Associate Director, Study Start-Up

Job Summary

A company is looking for an Associate Director, Study Start-Up.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead execution of end-to-end study start-up activities, including site feasibility and activation
• Drive early planning, risk identification, and proactive issue management to support study timelines
• Serve as escalation point for study-level start-up issues, ensuring timely resolution with stakeholders

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a healthcare, life sciences, or scientific discipline
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in global clinical trial operations and/or study start-up
• Minimum of 5 years of people leadership experience, including coaching and performance management
• Strong understanding of global study start-up processes and regulatory pathways
• Experience leading complex, multi-regional studies and contributing to process improvement initiatives