Director of Clinical Trials Operations & Compliance

Tucson Medical Center; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

TMC HealthCare in Tucson is seeking a Director of Clinical Trials Administration to lead the Clinical Trials Office across the organization, ensuring compliant, financially sustainable trial activities that integrate into clinical workflows.

You will collaborate with investigators, Finance, Compliance, Legal, IT, and operations to drive start-up, enrollment, oversight, and continuous improvement while fostering staff development and accountability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in health sciences, nursing, business or related field.
• Master's degree preferred in healthcare administration, public health or clinical research.
• Seven years of progressively responsible clinical research administration experience.
• Three years of leadership experience managing research personnel.

Responsibilities

• Direct and oversee day-to-day operations of the Clinical Trials Office.
• Ensure timely study start-up, activation, enrollment, monitoring, and closeout activities.
• Develop workflows and procedures to support efficient study execution.
• Establish performance metrics for activation timelines, enrollment, retention, and protocol compliance.
• Monitor operational performance and implement process improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with physician investigators, research leadership, Finance, Compliance, Legal, Quality, IT, and clinical operations.
• Present operational and financial metrics to leadership.

Skills

Clinical trial administration

Regulatory compliance

Budgeting

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Health Sciences, Nursing, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, or related field

Master's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Health, Clinical Research, or related field

Tools

IW/XRS

EDC

Excel

Word

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

TMC HealthCare in Tucson is seeking a Director of Clinical Trials Administration to lead the Clinical Trials Office across the organization, ensuring compliant, financially sustainable trial activities that integrate into clinical workflows.

You will collaborate with investigators, Finance, Compliance, Legal, IT, and operations to drive start-up, enrollment, oversight, and continuous improvement while fostering staff development and accountability.