Global Site Activation Manager (Clinical Research)

Location: Centurion, South Africa; other listed locations: Belgrade, Serbia; Tartu, Estonia; Sofia, Bulgaria; Riga, Latvia; Madrid, Spain.

Company

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

What you will do

• Lead site activation and study start-up activities across global, regional, and country-level clinical trial programs.
• Manage site identification, feasibility, regulatory submissions, ethics approvals, site contracting, and protocol amendments.
• Develop and execute Site Activation Management Plans aligned with study strategy and objectives.
• Drive start-up timelines, milestones, budgets, risks, metrics, and performance indicators.
• Partner with sponsors, sites, and cross-functional stakeholders to resolve issues and support successful trial delivery.
• Prepare updates, reports, presentations, proposal materials, and customer engagement content while mentoring colleagues.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or a related field.
• Experience in site activation, study start-up, protocol amendments, regulatory affairs, or clinical operations.
• Strong knowledge of ICH-GCP, clinical trial regulations, ethics processes, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience managing timelines, budgets, risks, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong communication, negotiation, planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead complex projects and work across cultures and geographies.

Culture & Benefits

• Global Study Leadership work across diverse therapeutic areas, countries, regulatory environments, and delivery models.
• Structured career development, tailored training, mentorship, and opportunities to move across Site Activation, Clinical, Project Management, and Oversight roles.
• Collaborative and flexible working environment supported by AI-enabled technologies.
• Opportunity to contribute to clinical research and accelerate the delivery of new treatments to patients.