Senior Director, Clinical Trial Liaison Strategy

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

3d•$216,100 - $360,200•Hybrid

About The Position

As a senior leader within Global Clinical Operations, you will work with abstract ideas and objectives to solve complex, often precedent-setting problems, directing strategy implementation for a broad, business-critical function spanning multiple disciplines, regions, and study teams. You will lead the activities of a diverse, global team, building and sustaining an industry-leading, field-based operational capability enabled by people, process, and technology, and own line management of Director, CTL Regional Heads. You will partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders and senior leaders across Global Development to align and execute a portfolio-wide, multi-year operational strategy for field-based clinical trial support, reporting into the Head of Global Site Management. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to a fast-growing, science-driven organization making a meaningful difference to patients worldwide.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree and 18+ years of relevant industry and/or CRO experience, including significant experience leading global, multi-disciplinary teams at a senior management level
Extensive, expert-level experience in global clinical trial operations, with responsibility for managing financial and people resources across multiple Job Family groups/disciplines
Extensive medical and scientific knowledge and clinical development understanding
Strong organizational skills, with demonstrated ability to establish org-wide policies and manage large-scale, multi-project portfolios
Working knowledge of ICH/GCP and current regulatory guidance (e.g., ICH E6(R3), RBQM guidance)
Advanced negotiation and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively across a matrixed, global organization
Excellent communicator, able to synthesize complex information and present it to a wide variety of senior audiences, internal and external
Ability to build and sustain relationships with the external medical, investigator, and vendor community
Cross-cultural awareness and fluency in business English

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree, MD, or PhD preferred
experience operating across EMEA, JAPAC, US/CA, and/or LATAM regions is highly desirable

Responsibilities

Direct strategy implementation for a business-critical, multi-disciplinary field-based operations capability spanning multiple regions
Lead the activities of a diverse, global team; own individual career development, performance management, and succession planning for the CTL organization
Establish broad, function-wide objectives and develop, modify, and oversee organization-wide policies and processes
Provide strategic business oversight of the FSP relationship, ensuring optimum operational effectiveness and quality deliverables
Act as the senior point of escalation on complex, often precedent-setting issues
Represent Global Site Management and the CTL function across key forums including the GSM Leadership Team, CRO Joint Operating Committee, Clinical Operations Review, and Global Development Compliance and Quality Meeting
Maintain a field-facing presence, engaging in site visits with investigator site staff and CRO representatives
Apply advanced negotiation and interpersonal skills to secure budgets, resources, and executive sponsorship for CTL initiatives, including Agentic/AI-enabled and technology-driven process innovation