Site Engagement Associate Director - Respiratory

GSK; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 130,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Long-term incentives

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid holidays

Vacation

Parental leave

Medical leave

Job summary

GSK seeks an Associate Director Site Engagement to build and sustain relationships with Oncology sites in the United States, driving high-quality clinical trial outcomes. The role interfaces with LOC and Medical Affairs to optimize site placement and study performance.

The position involves strategic environmental surveillance, KPI-driven performance reviews, and adoption of digital trial solutions to enhance efficiency and accelerate enrolment, with travel up to 60% for domestic sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life science or equivalent experience
• 5+ years’ experience in clinical research operations

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and oversee long-term relationships with Oncology sites and institutions.
• Build and enhance GSK's image with sites and provide interface for optimal clinical trials environment.
• Lead development and expansion of US site network across academic centers, community practices, and hybrid models.
• Provide feedback to Leadership and LOC on partnerships and updates.
• Drive KPI targets and conduct regular performance reviews with external partners.
• Identify bottlenecks at study and site level and implement mitigation plans.
• Collaborate with Feasibility, Clinical Operations, and Medical Affairs to drive site placement and study performance.
• Promote adoption of enterprise and digital solutions (e.g., eConsent, eReg, remote SIVs).
• Conduct environmental surveillance to anticipate regulatory and operational changes affecting sites and R&D in the US.

Skills

Agile Thinking

Business Acumen

Clinical Development

Clinical Trial Designs

Communication

Creativity

Decision Making

Fostering Collaboration

Good Clinical Practice

Influencing Without Authority

People Management

Pharmaceutical Industry

Project Management

Time Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in life science

Job description

Through leadership, the Associate Director Site Engagement is accountable for developing, managing, and overseeing long-term and strong relationships with strategically and operationally important Oncology sites and institutions. It includes building and enhancing the image and reputation of GSK with sites locally and providing an interface between GSK and the sites to create an optimal clinical trials environment to generate results in a timely manner with high quality outputs.

Responsibilities include:

• Conduct strategic environmental surveillance to anticipate regulatory and operational changes affecting sites and R&D in the United States, and use those insights to design innovative, efficient partnerships.
• Contribute to the development of a strategic partnership network, acting as the main point of contact between GSK and sites: in the Network SEL will identify external organizations / institutions and evaluate their interest to build and develop networks with GSK on a local basis.
• Lead the development and expansion of a US site network spanning academic centers, community practices, and emerging site model (hybrid networks, DCT enabled sites.
• Provide feedback to Leadership, Local Medical Affairs, LOC regarding the development of new partnerships and updates on existing ones
• Drive performance, by putting in place mutually agreed KPI targets (quality and performance) and organizing regular, periodic performance reviews with the different external partners track compliance with mutually agreed action plans, implementing targeted solutions to reduce cycle times across the study lifecycle and optimize enrolment; participate in/lead site visits to deliver targeted operational support and address site-specific challenges.
• Work closely with sites and with all members of the LOC Clinical Operations Department to proactively identify bottlenecks at both the study and site level and any risks to quality and compliance and to develop and implement mitigation plans to address these risks, supporting corrective actions to ensure successful outcomes
• Collaborate with Feasibility, Clinical Operations, and Medical Affairs to drive optimal site placement and study performance
• Drive adoption of enterprise and other digital and centralized solutions (e.g., eConsent, eReg, remote SIVs, EMR- based identification and remote EMR monitoring access)
• Conduct an ongoing environmental strategic surveillance and anticipate the legislative and practical evolution of sites and R&D in the country and use those insights to design and curate innovative and efficient partnerships.
• Give an operational vision of the future GSK clinical research therapeutic areas and GSK portfolio (collaborating with Local Medical Affairs (LOC MED)) to key external stakeholders to anticipate partnerships and to help research institutions and sites better prepare the arrival of clinical trials.
• Provide strategic input for operational excellence, process efficiency and trial delivery both internally and externally; identify and share best practices at internal cross functional process improvement teams, contributing to efficient and consistent ways of working to optimizing quality and productivity across LOC / region / global site network as appropriate.
• Consider and develop unique site models, further enhancing portfolio of sites to include in studies

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life science or equivalent experience
• 5+ years’ experience in clinical research operations

Preferred Experience

• Ability to travel up to 60% (Domestic)
• Experience in respiratory and/or hepatology.
• Proficient knowledge of the Drug Development Process
• Excellent understanding of the Clinical Study Process, including monitoring
• Demonstrated track record of establishing and growing partnerships with strategic sites / institutions

Skills

Agile Thinking, Business Acumen, Clinical Development, Clinical Trial Designs, Communication, Creativity, Decision Making, Fostering Collaboration, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Influencing Without Authority, People Management, Pharmaceutical Industry, Project Management, Time Management

The US annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges from $129,750 to $216,250. The US salary ranges take into account a number of factors including work location within the US market, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. Available benefits include health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

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