Regional Strategic Site Partnership Lead (Senior Director)

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Regional Strategic Site Partnership Lead (Senior Director) based in United States. This senior leadership position focuses on building and strengthening strategic partnerships with clinical research sites and site organizations across an assigned region and therapeutic area. You will act as a trusted enterprise-level partner, engaging senior executives and C-suite stakeholders to establish durable, mutually beneficial relationships. The role combines clinical development expertise, strategic relationship management, operational excellence, and strong commercial judgment. You will help improve clinical trial execution by strengthening collaboration, reducing startup timelines, and establishing measurable quality and performance standards. Working across a complex, global matrix, you will align internal teams and external partners around shared priorities and portfolio objectives. Your leadership will contribute to more patient-centric, diverse, efficient, and high-quality clinical research programs. This remote, field-based opportunity is designed for an experienced healthcare leader who can influence at the highest levels and thrive in a fast-moving environment. Accountabilities - Identify high-performing clinical research sites and site organizations based on therapeutic-area requirements and strategic priorities. - Build, develop, and nurture long-term business-to-business partnerships with research sites and networks, including relationships with C-suite and governance-level stakeholders. - Serve as the enterprise point of contact for strategic site partners, developing customized engagement models that create value for both parties. - Provide operational guidance focused on transparency, tailored support, senior leadership access, quality, and effective service delivery.

- Work closely with strategic partnership leadership and cross-functional teams to implement regional site partnership strategies aligned with global objectives. - Develop partnerships that combine the strengths, resources, and capabilities of participating organizations to accelerate clinical development and improve outcomes. - Partner with clinical development and site operations teams to reduce the time required for trial startup activities and improve execution efficiency. - Collaborate on new innovations, capabilities, and quality standards that strengthen the clinical research partnership model. - Lead regular discussions with C-suite contacts, identify emerging opportunities, and strengthen executive-level relationships. - Establish productive relationships with key internal and external decision-makers to facilitate alignment, resolve challenges, and achieve mutual objectives. - Develop proactive strategies for addressing enterprise-level concerns, mitigating risks, and maintaining high partner satisfaction. - Establish and monitor KPIs for strategic partners and site networks, using performance data and annual assessments to drive operational excellence and inform future partnership decisions. - Influence, guide, and collaborate with colleagues across functions to deliver meaningful outcomes and measurable business impact. Requirements - Bachelor's or master's degree, or equivalent, in a medical, scientific, technical, or healthcare-related discipline. - 12+ years of broad experience in drug development, clinical trial conduct, global clinical trial operations, or a related healthcare environment, with progressive experience in senior leadership roles. - Strong knowledge of clinical development processes, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and clinical trial operations. - Sufficient therapeutic-area expertise to engage credibly in discussions with healthcare professionals and clinical research stakeholders.