Senior Manager, Site Identification and Selection

Catalyst Clinical Research provides customizable solutions to the biopharmaceutical and biotechnology industries through Catalyst Oncology, a full-service oncology CRO, and multi-therapeutic global functional and CRO services through Catalyst Flex. The company's customer-centric flexible service model, innovative technology, expert team members, and global presence advance clinical studies. Visit CatalystCR.com.   

As the Senior Manager, Site Identification and Selection, you will provide oversight and develop appropriate strategies for site selection, and responsible for the line management of team members. Utilizing trial proposals and protocols, the Sr. Manager analyzes the trial specifications and strategy to provide support site identification efforts while conducting a data-driven approach identifying quality sites and investigators for an awarded trial.  The Senior Manager works directly with the strategic feasibility team, Central Site Services leadership (CSS), and other internal functional teams to ensure quality deliverables are on time and on budget. Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to, incorporation of our oncology site network into site ID efforts and utilization and maintenance oversight of our comprehensive site and investigator database. The Senior Manager is responsible for owning and achieving the interim and final contractual deliverable target site list for awarded programs. The Senior Manager leads and directs cross-functional teams and understands and manages internal and external client expectations/needs to achieve client satisfaction. The Senior Manager proactively identifies, resolves/mitigates, and escalates risks with site identification and/or issues.

Position Responsibilities:

·         Provide oversight to site identification and selection efforts, process, and team requirements.

·         Provide input to proposals and business development activities to help build project assumptions, budget, and timelines.

·         Present and explain SID and selection to BD/Clients, including the process, recommendations, and rationale, verbally and in written formats (e.g., MS Word or MS PowerPoint).

·         Assist with designing, developing, and updating Standard Operating Procedures for the central site service function. 

·         Collate and communicate various corporate experience metrics related to strategy development for specific proposals and bid defenses.

·         Act as the primary Site ID and Selection point of internal contact for designated global projects and programs, where required.

·         Accountable for developing successful sponsor relationships, proven through consistently high sponsor satisfaction, contributing to retention and repeat business.

·         Work cross-functionally to ensure internal and external teams optimize accelerated delivery of site selection deliveries.

·         Manage risk and mitigation strategies within feasibility to ensure timely delivery.

·         Ensure stringent oversight of projects in terms of timely and quality delivery of key milestones.

·         Manage sponsor expectations and ensure compliance with Catalyst critical metrics, SOPs, and quality standards.

·         Support and/or oversee the global study Site ID and Site Selection strategy until 100% of sites are selected.

·         Oversee the site CDA process with support from CSS, legal, and/or finance teams as required.

·         Prepare and present at KOMs the project site identification and selection strategy as applicable.

·         Prepare, run, and/or support internal and/or external team meetings.

·         Review study budgets, identify out of scope tasks and participate