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Director, Clinical Process Excellence

North Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-14 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design clinical research processes and lead strategic change management initiatives to ensure operational excellence in clinical trial execution within a Quality Management System.

Role type

Director, Clinical Process Excellence (Strategic Change Enablement)

Builds

Clinical trial execution processes, organizational role definitions, and global change management programs

Domain

Pharmaceutical R&D / Clinical Development Operations

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Clinical trial process design, GXP regulations knowledge, change management strategy, stakeholder alignment, organizational role design, metrics assessment

Preferred skills

Pharmaceutical industry leadership, complex matrix management, compliance strategy execution, coaching and mentoring

Technologies

Clinical Trial Management Systems (CTMS), Business Process Framework

Responsibilities

Translate Quality System and GXP regulations to stakeholders, design clinical research processes via mapping and workshops, facilitate organizational role design and integrations, develop and deliver change management strategies, manage global programs for process and change management, assess strategic metrics

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership & mentorship

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