Director, Country & Site Operations (CSO), Europe
Core
Strategic and operational leadership for clinical trial execution across assigned European countries, ensuring delivery of country objectives, site performance, and investigator engagement.
Role type
Senior IC clinical operations director (country & site operations)
Builds
Clinical trial portfolio delivery across Europe
Domain
Biotechnology / Clinical Operations
Required skills
Country-level clinical trial expertise, leading clinical operations across multiple countries, managing matrix teams, stakeholder management, GCP/ICH guidelines knowledge, operational risk management, resource planning, protocol implementation, site selection strategy, investigator engagement, cross-functional partnership
Preferred skills
Advanced degree, experience with global study teams, experience with CRO/FSP partners, experience with affiliate organizations, experience with Clinical Development and Worldwide Medical teams
Technologies
IFM/SCOUT operating model, GCP, ICH guidelines
Responsibilities
Partner cross-functionally to align country and site strategies with clinical trial planning, provide strategic leadership for trial execution, lead and develop Country & Site Leads, act as senior CSO representative to maintain relationships with investigators and healthcare institutions, provide proactive country and site intelligence, support country and site selection decisions, partner with monitoring teams for trial oversight, represent CSO in global initiatives, support resource and budget planning
Seniority
Director, Management level