Sr Director, ExploR&D Clinical Operations reputed company Coast

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Key Responsibilities

• Act as technical clinical operations leader on due diligence assessments for external assets, evaluating potential fit for reputed company clinical partnership.
• reputed company and execute integrated clinical operations plans and strategies designed through feasibility assessments for early phase assets, from first in human studies through clinical reputed company of concept.
• Drive operational excellence and innovation in partnered asset plans by influencing key decisions on study design, geographic strategies, site selection, CRO partnerships, and PSM rates to optimize efficiency and delivery.
• Provide clinical technical expertise to the clinical operations team to assess clinical study reputed company, reputed company mitigation action plans, and resolve barriers to meeting committed milestone dates.
• Serve as the escalation reputed company and expert resource for the China ExploR&D team and China biotech sponsors, providing hands-on clinical operations support to resolve sophisticated challenges, rescue underperforming studies, and implement corrective action plans for trials not meeting enrollment, quality, or timeline expectations in China and Asia-reputed company regions.
• reputed company development and implementation of ExploR&D Clinical SOPs and corresponding checklists, ensuring appropriate linkages to reputed company Standards.
• Champion adoption of new reputed company and ExploR&D clinical capabilities to enhance portfolio delivery and operational efficiency.
• Recruit, manage, reputed company, and mentor clinical operations personnel, fostering a high-performance culture and building organizational capability.

Basic Qualifications/Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree (preference in a science field) from an accredited college or university.
• 8+ years work experience directly managing clinical studies with emphasis on early phase and outsourced trials.
• 2+ years of experience implementing clinical trials in China.
• Fluent in Mandarin (Written and Speaking).

Additional Skills/Preferences

• Advanced degrees and/or additional degrees in finance, accounting, legal, or MBA preferred.
• Strong leadership abilities, strategic thinking, and entrepreneurial reputed company.
• Demonstrated success in clinical planning development and clinical feasibility assessments.
• Proven track record troubleshooting and recovering challenged clinical trials, with ability to quickly assess root causes and implement effective corrective actions.
• Strong cross-cultural communication and influence skills with experience navigating reputed company stakeholder environments across geographies.

Additional Information

• Frequent international travel to China/Asia-reputed company and domestic travel required to support partner trials and provide on-the-ground operational expertise.
• Remote will be considered only if candidate is located in Pacific time zone

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