Associate Director, Clinical Trial Start-Up (Clinical Research)

Location: Remote/Home-Based in California or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The role includes 10%–20% travel in the US and internationally.

Salary: $164,800–$247,200 annually for US-based candidates, with potential bonus, equity, and benefits eligibility.

Company

hirify.global is a global biopharmaceutical company developing medicines for serious diseases, with a portfolio spanning sleep disorders, epilepsy, oncology, and neuroscience.

What you will do

• Lead or oversee study-level clinical trial start-up strategies, country and site activation plans, projections, and risk mitigation.
• Use historical and predictive data, real-world evidence, analytics, and emerging technologies to optimize activation timelines and operational planning.
• Provide subject-matter expertise on global study, country, and site start-up pathways, regulatory requirements, IRB/EC processes, and activation strategies.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support country and site selection, protocol implementation, timelines, and governance activities.
• Oversee CROs, vendors, and SSU team members, including KPI tracking, training, guidance, and performance feedback.
• Improve SSU policies, SOPs, tools, training, documentation quality, inspection readiness, and process efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or a related field required; an advanced degree is preferred.
• 8–10 years of clinical research experience, including at least 5 years focused on clinical trial start-up or site activation.
• Expertise in global clinical site start-up, regulatory requirements, IRB/EC processes, and site activation pathways.
• Experience leading or supporting global start-up strategies in in-house and outsourced models, including CRO or vendor oversight.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, leadership, collaboration, communication, and cross-functional decision-making skills.
• Proficiency with CTMS, document management systems, and SSU technology platforms such as Veeva Vault.

Nice to have

• Experience assessing or using AI in clinical trial start-up.
• Advanced degree in life sciences or a related field.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote/home-based work arrangement with US and international travel.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan and flexible paid vacation.
• Potential annual cash bonus or incentive compensation and discretionary equity grants.
• Equal opportunity and affirmative action employment practices.