Team Lead, Site Operations

Immatics; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

4 weeks of vacation

12 company paid holidays

7 days of sick time

Employer-paid life insurance

Employer-paid disability coverage

401(k) with company match

Voluntary employee benefits

Job summary

Immatics is seeking a Team Lead, Site Operations to oversee assigned Site Operations personnel across Clinical Operations. You will manage people, plan resources, develop capabilities, ensure quality, and drive process improvement in Germany and the United States.

You will report to the Vice President, Clinical Operations, lead cross-functional initiatives, and partner with COLs to align study priorities and timelines in a remote-work setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Nursing, or related field.
• 8–10 years in Clinical Operations with 4–5+ years in people leadership.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience in late-phase oncology trials.
• Knowledge of ICH-GCP and FDA regulations.
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience with regulatory inspections.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the formal line manager for Site Operations personnel, including Clinical Trial Associates, Clinical Research Associates and Clinical Trial Managers.
• Recruit, onboard, coach, develop, and retain team members who meet role requirements and contribute to a high-performing, collaborative Clinical Operations culture.
• Set individual objectives, provide performance feedback, conduct formal evaluations, and support career development.
• Create an environment of trust, accountability, inclusion, and psychological safety while addressing performance concerns promptly.
• Ensure team members maintain training, qualifications, competencies for their responsibilities.
• Partner with Clinical Operations Leads to ensure study roles, priorities, timelines are clear.
• Maintain visibility of team capacity, capabilities, workload, and development needs; lead resource forecasting and cross-study workload balancing.
• Assign or reassign Site Operations personnel to studies based on priorities and capabilities.
• Identify capacity gaps and recommend hiring or other solutions.
• Own, develop, maintain, and harmonize Site Operations processes and SOPs with Quality.
• Ensure consistent implementation of processes across studies and regions; drive continuous improvement.
• Establish and monitor functional metrics and KPIs; identify trends and improve actions.
• Support organizational change and technology adoption to increase quality and efficiency.
• Maintain expert knowledge of ICH GCP and regulatory requirements; support inspections.

Skills

People leadership

Resource forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

ICH-GCP knowledge

Regulatory inspections readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences/Pharmacy/Nursing

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

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Role Overview

The Team Lead, Site Operations is the formal people leader and functional process owner for assigned Site Operations personnel within Clinical Operations. The role is accountable for line management, resource planning, capability development, functional quality, and the design, maintenance, and continuous improvement of designated Site Operations and Clinical Operations processes. The Team Lead enables consistent, compliant execution across Germany and the United States and partners closely with Clinical Operations Leads to ensure appropriately skilled resources are assigned to studies.

Reports to: Vice President, Clinical Operations

Location: Remote

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Nursing, or a related discipline required.

• 8 to 10 years of experience in Clinical Operations or related functions within biotech or pharmaceutical industries, with 4 to 5+ years of that experience in direct people leadership, managing clinical operations professionals

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’sdegree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Nursing, or a related discipline

• 5+ years of clinicalmonitoring experience within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, including roles as a Clinical Research Associate and/or Clinical Trial Manager.

• Demonstrated late phase experience in oncology.

• Experience in cell therapy or other complex investigational therapies strongly preferred.

• Strong working knowledge of ICH-GCP, FDA regulations, and global clinical trial requirements.

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders across multiple organizational levels.

• Proven experience managing resources, priorities, and competing business demands in a dynamic environment.

• History of driving operational improvements and implementing innovative approaches within Clinical Operations.

• Experience supporting regulatory inspections and audit readiness activities.

In thisRoleYouWill:

People Leadership and Talent Development

• Serve as the formal line manager for assigned Site Operations personnel, including Clinical Trial Associates, Clinical Research Associates and Clinical Trial Managers, and other roles as assigned.

• Recruit, onboard, coach, develop, and retain team members who meet role requirements and contribute to a high-performing, collaborative Clinical Operations culture.

• Set individual objectives, provide regular and meaningful performance feedback, conduct formal performance evaluations, and support career development, succession planning, and promotion readiness.

• Create an environment of trust, accountability, inclusion, and psychological safety while addressing performance or conduct concerns promptly and appropriately.

