Site Monitoring Lead (Clinical Trials)

Location: Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Salary: $93,100–$232,800 annual base pay

Company

Global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights, and healthcare intelligence for the life sciences and healthcare industries.

What you will do

• Own and drive trial-level site monitoring strategy, quality monitoring, and risk mitigation for one or more global clinical trials.
• Develop and maintain Site Monitoring, Oversight, and Integrated Risk Management plans and related trial documents.
• Oversee monitoring activities performed by partners, including site monitoring oversight visits, follow-up actions, issue management, and escalation.
• Use centralized monitoring tools, dashboards, and data analytics to identify risks, support clinical decisions, and monitor trial performance.
• Provide expertise, consultation, and training to Clinical Trial Managers and Clinical Research Associates.
• Coordinate trial close-out activities, including clinical data cleaning and quality reporting for site monitoring.

Requirements

• Extensive end-to-end clinical trial management experience across global studies, from start-up through close-out.
• Experience developing risk-based monitoring strategies and risk management plans and applying risk-based quality management principles.
• Experience with site monitoring, site management, centralized monitoring systems, dashboards, and data-driven risk assessments.
• University or comparable degree in life sciences or a related field, or equivalent professional education with substantial relevant experience.
• Fluent English, written and spoken, is required.
• Strong leadership, communication, presentation, training, prioritization, and problem-solving skills in complex international matrix environments.

Nice to have

• Previous on-site monitoring experience.
• Knowledge of the relevant therapeutic area.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with health and welfare benefits.
• Potential incentive plans, bonuses, and other compensation in addition to base pay.
• Work in a global, cross-functional clinical research environment focused on patient protection, reliable trial results, and population health.
• Equal opportunity employment practices.