Associate Director, Study Start-Up

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El Cajon, CAFull-timePosted Apr 9, 2026

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Job Description

cations

Bachelor's degree in a healthcare, life sciences, or scientific discipline

Minimum of 8 years of experience in global clinical trial operations and / or study start-up

Minimum of 5 years of people leadership experience, including coaching and performance management

Strong understanding of global study start-up processes and regulatory pathways

Experience leading complex, multi-regional studies and contributing to process improvement initiatives

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a healthcare, life sciences, or scientific discipline
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in global clinical trial operations and / or study start-up
  • Minimum of 5 years of people leadership experience, including coaching and performance management
  • Strong understanding of global study start-up processes and regulatory pathways
  • Experience leading complex, multi-regional studies and contributing to process improvement initiatives

Benefits

    Responsibilities

    • Lead execution of end-to-end study start-up activities, including site feasibility and activation
    • Drive early planning, risk identification, and proactive issue management to support study timelines
    • Serve as escalation point for study-level start-up issues, ensuring timely resolution with stakeholders


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