Senior Site Navigator

Senior Site Navigator
Job Code: 700344 Job Level: P2 | Individual Contributor Function: Clinical Operations Work Model: Remote / Office-based with travel as needed
About the Role
As a Senior Site Navigator, you’ll act as a local country or regional expert in study start-up, leading site-level activities with minimal oversight. You’ll be a trusted partner to sites and internal teams, proactively identifying risks, mentoring junior colleagues, and ensuring studies move forward efficiently and compliantly. [700344 - S...Navigator | PDF]
What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and oversee site start-up and activation activities across assigned studies
• Act as a knowledge resource and mentor for junior Site Navigators
• Manage site outreach, feasibility, pre-study visits, and regulatory documentation
• Serve as the primary site contact, ensuring high-quality delivery aligned with study scope and budgets
• Support IRB/IEC and regulatory authority submissions, renewals, and compliance activities
• Lead contract and budget negotiations with investigative sites
• Ensure TMF accuracy, inspection readiness, and system compliance
• Collaborate with CRAs, study leads, vendors, and regulatory teams to support SIVs and study needs
• Anticipate and mitigate risks that may impact timelines or site performance
• Participate in remote and on-site activities as required to support study success [700344 - S...Navigator | PDF]
  What We’re Looking For
  Education & Experience
• University/College degree (life sciences preferred) or equivalent clinical research experience
• 3+ years of experience in clinical research, start-up, or regulatory processes
• Strong hands-on knowledge of ICH/GCP, IRB/IEC, and regulatory frameworks
  Skills & Competencies
• Proven ability to manage complex site portfolios independently
• Strong negotiation skills (contracts and budgets)
• Excellent stakeholder communication and leadership presence
• Ability to mentor, guide, and influence others
• Fluency in English and the local official language (written and spoken) [700344 - S...Navigator | PDF]
  Why This Role?
  This role is ideal for experienced professionals ready to lead, mentor, and shape site start-up strategy, while continuing to grow within a high-impact clinical operations environment.

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