Associate Director, Central Monitoring (AI)

Location: Remote/Home-Based in Cambridge or London, UK, or Philadelphia, PA, United States. International business travel is required at less than 10%.

Salary: $164,800–$247,200 base pay annually for US-based candidates only, plus potential bonus, equity, and benefits.

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 and manage the Central Monitoring function and develop central monitoring staff.
• Define, build, and maintain KRIs, statistical monitoring analytics, and dashboards at study, site, and CRA levels.
• Analyze centralized data trends and translate risk signals into changes to monitoring plans, visit frequency, source data verification, site interventions, and CRA assignments.
• Partner with Trial Risk Management, Site Monitoring, Data Management, Biostatistics, study teams, IT, Business & Technology, vendors, and CROs.
• Lead central monitoring technology platforms and present risk trends and recommended actions to governance forums and senior leadership.
• Maintain inspection-ready documentation and support audits, regulatory inspections, RBQM standards, training, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Typically 8–10+ years of clinical research or clinical operations experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
• Hands-on experience with central or statistical monitoring, risk-based quality management, KRIs, CTMS, EDC systems, and large multi-source clinical trial datasets.
• Strong knowledge of ICH E6(R2/R3), RBQM principles, and applicable global regulatory requirements.
• Prior people management experience, including coaching and developing central monitoring analysts or associates.
• Bachelor’s degree in life science, nursing, or a related discipline.
• Strong analytical, communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree such as MS or MPH.
• Experience applying automation, machine learning, or AI to clinical trial oversight.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote/home-based work arrangement.
• Opportunity to influence monitoring strategy across a global sponsored clinical trial portfolio.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible US employees.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan and flexible paid vacation for eligible US employees.
• Potential discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation and equity grants.