About the role

  • Director Clinical Operations overseeing oncology portfolio and managing team in Belgium and Netherlands. Driving clinical trial strategy and enhancing staff performance with leadership skills.

Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive 2nd line management to the people managers that are leading Local Trials Managers, Site Managers and Clinical Trial Assistants.
  • Build, hire, and train a high-performing team.
  • Oversee resource allocation to optimize business deliverables.
  • Deliver coaching and mentorship to foster personal and professional growth.
  • Inspire your team to perform at their best.
  • Ensure robust feasibility, strategic site selection, overseeing the start-up, execution, and monitoring of trials.
  • Empower your team to achieve quality and performance objectives while ensuring inspection readiness at all times.
  • Support your team with issue resolution, stakeholder management, audits, and inspections.
  • Develop the country’s capabilities for effective study placement.
  • Build the country strategy and lead the implementation of innovative practices and facilitate change within the local organization.
  • Help shape the clinical trial environment by partnering with health authorities, ethics committees, trade associations and key hospitals
  • Promote an environment that encourages shared learning, creative thinking, and continuous improvement.
  • Proactively manage both local and global stakeholders to streamline business deliverables and maximize country potential.
  • Cultivate partnerships with key sites within the assigned therapeutic area.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent required, preferably in Life Sciences (e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nursing, Pharmacy)
  • Minimum of 12 years of clinical research experience acquired in pharmaceutical industry, CRO or investigational site
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills
  • Proven ability to foster team productivity and cohesiveness
  • Ability to manage complexity under pressure
  • Effective issue resolution and ability to generate and implement contingency plans for both productivity and quality issues when required
  • Excellent knowledge of drug development, clinical research operations and regulatory requirements including ICH-GCP, HCC and applicable regulations
  • Ability to evaluate data generated from various reports and sources
  • Demonstrated skills in effective communication with various internal and external stakeholders (e.g. investigational sites, ethics committees, health authorities, etc.)
  • Influential in improving the clinical research environment at a country level
  • At least 6 years of line management experience required.
  • Proficient in decision-making and financial management.
  • Flexible mindset and ability to work in a fast-changing environment.
  • Proficient in English and Dutch language. For Belgian based candidates proficiency in French is also required.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development

Job title

Director, Clinical Operations

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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