Senior Director Site Engagement

Novotech Global•South San Francisco, CA

4d•$200,000 - $270,000

About The Position

The Director Site Engagement & Feasibility / Senior Director Site Engagement & Feasibility provides strategic leadership and oversight of site engagement, site partnerships, and feasibility activities within Clinical Operations to support the growth and successful delivery of the clinical portfolio. Through proactive site engagement and high-quality feasibility strategies, the role contributes directly to the growth of the Novotech clinical business by improving access to high-performing sites and enabling competitive and operationally realistic study delivery. This leadership position plays a critical role in cross-functional collaboration with Clinical Operations, Therapeutic Strategy, Commercial Services, Project management, and Executive Leadership to support Novotech’s growth, competitiveness, and delivery excellence. This position reports into the Vice President, Head of North America Operations.

Requirements

Minimum 3–5 years’ line management experience.
Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic outcomes.
Demonstrated experience leading change, implementing new processes, or scaling functions.
Experience presenting metrics, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership
Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field (science, health sciences, business, or related discipline).
Minimum 8–10 years’ experience within clinical research, including CRO or sponsor experience.
Demonstrated experience in site engagement, feasibility, study startup, or clinical operations.

Responsibilities

Lead, manage, and develop a team of site engagement professionals.
Monitor resourcing, workload, and utilization to align with business demand.
Develop and execute Novotech’ s site engagement strategy across the study lifecycle.
Develop and maintain strategic relationships with key investigative sites, site networks, and research partners to strengthen long-term collaboration and site access.
Own feasibility strategy, governance, and quality across assigned projects or regions.
Provide oversight of startup feasibility activities in partnership with Business Development and Clinical Operations.
Dynamically balance feasibility and site engagement activities based on business needs.
Maintain a proactive and strategic approach to site intelligence, site readiness, and engagement initiatives aligned with pipeline and portfolio priorities.
Serve as a strategic partner to Business Development, supporting proposals, bid defenses, and client discussions.
Collaborate with Clinical Operations and Project Management to improve startup timelines and enrollment performance.