Site Monitoring Lead (Sponsor-Dedicated, Remote – US)

Site Monitoring Lead (Sponsor-Dedicated, Remote – US)

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.  

Our Clinical Development model brings the customer and the patient to the center of everything that we do. We are continuously looking for ways to simplify and streamline our work to not only make Syneos Health easier to work with, but to make us easier to work for.

Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to accelerate the delivery of therapies, because we are passionate to change lives.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know: 

WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE

Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people. 
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we’re able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong. 

Job Responsibilities

Site Monitoring Lead (Sponsor-Dedicated, Remote – US)

Location: Remote – United States (East or Central Time preferred)

Where strategy meets operational excellence.

We’re seeking an experienced Site Monitoring Lead (SML) to join our sponsor-dedicated team supporting global clinical research programs. In this fully remote role, you’ll provide leadership and expertise in site monitoring strategy, execution, and oversight—ensuring clinical trial quality, subject safety, and data integrity across multiple regions.

The SML serves as a core member of the Trial Team, leading the implementation of the site monitoring and oversight approach as part of overall trial quality management. This role is critical to delivering clinical programs on time and to the highest compliance standards, in alignment with ICH-GCP, regulatory expectations, and sponsor requirements.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and oversee site monitoring activities across assigned global clinical trials, ensuring effective implementation of trial-specific monitoring strategies.
• Consult and provide expertise to Trial Teams on monitoring methodologies, risk-based approaches, and oversight activities throughout all trial phases.
• Ensure trial participant safety, data integrity, and regulatory compliance in accordance with study protocols, ICH-GCP, and applicable global regulations.
• Manage trial-level planning, implementation, issue management, and risk mitigation related to site monitoring activities.
• Support inspection readiness at all times by maintaining robust oversight, documentation, and communication processes.
• Represent the function in meetings with investigational sites, vendors, and internal/external stakeholders, including regulatory agencies or inspectors when needed.
• Contribute to innovation and process improvement, including the design and implementation of new monitoring methods and digital solutions related to trial delivery.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Clinical Operations, Quality, and other global teams to ensure seamless execution and alignment on monitoring objectives.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• Multiple years of site monitoring and management experience across all stages of clinical trials (site selection, initiation, conduct, and closeout).
• Proven expertise in clinical operations and oversight in various therapeutic areas, preferably including Immunology or related specialties.
• Deep understanding of ICH-GCP, Good Documentation Practice, and global regulatory environments (FDA, EMA, PMDA).
• Demonstrated experience working on global, multi-regional trials within a cross-functional, multicultural environment.
• Strong project management, analytical, and decision-making skills with the ability to b