Executive Director, Study Support & Oversight

Uniquity Bio; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Uniquity Bio is seeking an Executive Director/Director Study Support & Oversight in the US to provide strategic leadership across clinical trial functions. The role focuses on ensuring operational consistency, managing CROs, and driving study success in a dynamic biotech environment.

Ideal candidates should possess strong operational leadership skills, extensive experience in clinical development, and a collaborative mindset. The position offers opportunities to impact clinical trial execution significantly while fostering a culture of accountability and curiosity.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in biotech/pharmaceutical clinical operations.
• Strong experience with CROs and clinical development.
• Experience in supporting Phase 1-3 clinical trials.

Responsibilities

• Manage team for oversight and support across clinical studies.
• Ensure operational activities align with protocol and requirements.
• Support operational governance and risk management.

Skills

Operational leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk identification

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced scientific or healthcare degree

Job description

The Executive Director/Director Study Support & Oversight is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership across clinical trial support functions and study oversight activities within Uniquity Bio’s Clinical Operations organization. This individual will play a critical role in ensuring operational consistency, vendor performance, inspection readiness and high-quality execution across the clinical portfolio.

This role will be closely partnered with Clinical Operations leadership, Clinical Development, Biometrics, Clinical Quality, Regulatory Affairs and external vendors to support efficient study execution and operational excellence from study start-up through closeout.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, collaborative and operationally rigorous, with strong experience overseeing CROs, study support infrastructure and cross‑functional clinical operations processes within a fast‑moving biotech environment.

Key Responsibilities

Study Oversight & Operational Execution

• Manages team of Site Alliance Managers, Oversight Monitors and Clinical Trial Assistance in the execution of operational oversight and support across clinical studies to ensure consistent, high‑quality trial execution
• Partner with study teams to monitor study progress, operational risks, timelines and key deliverables
• Support operational governance activities and escalation management across the clinical portfolio
• Ensure operational activities are conducted in alignment with protocol, SOPs, ICH‑GCP and applicable regulatory requirements
• Help drive operational consistency and accountability across study teams and vendors
• Contribute to the identification of operational risks and develop mitigation strategies to maintain study quality and delivery timelines

CRO & Vendor Oversight

• Contribute to the oversight and governance of CROs and external vendors supporting clinical studies
• Establish operational expectations, KPIs and performance management standards across external partners
• Review vendor metrics, deliverables and operational performance to ensure quality and execution expectations are met
• Attend vendor governance meetings, issue escalation discussions and operational review processes
• Support vendor selection, onboarding and partnership management activities

Clinical Operations Support Functions

• Lead SAM team to ensure accurate, real‑time knowledge of site status
• Identify proactive barrier resolution
• Show measurable enrollment impact (Site enrollment vs target, screening‑enrollment conversation)
• Ensure appropriate documentation and engagement cadence
• Attend meetings prepared with data for clinical sites
• Oversee operational support activities including study tracking, reporting, inspection readiness support, documentation oversight and process management
• Partner with Clinical Quality and study teams to ensure operational documentation is inspection‑ready
• Support Trial Master File quality and operational compliance activities
• Help establish scalable support models, tools and operational infrastructure to support organizational growth
• Contribute to portfolio‑level operational planning and resource coordination

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Clinical Development, Biometrics, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Supply, Medical Writing and Clinical Quality to support integrated study execution
• Facilitate communication and alignment across internal stakeholders and external partners
• Support leadership visibility into study health, operational risks and delivery timelines
• Contribute operational expertise to study planning, governance and execution strategy discussions

Operational Excellence & Process Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, consistency and scalability across Clinical Operations
• Support development and refinement of SOPs, templates, trackers and operational processes
• Champion a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement
• Mentor team members and contribute to development of operational best practices across the organization

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced scientific, healthcare or business degree preferred
• 12+ years of biotech/pharmaceutical clinical operations experience with increasing leadership responsibility
• Strong experience overseeing CROs, vendors and operational delivery within clinical development programs
• Experience supporting Phase 1–3 clinical trials within biotech, pharmaceutical or CRO environments
• Strong understanding of ICH‑GCP, FDA regulations and clinical trial operational requirements
• Experience supporting inspection readiness and operational quality initiatives preferred
• 5+ years of prior leadership and /or team management experience

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Behaviors

• Strong operational leadership and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across a dynamic clinical portfolio
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities
• Strong attention to detail and operational follow‑through
• Ability to identify operational risks proactively and drive solutions
• Collaborative, proactive and execution‑oriented mindset
• Comfortable operating within a fast‑paced, evolving biotech environment
• Strong judgment, prioritization and decision‑making capabilities
• Ability to influence cross‑functional teams and external partners effectively

Why Join Uniquity

Uniquity Bio is a fast‑paced and rapidly growing organization where ideas matter and people make the difference. The company seeks to identify leaders who are mission‑driven self‑stators and are comfortable working within a complex and dynamic environment.

At Uniquity, we are building a culture of curiosity, accountability and collaboration. We are seeking team members who are energized by growth, motivated by impact and ready to build an organization where people and science thrive together.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute directly to clinical trial execution at a critical stage of company growth, helping build the operational foundation that allows Uniquity’s programs to advance with speed, quality and purpose.

Work Environment

This is a small, fast‑paced organization. Candidates must be self‑staters who are comfortable working both independently and in collaboration with a team comprised of in‑house and external team members. The ability to be productive and successful in a dynamic work environment is critical.

The position is US based. Team members who live within commuting distance to either our Malvern, PA or San Diego, CA office locations may be expected to spend time physically present in the office interacting with other team members. Remote employees may be expected to travel to an office on a regular basis. Specific details for both local and remote staff will be discussed and agreed on a case‑by‑case basis with the employee’s manager.

Business travel may be required depending upon the specific needs of the position.

The above job description is not intended to be all‑inclusive. Requirements of the position may change from time to time based on business needs.