Director, Clinical Trial Strategy – Optimization

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🎸 Tennessee – Remote

🎸 Tennessee – Remote

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McKesson

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1833

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

💊 Pharmaceuticals

🧬 Biotechnology

Healthcare Insurance • Pharmaceuticals • Biotechnology

McKesson is a diversified healthcare leader specializing in pharmaceutical distribution, medical supplies, and healthcare services. Their solutions facilitate patients' access to life-changing therapies, support efficient operations for pharmacies, health systems, and clinics, and address critical issues such as drug shortages through a resilient supply chain. McKesson provides comprehensive services such as pharmacy management software, consulting, and technology solutions for specialty practices, focusing on improving health outcomes and advancing the pharmaceutical industry. They work closely with biopharma companies to enhance medication access, adherence, and commercialization while supporting oncology and biopharma practices through data-driven insights and real-world evidence.

📋 Description

• Identify opportunities to optimize clinical trial processes across the study lifecycle and drive process changes that improve speed, quality, consistency, and operational efficiency. • Lead cross-functional teams in the design, implementation, and sustainment of process improvements that support high-quality and timely clinical trial delivery. • Ensure site perspectives are represented in process redesign efforts and partner with site stakeholders to bring them along through change planning, communication, training, and adoption. • Assess current-state workflows, identify root causes of inefficiencies, and prioritize improvement initiatives based on business impact, feasibility, and alignment with strategic goals. • Develop and monitor key performance indicators, dashboards, and reporting to track process improvement outcomes, risks, and opportunities across clinical trial operations. • Report progress, insights, and recommendations to executive leadership, providing clear updates on strategic initiatives, implementation status, and measurable impact. • Establish governance, documentation, and standard work to support consistent execution of updated processes and promote a culture of continuous improvement. • Build strong partnerships across clinical, operational, quality, technology, and site teams to align stakeholders, remove barriers, and deliver changes to process. • Collaborate with sites, sponsors, contract research organizations, and vendors as needed to support process alignment, operational readiness, and successful implementation of change. • Ensure process improvements are implemented in alignment with quality standards, regulatory requirements, and organizational priorities while maintaining focus on sustainable execution.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required • 5+ years of experience in clinical trials is required • Change and program management experience required • Knowledge of scientific, medical, and regulatory terms • Knowledge of ICH Guidelines, GCP, and CFR Title 21 • Clinical research process knowledge with an understanding of medical terminology • Sophisticated problem-solving skills • Highly organized • Flexible and adaptable • Strong communication skills; persuasive, encouraging, motivating, and inspiring; the ability to listen and understand; the ability to communicate the complex in simple terms • Ability to establish relationships - develop strategic relationships within and outside of direct organization • Facilitation and communication skills - able to drive plans, decisions, and resolve issues through facilitation of groups or individuals • Process improvement skills and techniques • Change management skills and techniques • Excellent active listening skills • Experience working in a matrix environment and with virtual team members / stakeholders • Ability to thrive in team environments of considerable change • Ability to define vision and lead through change • Ability to partner with individuals at all levels of management and across organization boundaries • Ability to work across many teams to identify business opportunities and drive to consensus

🏖️ Benefits

• Total Rewards package • Comprehensive benefits to support physical, mental, and financial well-being