Director, Clinical Trial Team Lead - Immunology - 32384

University Industry Demonstration Partnership; Ridgefield (CT); On-site; USD 200,000 - 316,000; Full time

Job summary

University Industry Demonstration Partnership is seeking a Director, Clinical Trial Team Lead to shape early clinical development in immunology. You will lead a team of CTEEs/CTLs, drive trial execution up to PoC, and partner with ExpMed Inflammation leadership to deliver high-quality studies.

You will mentor leaders, manage resources and budgets, and ensure compliance with GCP and regulatory expectations while fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration across global teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Science and 12+ years in clinical research.
• Minimum 6 years in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience in early clinical development and PoC trials.
• Experience with cell therapy or T cell engager preferred.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration required.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of CTEEs/CTLs and guide trial execution up to PoC.
• Provide strategy, resource planning, and budgeting in ExpMed Inflammation.
• Ensure timelines, quality standards, regulatory compliance.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration across ExpMed and external stakeholders.
• Mentor team, drive process improvements and vendor engagement.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Clinical operations

Vendor management

Budgeting

Regulatory knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Science

Job description

Shape the future of early clinical development in immunology with us!

Are you ready to take a strategic and people leadership role in driving early clinical trial execution and developing the next generation of CTEEs? As CTEE Team Lead, you will provide leadership, mentoring, and direction to a team of Clinical Trial Execution Experts (CTEE) and Clinical Trial Leaders (CTLs) and ensure high quality planning, execution, and reporting of early clinical trials up to Proof of Concept (PoC). You will report to the Head of Gastroenterology/Rheumatology within Experimental Medicine (ExpMed) Inflammation and will be part of the Extended Leadership Team.

You will play a key role in shaping clinical and operational excellence across Experimental Medicine, strengthening trial delivery capability, and contributing to the advancement of Boehringer- Ingelheim’s innovative development pipeline.

Duties & Responsibilities

• In your new role, you will lead a newly created team of highly experienced CTEEs/CTLs (Clinical Trial Execution Experts/ Clinical Trial Leaders) while simultaneously being responsible for the successful implementation of the CTEE role, as well as the development and growth of a highperforming team.
• You will be accountable to providing strategy and guidance to CTEEs in applying science and the asset strategy for outcome driven clinical operations, integrating competitor insights, operational learnings, and development milestones.
• Furthermore, you will manage resources, resource planning, and budgeting within your area of responsibility and work closely with other members of the leadership team.
• You will ensure that timelines and deliverables are met, safeguard consistent application of operational standards, provide oversight of trial leadership across your team, supporting risk management, issue resolution, and quality performance, while maintaining safety and compliance with legal, regulatory and ethical requirements.
• Moreover, you will ensure effective, efficient, and high-quality operational setup, planning, execution, evaluation, and reporting of clinical trials up to PoC, in line with regulations, timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
• You will be accountable as the liaison function for CPLs and CTLs to link strategy and execution, fostering the strong cross‑functional collaboration among ExpMed Inflammation teams, ExpMED Clinical Operations, CDO Study Management, enabling functions, and external stakeholders to ensure aligned and efficient execution.
• In addition, you will shape and support operational excellence and innovation by optimizing processes, driving continuous improvement, and enabling a patient and site centric approach to trial execution.
• Finally, you will mentor team members in vendor engagement strategies, trial planning, stakeholder communication, and operational decisionmaking, and you will be responsible for creating a motivating environment, promoting talent development, and ensuring a culture of belonging, empowerment, innovation, and cocreation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Science required, plus a minimum of twelve (12) years’ experience in clinical research with a minimum of six (6) years in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Long-term experience in early clinical development and translational medicine, including a proven record of delivering complex clinical trials with operational excellence e.g. as CTL in the Inflammation therapeutic area.
• Specific experience with clinical trials of cell therapy, T cell engager or other B cell depletion approaches is preferred.
• Deep expertise in immunology therapeutic areas, including competitive landscape understanding, regulatory and agency expectations, and awareness of emerging scientific and clinical trends.
• Demonstrated senior leadership experience in early phase clinical drug development (FiH, Phase I, PoC), including talent development and high performing team leadership.
• Significant hands‑on experience managing global immunology clinical operations, covering trial design, site and investigator oversight, CRO/vendor management, enrollment strategies, regulatory compliance, budgeting, GCP quality, study execution, and reporting.
• Strong strategic mindset with the ability to translate complex scientific and operational topics into clear direction, enabling effective decision‑making and leadership of highly complex, business‑critical projects.
• Proven success in driving innovation and implementing business or change management initiatives within cross functional, multicultural environments.
• Influential leadership style characterized by empowerment, collaboration, visionary thinking, and the ability to inspire teams toward shared objectives.
• High level of accountability, integrity, and resource stewardship, with strong capabilities in prioritization, pace management, and fostering a high performance culture.

Compensation

The base salary range for this position, Director, Clinical Trial Team Lead, is $200,000.00 to $316,000.00. The position may be eligible for a role specific discretionary bonus, relocation, and/or other compensation elements. We continuously review market data and may adjust salary ranges as needed in the future. Actual compensation will be based on job‑related factors such as skills, experience, and qualifications, and other factors permitted by law. For an overview of our benefits please click here.

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• Must be willing to take a drug test and post‑offer physical (if required).
• Must be 18 years of age or older.