Remote Senior Site Activation Lead

Worldwide Clinical Trials; Baton Rouge (LA); Remote; USD 107,000 - 213,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

Worldwide Clinical Trials seeks a Senior Site Activation Manager II to drive start-up and site activation for complex clinical studies. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage timelines, ensure regulatory readiness, and help keep trials on schedule, impacting patient outcomes worldwide.

You will mentor colleagues, contribute to budgets and proposals, and advance process improvements across global site activation programs, with a focus on operational excellence and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in medical/biological/physical/health/pharmacy or related field or two-year degree plus four years of clinical research experience.
• Minimum seven years of CRO/pharma experience in start-up/project/site management or related functions.
• Strong leadership, planning, organizational and decision-making skills for multiple priorities.
• Knowledge of ICH GCP guidelines and FDA/EU regulations.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication across global teams.
• Fluency in written/spoken English; proficient with standard digital tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead start-up and site activation activities across assigned projects.
• Be the primary contact for site activation deliverables, timelines and performance.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to meet critical path activities on time and within budget.
• Monitor site identification, regulatory submissions, essential documents and contract progression.
• Assess risks, develop mitigations and escalate issues to ensure on-time study delivery.
• Track activation metrics and communicate status to sponsors and stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain site activation plans with project teams, reflect study requirements.
• Contribute to proposals, budgets, bid defenses, and related business development.
• Coach and mentor Site Activation Managers and support SOP improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Cross-cultural communication

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related scientific field

Two-year degree + 4 years clinical research experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Worldwide Clinical Trials seeks a Senior Site Activation Manager II to drive start-up and site activation for complex clinical studies. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage timelines, ensure regulatory readiness, and help keep trials on schedule, impacting patient outcomes worldwide.

You will mentor colleagues, contribute to budgets and proposals, and advance process improvements across global site activation programs, with a focus on operational excellence and compliance.