Director of Clinical Operations

Overview

Segal Trials is looking to hire a Director of Clinical Operations to lead and enhance the daily operational effectiveness of their expanding clinical research network. This executive role involves hands-on leadership to deliver operational excellence throughout multiple clinical sites by ensuring superior study conduct, robust enrollment metrics, and standardized, scalable workflows across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage operational activities of clinical research sites across all locations.
• Drive study execution and monitor enrollment performance.
• Develop standardized models for workflows and staffing, ensuring consistency and scalability.
• Track and analyze key performance indicators such as enrollment, screening, visits, and timelines.
• Identify operational shortcomings and implement improvements.
• Ensure strict compliance with ICH-GCP guidelines, FDA regulations, and internal standard operating procedures.
• Support study initiation phases and verify site preparedness.
• Monitor enrollment milestones, compliance with protocols, and mitigate operational risks.
• Collaborate with recruitment teams to improve enrollment success by analyzing lead flow, conversion, and randomization metrics.
• Maintain readiness for audits and inspections collaborating closely with regulatory and quality assurance teams.
• Build and reinforce operational infrastructure including dashboards and performance tracking tools for multi-site growth.
• Lead, mentor, and support site managers and research staff while setting performance goals and fostering a collaborative, high-achieving culture.
• Maintain active communication and resolve operational issues in real time across sites.
• Oversee expansion efforts including new site launches and infrastructure scaling for growth.

Candidate Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, healthcare administration, or a related discipline.
• At least eight years of clinical research experience with a preference for site operations background.
• Between three to five years in leadership or management roles.
• In-depth familiarity with ICH-GCP, FDA regulations, and clinical site management.
• Experience overseeing multi-site clinical environments is advantageous.
• Strong track record in driving operational improvements and high performance.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational abilities.
• Preferred experience includes CNS or behavioral health research and knowledge of site management organizations (SMOs) or site networks.

Travel Requirements

Frequent travel within South Florida clinical sites with occasional national travel for meetings, conferences, and network expansion.

Why Join

• Opportunity to impact a rapidly expanding clinical research network positively.
• Direct contribution to enhancing operational scale, study outcomes, and patient accessibility.
• Be part of a thriving organization shaping the future of clinical trials.