Global Site Activation Manager (Clinical Research)

Location: Homebased in Centurion, South Africa

Company

hirify.global provides clinical research services, commercial insights, and healthcare intelligence for the life sciences and healthcare industries.

What you will do

• Lead strategic, operational, and financial delivery of site activation activities across global and multi-regional studies.
• Manage study start-up from pre-award through activation, including site identification, selection, regulatory submissions, ethics approvals, contracting, and lifecycle maintenance.
• Develop and execute Site Activation Management Plans aligned with study strategy and scope of work.
• Coordinate internal teams, regional stakeholders, sponsors, and external partners to deliver studies on time and within scope and budget.
• Assess regulatory landscapes, manage risks, maintain project systems and documentation, and contribute to regulatory strategy.
• Support business development, client engagement, bid defense, team mentoring, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or a related field.
• At least 7 years of clinical research experience, including 3 or more years in a leadership role.
• International project experience across multiple regions.
• Strong leadership, project management, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience delivering projects on time, within scope, and budget while managing multiple priorities.
• Strong communication, negotiation, stakeholder management, regulatory, clinical trial, quality, and compliance expertise.

Culture & Benefits

• Homebased work arrangement.
• Cross-functional collaboration across global and regional teams.
• Opportunities to mentor team members and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Work focused on accelerating clinical study activation and the development of medical treatments.