Vice President, Head of Clinical Operations
$303,600–$400,510 year
Remote · New York City, New York, United States or Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Job Summary
Lead and execute global clinical operations strategy across Recursion’s development portfolio from IND/CTA planning through proof-of-concept, pivotal trials, and submission support; own end-to-end operational delivery including study planning, start-up, enrollment, monitoring, vendor oversight, budget management, database lock, and closeout; build, scale, and mentor a high-performing Clinical Operations organization; establish governance, KPIs, dashboards, and risk management; manage CRO and vendor strategy and ensure inspection-ready execution with strong GCP compliance; contribute to an AI-native TechBio environment with cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder influence while supporting global trials in oncology/rare diseases.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, healthcare, or related field required; advanced degree preferred
- 15+ years of biotech or pharmaceutical clinical operations experience, including significant leadership experience overseeing multiple clinical programs and global clinical trials
- Proven track record leading clinical operations from early development through pivotal studies, registration-enabling trials, study closeout, and submission support
- Deep experience with clinical trial planning and execution, including feasibility, start-up, enrollment, monitoring, vendor/CRO oversight, budget management, risk management, database lock, and closeout
- Strong working knowledge of FDA, EMA, MHRA, ICH/GCP, global clinical trial regulations, quality systems, inspection readiness, and risk-based quality management
- Experience building and leading teams, including leaders of clinical operations, clinical project managers, clinical trial managers, consultants, CRO partners, and functional vendors
- Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate clearly, influence senior stakeholders, resolve complex operational issues, and drive decisions in a fast-moving environment
- Experience in oncology, rare disease, and/or specialty clinical development preferred; experience with clinical trial technologies, CTMS/eTMF/EDC/IRT/eCOA, operational dashboards, automation, or AI-enabled workflows is a plus
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