines, tracking and reporting regular progress updates on activation tasks and milestones, and collaborating with key internal and external stakeholders to efficiently prepare and operationalize new clinical trials. This position drives outstanding cooperation, collaboration and accountability among investigators, research teams, collaborating departments, and external study sponsors to ensure an optimized and cohesive study startup process. This role effectively problem solves and overcomes barriers to timely, accurate activation as they occur, escalating to senior leadership as necessary. This position is also responsible for ensuring thorough, accurate, compliant preparation of essential research materials and documentation and the readiness of all who will be involved in the conduct of study.

Minimum Experience Required

Bachelor's degree with three (3) years of experience in clinical trials (patient facing coordination, data management, regulatory, activation, or other relevant clinical research experience).

• an associate's degree and five (5) years’ experience in clinical trials (patient facing coordination, data management, regulatory, or other relevant clinical research experience)
• a high school diploma and seven (7) years’ experience in clinical trials (patient facing coordination, data management, regulatory, or other relevant clinical research experience)

Certification Required

Clinical Research Certification CCRP from SOCRA, Clinical Research Certification CCRC from ACRP, OR Certified associate in project management (CAPM) will also be accepted. Can obtain certification of choice within one (1) year of starting in position.

Salary Range

$66,539.20 - $101,504.00. Salary ranges posted for this position represent the expected base pay range for the role. Actual compensation may vary based on location and a variety of job-related factors, including experience, skills, education, and internal equity among Team Members in similar positions. We are committed to maintaining fair and equitable pay practices and regularly review compensation to ensure alignment across our workforce.

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