• Ensure team members maintain the training, qualifications, competencies, and functional knowledge required for their assigned responsibilities.

• Partner with the Clinical Operations Leads (COLs) to ensure study roles, priorities, timelines and deliverables are clear, serving as a point of escalation and receive study-performance feedback on team members.

Resource and Capacity Management

• Maintain visibility of team capacity, capabilities, workload, and development needs; lead resource forecasting and cross-study workload balancing in consultation with the Head of Clinical Operations.

• Assign or reassign Site Operations personnel to studies based on portfolio priorities, required competencies, workload, continuity needs, and development opportunities, in consultation with the relevant Clinical Operations Leads.

• Identify current and future capacity gaps and recommend hiring, contractor support, capability development, or other resource solutions.

Functional Process Ownership and Operational Excellence

• Own, develop, maintain, and harmonize designated Site Operations and Clinical Operations processes, SOPs, work instructions, guidance documents, templates, and training materials in partnership with relevant stakeholders and Quality.

• Ensure consistent implementation of applicable Clinical Operations processes and standards across studies and regions while accommodating appropriate local requirements in Germany and the United States.

• Drive continuous improvement and global harmonization through review of lessons learned, recurring issues, metrics, audit and inspection observations, CAPAs, and user feedback.

• Establish and monitor functional metrics and key performance indicators relevant to Site Operations, resource utilization, process quality, and organizational effectiveness; identify trends and implement improvement actions as appropriate.

• Support organizational change, technology adoption, and process improvements that increase quality, consistency, scalability, and efficiency across Clinical Operations.

Quality, Compliance, and Site Operations Expertise

• Maintain expert-level knowledge of ICH GCP, applicable regulations, clinical monitoring practices, and evolving industry expectations relevant to Site Operations.

• Support functional inspection and audit readiness, including preparation of personnel, processes, documentation, and evidence of oversight; coordinate corrective and preventive actions within the function as assigned.

• Provide subject matter expertise for site management, clinical monitoring, monitoring strategy, oversight models, and related Site Operations processes without assuming accountability for day-to-day delivery of individual clinical trials.

• Collaborate with Clinical Operations Leads and cross-functional partners to identify systemic risks, process gaps, and capability needs that may affect multiple studies or the Clinical Operations portfolio.

• Model transparent communication, reliable execution, sound judgment, and collaborative leadership across the global Clinical Operations organization.

Qualified candidates willparticipatein a structured interview process, which includes:

• Aninitialrecruiterphone screen (conducted via video)

• Arecruiter-facilitatedintroduction and interview with the hiring leader and key stakeholders (via video)

• A final-stage interview, which may include an in-person meeting at our U.S. Headquarters in Houston, TX

What do we offer?

AtImmatics, we believe in investing in our team’s health,safetyand well-being.Here’swhat you can expectif youjoinImmatics:

Comprehensive Benefits:

• Competitive rates forHealth, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• 4 weeksofvacation,grantedup front each year and prorated for firstand lastyearofemployment.

• 12 company paid holidays

• 7daysof sick time

• 100%employer-paidlifeinsuranceup toat 1x annual salary, up to one hundred thousand dollars

• 100%employer-paidshort-andlong-Termdisabilitycoverage

• 401(k)withimmediateeligibilityandcompany match…

• The company will match100% of your contributions upto3% of yourbase salaryfor the first two yearsof employment, 4% foryears 2-3 of employment, and up to5%of your salaryfrom the fourth year onward of continued employment.

• Partiallypaidparentalleavefor eligible employees.

• Additionalvoluntaryemployee-paidbenefitsandservices,includingaccident,hospitalindemnity,andcriticalillnessinsurance,as well asidentitytheftprotectionandpetinsurance.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard torace, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexualorientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, disability, geneticinformation, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

**Reasonable Accommodations**

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and to applicants with sincerely held religious beliefs, practices, or observances. If you require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact us at [e-mail].

Work Authorization

Applicants mustbe authorized towork in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Pre-Employment Requirements

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check, referencechecksand pre-employment drug screening, wherepermittedby applicable law. For certain roles, additionalscreenings such as a credit check or motor vehicle record review may be required, where job-related and consistent with business necessity.