Associate Regional Director

The Associate Regional Director, Clinical Operations, supports operational leadership across multiple DM Clinical Research sites within an assigned geographic region. This role is responsible for ensuring successful clinical trial execution, enrollment performance, regulatory compliance, and operational consistency.

The Associate Regional Director partners with Site Directors, investigators, and executive leadership to optimize study performance, scale clinical capabilities, and support the organization’s growth objectives.

This role supports regional performance, including enrollment, financial outcomes, quality metrics, and operational efficiency.

This role reports directly to the Vice President of PMO and Clinical Strategy, with a dotted-line relationship to the Chief Operating Officer to ensure alignment with operational priorities, site performance, and organizational objectives.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Regional Operations Leadership Provide operational leadership across multiple clinical research sites within the assigned region

Oversee regional performance, including enrollment targets, site productivity, and operational efficiency

Drive consistency in processes, systems, and execution across sites

Support regional growth initiatives, including new site activation, investigator onboarding, and expansion of clinical trial capabilities

Partner with executive leadership to align regional operations with organizational strategy
2. Clinical Trial Execution Ensure successful execution of clinical trials across all sites in alignment with protocol requirements and sponsor expectations

Oversee study timelines, enrollment progress, and site utilization

Identify and address enrollment barriers; implement strategies to improve recruitment and retention

Conduct operational site reviews to assess protocol execution, enrollment performance, and readiness
3. Quality & Compliance Oversight Ensure adherence to GCP, FDA regulations, SOPs, and sponsor requirements across all sites

Monitor and support improvement of quality metrics, including protocol deviations, audit outcomes, and inspection readiness

Proactively identify operational, enrollment, and regulatory risks and implement mitigation strategies to ensure study timelines, enrollment targets, and quality standards are consistently achieved

Promote a culture of quality, compliance, and continuous improvement
4. Staff Leadership & Development Provide leadership and performance oversight for Site Directors, Clinical Research Coordinators (CRCs), and site support staff

Coach and develop site leadership to improve performance, accountability, and execution

Support hiring, onboarding, and retention strategies across the region

Foster a high-performance, collaborative culture across sites
5. Performance Reporting & Financial Management Accountable for regional KPIs, including:

Study enrollment targets

Protocol timelines and study start-up metrics

Site utilization and productivity

Revenue contribution and financial performance

Quality indicators (deviations, audits, compliance metrics)
Analyze performance data and implement action plans to improve outcomes

Partner with finance and leadership to manage budgets, forecasting, and resource allocation KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

Education:

Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.

Experience:

8+ years of clinical research experience3–5 years of leadership experience managing multi-site or multi-functional teams

Demonstrated experience driving enrollment performance, operational efficiency, and site-level financial outcomes

Experience supporting or leading site growth initiatives, including new site activation and investigator engagement preferred

Credentials:

Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC) or equivalent…