Regional Site Director North Atlantic to join our Team!
As an emerging startup in Buffalo, where New York state fosters rapid and robust growth within the startup community, Circuit Clinical was ranked 20th nationally for Best Workplaces for Innovators by Fast Company4 and was named an Inc. Magazine4 Best Workplaces 2021. Circuit's accolades continued beyond the early years as a research industry watchlist company, including winning SCOPE's Participant Engagement Award in 2022 while continuing to receive national recognition as Fast Company's World Changing Ideas174 Award 2022. Over the past year, Circuit has remained committed to breaking the norms that have challenged research participation and continues to extend reach within the research industry, having expanded client relationships with multiple pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations. And we are not done yet. Our growth knows no bounds as we extended our community-based research into the Midwest during 2023 while growing our remote research capabilities across all 50 US states.
Our award-winning culture is grounded in our values, the heart of the Circuit ethos. We focus on building an incredible, hard-charging Team and providing them the opportunity to do the best work of their careers. In short, we're motivated to take on the most challenging problems in developing new medicines - this is work that matters to us and those we serve, the patients.
We must recruit the industry's most dynamic, mission-driven, empathetic, and passionate leaders to accomplish our mission. That's where you come in!
What We OfferSuppose you've been looking for a chance to work with a unique, highly motivated Team and to have a direct impact in building a transformative clinical trials company every day. in that case, that is precisely what we're offering. We provide competitive benefits and an environment focused on helping you grow personally and professionally.
What You Will Bring to Our TeamAs our
Regional Site Director you will report to the Vice President of Site Operations and work in collaboration with the entire organization to deliver and work in collaboration with the Clinical Operations group and work cross-collaboratively with our Regulatory and Business Development teams.
How Will You Do ThisSpecific responsibilities include:
- Providing direct managerial oversight to staff in the Hudson Valley and Northern New Jersey districts Clinical Research Coordinators, ensuring each member is meeting study specific and business-related expectations.
- Coaching and mentoring staff to establish opportunities for career development.
- Fostering and maintaining a positive, results-oriented work environment.
- Training all clinical research staff and physicians on proper clinical trial execution.
- Conducting ongoing performance evaluations and career developing mapping with site team members.
- Managing clinical research program and operations in accordance with Circuit Clinical procedures and policies.
- Assisting Business Development and prospect for new physicians and studies.
- Collaborating with Business Development for protocol review. Work with the Director, Study Start Up to develop budgets and time estimates. Assist the VP Site Operations with protocol deconstruction and budget grids for clinical trial operations.
- Working directly with the network team to identify, qualify and onboard newly identified PIs and Sub-Is based on pipeline needs and company's targeted therapeutic areas:
- Partner with network to determine what points of expansion make the most sense for Circuit, determining the need for additional space, resources and equipment.?
- Direct involvement in building the budget for expansion in district.
- Assisting the Physician Network team in maintaining strong relationships with our current research providers as well as cultivate new relationships with potential new customers. Attend and contribute to governance prep discussions.
- Partnering with the operations leadership team to ensure alignment with the company's vision and implementation of the Circuit business model within the designated region.
- Liaise with Patient Recruitment Specialists to maximize patient enrollment and retention.
- Assisting with the identification of clinical trials that best align with the population and financial goals of Circuit Clinical.
- Maintaining QA and tracking systems at the site level, ensuring accurate completion of all activities required to start and run a clinical trial.
- Managing P&L, 3rd party contract facilitation, establish and maintain billing process (rate card), utilization of staff and identification of additional needs, constantly looking for process improvements/efficiencies, ensuring all departmental activities are moving/being completed on time and with quality, reconciling invoices and payments, manage PI payment tracker/time management, PI engagement (continual using a set budget).
- Attending potential operations, SCRS, ACRP, conference attendance and presentation, webinars, liaise with marketing to ensure proper materials are developed/printed/displayed.
- Partnering with VP, Site Operations and Human Resources to develop career pathway planning and retention process for site operations staff
- Establish a budget and parameters for staff appreciation program for site operations staff
- Develop a tool for career pathway planning for supervisors to use with staff
- Develop a library of resources (SCRS free webinars, Circuit's existing resources, mentorship opportunities, etc.) recommended for staff development
- Develop additional training opportunities for PIs.?
- Documented training, mentorship, and study exposure opportunities for PIs to allow sales to speak to engaging with community physicians without research experience
- Maintain the operational integrity of current research sites
- Supporting Network site(s) as a CRC in situations, as needed
- Additional duties as assigned.
Your qualifications include:- Bachelor's degree preferred, or 2-3 years equivalent of experience
- Minimum of 10 years clinical research experience required, preferably as a Research Coordinator
- 5-10 years of proven success in a leadership role
- Experience with creating and managing a budget preferred
- Proficient with Microsoft Office
- Knowledge of EMR systems
- Knowledge of CRM
- Knowledge of CTMS
- Willingness to travel to be on site between Northern NJ and Hudson Valley sites daily.
Who You AreWe prize 4 traits above all others:
Hungry: we like people who are ambitious for themselves AND for our Mission and for each other - will all win together and that takes real drive
Happy: we seek pragmatic optimists - pessimism and ironic dispositions, especially in leadership can kill startups - we seek those who know the world can be improved by those who work hard and work smart to change it
Humble: not the false "I'm not really anything" kind of modesty - we like swagger! But we prize people who are confident and know they are great, and so is everyone around them, and we act accordingly
Smart: there are a LOT of smart people here, but smart is last for a reason. We want the kind of smart people who can collaborate and respect the intelligence of others.
The other fine print: Location: This is an on-site position working out of our Northern New Jersey and Hudson Valley sites daily.
Travel: Requires frequent travel to our sites
Exemption status: Full time, exempt
Physical requirements: the following physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions: Regularly required to sit; use hands; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Specific vision abilities include close vision
Other duties: the duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and that additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or. the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.
Salary Description
105k-125k Salary
