Site Engagement Associate Director
GSK
August 25, 2026
Remote friendly (Philadelphia, PA)
United States
Clinical Research and Development
Position Summary:
Through leadership, the Site Engagement Associate Director is accountable for developing, managing, and overseeing long-term relationships with strategically and operationally important sites and institutions, building GSK’s image/reputation with sites, and serving as the interface between GSK and sites to create an optimal clinical trials environment.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct strategic environmental surveillance of the US to anticipate regulatory/operational changes and design innovative partnerships.
- Provide leadership insights on site landscape trends, operational risks, and emerging engagement models.
- Lead development/expansion of a US site network (academic centers, community practices, hybrid/DCT-enabled models).
- Enhance collaboration between sites and GSK clinical teams to improve performance and resolve start-up/study execution obstacles.
- Create strategic partnership models/frameworks; build relationships with community sites and local investigators.
- Provide strategic operational input for excellence, process efficiency, and trial delivery.
- Identify/disseminate best practices and contribute to standardization.
- Track compliance with site partnership agreements; pinpoint issues and drive corrective actions.
- Drive performance via mutually agreed KPIs and periodic partner reviews.
- Provide feedback to Leadership and Local Medical Affairs on new/existing partnerships.
- Champion patient-centric solutions tailored to US oncology populations; optimize site activation timelines.
- Identify bottlenecks and reduce cycle times; drive adoption of digital solutions (eReg, remote SIVs, EMR-based identification).
- Participate in site visits; serve as an escalation point for site performance issues; develop unique site models.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline (preferably life science) or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in clinical research operations.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of drug development and clinical study process (including monitoring).
- Track record establishing/growing partnerships with strategic sites/institutions.
- Strong client relationship and stakeholder management; enthusiasm for digital solutions.
- Experience designing/creating innovative projects; ability to anticipate clinical research evolution and propose strategic plans.
Application Instructions:
- If motivated to build strong site partnerships and improve clinical trials delivery, apply and describe how your experience can help.
Through leadership, the Site Engagement Associate Director is accountable for developing, managing, and overseeing long-term relationships with strategically and operationally important sites and institutions, building GSK’s image/reputation with sites, and serving as the interface between GSK and sites to create an optimal clinical trials environment.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct strategic environmental surveillance of the US to anticipate regulatory/operational changes and design innovative partnerships.
- Provide leadership insights on site landscape trends, operational risks, and emerging engagement models.
- Lead development/expansion of a US site network (academic centers, community practices, hybrid/DCT-enabled models).
- Enhance collaboration between sites and GSK clinical teams to improve performance and resolve start-up/study execution obstacles.
- Create strategic partnership models/frameworks; build relationships with community sites and local investigators.
- Provide strategic operational input for excellence, process efficiency, and trial delivery.
- Identify/disseminate best practices and contribute to standardization.
- Track compliance with site partnership agreements; pinpoint issues and drive corrective actions.
- Drive performance via mutually agreed KPIs and periodic partner reviews.
- Provide feedback to Leadership and Local Medical Affairs on new/existing partnerships.
- Champion patient-centric solutions tailored to US oncology populations; optimize site activation timelines.
- Identify bottlenecks and reduce cycle times; drive adoption of digital solutions (eReg, remote SIVs, EMR-based identification).
- Participate in site visits; serve as an escalation point for site performance issues; develop unique site models.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline (preferably life science) or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in clinical research operations.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of drug development and clinical study process (including monitoring).
- Track record establishing/growing partnerships with strategic sites/institutions.
- Strong client relationship and stakeholder management; enthusiasm for digital solutions.
- Experience designing/creating innovative projects; ability to anticipate clinical research evolution and propose strategic plans.
Application Instructions:
- If motivated to build strong site partnerships and improve clinical trials delivery, apply and describe how your experience can help.