Director, Clinical Trial Liaison

• Develop relationships with clinical trial investigators and research site staff to facilitate recruitment of subjects in Kardigan clinical trials
• Support Global Development clinical study execution as the local field-based representative
• Interact with investigator sites and other parties related to clinical trial execution
• Travel up to 70% as needed to support site teams, troubleshoot challenges, and foster collaborative relationships
• Provide regional and country-specific insights for study feasibility, site identification and selection, and patient recruitment and retention
• Identify and help resolve investigator site issues with the study team
• Ensure investigators and site staff understand investigational agents, eligibility criteria, and study procedures
• Assess site strategies for identifying eligible subjects and understand competing trials or upcoming approvals affecting recruitment
• Liaise with key investigators and transmit site queries or concerns to the sponsor
• Provide regional operational insight into site feasibility, selection, and patient recruitment strategy
• Identify and cultivate high-quality cardiovascular investigators
• Communicate scientific and clinical information, including study objectives, rationale, investigational product profiles, and updates
• Collaborate with Clinical Operations, Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Clinical Operations, and other cross-functional stakeholders
• Participate in study team and quality meetings, SIVs, investigator meetings, monitor workshops, and training
• Conduct or participate in site visits and report feasibility, startup, enrollment, and escalated site issues
• Support enrollment and retention through tailored discussions, data-driven insights, and relationship-building
• Review, document, follow up, and track investigator site issues and metrics
• Serve as sponsor regional operational support and escalation point for investigator sites
• Participate in Regulatory GCP inspections and/or audits as sponsor representative
• Complete SOP-compliant training, field activity documentation, expense reporting, and assigned administrative tasks
• Support educational materials and communicate trial science to team members, investigators, and site staff
• Identify prescreening strategies and recommend improvements
• Provide detailed reports of investigator and site staff interactions
• Ensure interactions comply with regulatory, ethical, and company standards

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor's degree; master's preferred or terminal degree (MD, PhD or PharmD)
• 10+ years relevant industry and/or CRO experience required
• Extensive experience in site facing clinical trial operations required
• Cardiovascular clinical trial experience and expertise in cardiovascular disease preferred
• Extensive medical and scientific knowledge and clinical development understanding
• Excellent communicator of technical and scientific information
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated collaborative as well as independent working style
• Ability to build relations with the external medical community
• Proactive and self-motivated, with ability to align activities with clinical development plans (CDPs)
• Strong organizational skills with effective use of time and prioritization
• Cross-cultural awareness
• Fluency in English and in the local language in country of residence required
• Working knowledge of ICH/GCP
• Computer skills including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Willingness to travel frequently within assigned geographical territory, including overnight travel
• Valid driver's license

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in clinical trial operations, particularly in cardiovascular studies, with a strong ability to build relationships with investigators and site staff. Proficient in communicating complex scientific information and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Clinical Trial Operations
• Cardiovascular Clinical Trial Experience
• ICH/GCP Knowledge
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Fluency in English

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Clinical Development Understanding
• Site Feasibility Assessment
• Patient Recruitment Strategy
• Data-Driven Insights
• Regulatory Compliance
• SOP Compliance
• Investigational Product Knowledge
• Enrollment and Retention Strategies
• Issue Resolution
• Site Selection

Soft Skills

• Interpersonal Skills
• Collaborative Working Style
• Proactive Attitude
• Organizational Skills
• Cross-Cultural Awareness

Industry Keywords

• Clinical Trials
• Investigational Agents
• Research Site Management
• Medical Affairs
• CRO Experience
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Regulatory GCP Inspections
• Study Team Collaboration
• Field-Based Representative
• Subject Recruitment

Tools & Technologies

• Excel
• Word
• PowerPoint