Senior Manager, Global Trial Optimization (Hybrid)

Kps-Life; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

KPS Life is seeking a Senior Manager, Global Partnerships & Trial Optimization (GPTO) to lead feasibility and optimization efforts for global clinical trials. The role requires coordinating with external stakeholders and internal teams to improve study delivery and protocol design.

The position is hybrid, based in Warren, NJ with on-site engagement three days per week at sponsor locations in Armonk, NY, Cambridge MA, or Warren, NJ.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in clinical trial feasibility, study optimization, or related clinical development roles.
• Experience leading cross-functional feasibility processes and stakeholder partnerships.
• Ability to translate data into actionable study design insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead study-level feasibility to inform design and site placement.
• Partner with CRO teams to validate enrolment rates and timelines for budgeting.
• Support the Global Partnerships & Trial Optimization function through process improvements.
• Collaborate with Data & Analytics to define data sources and insights.
• Articulate data-driven stories to support protocol design decisions.
• Manage country landscape assessments for early feasibility.

Skills

Clinical trial feasibility

Study optimization

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven design

Education

BS

Job description

Senior Manager, Global Trial Optimization (Hybrid)

Warren, NJ

Opportunity Details

On Assignment Senior Manager, Global Trial Optimization (Hybrid)

KPS Life is hiring a Senior Manager, Global Partnerships & Trial Optimization (GPTO) to be fully dedicated to our sponsor client and located on site 3 days per week in either Armonk, NY , Cambridge MA or Warren, NJ.

We are looking for an experienced clinical trial optimization leader with at least 8+ years in the pharmaceutical industry with strong expertise in study feasibility, country landscape assessments, and data-driven protocol design. The ideal candidate will have a proven ability to lead cross-functional feasibility processes, generate actionable patient and site insights, and partner effectively with external stakeholders to improve study delivery.

Summary

The Senior Manager, Global Partnerships & Trial Optimization (GPTO) will lead program or study level activities to inform the clinical development strategy, clinical study concepts, study protocols and operational plans that will enable predictable delivery of clinical programs and studies. They will play a key role in developing and maintaining relationships with external experts to facilitate a wide source of country and disease area intelligence that can be utilized in study design and operational planning.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead study level feasibility processes to generate high quality and timely data to inform study design, optimal geographical placement and operational planning.
• Partner with teams during CRO led feasibility activities to support validation of study and country level enrolment rates and study start up timelines to inform budget and baseline setting.
• Supports the development and implementation of the Global Partnerships & Trial Optimization function through process initiatives and change management activities.
• Partner with Data and Analytics function to review and identify appropriate central data sources and work with study teams to define assumptions for data curation and insight development.
• Articulate the data story to teams based on country level feasibility and centrally derived data to support data driven decisions to enhance protocol design.
• Project management of study level country landscape assessment activities and the collection of targeted feasibility information to support early assessment of operational feasibility for conducting clinical trials.
• Lead study level engagements to obtain, analyze and deliver high quality targeted information from external stakeholders to inform study design and operational planning decisions.
• Lead study level activities to generate and deliver patient level insights as required to teams to inform study design and operational planning.
• Provide input into a range of continuous improvement activities to ensure consistency of Global Partnerships & Trial Optimization process execution.
• In partnership with Clinical Outsourcing provide functional input into the identification, qualification and relationship management of a range of vendors utilized in Global Partnerships & Trial Optimization processes.
• Partner with study teams to develop and implement patient recruitment and retention tactics aligned with defined study strategy.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of external clinical trial environment and assess developments for impact on study design and execution.

Job Requirements

Education

• BS required

Experience

• 8+ years of relevant experience in clinical trial feasibility, study optimization, or related clinical development roles.