Job Description

About the Opportunity

The Director, Site Engagement & Feasibility provides strategic leadership and oversight of site engagement, site partnerships, and feasibility activities within Clinical Operations to support the growth and successful delivery of the clinical portfolio. This role is responsible for developing and maintaining strategic relationships with investigative sites, site networks, and key partners to enhance site access, accelerate study startup timelines, improve recruitment predictability, strengthen enrollment performance and enhance project success. Through proactive site engagement and high-quality feasibility strategies, the role contributes directly to the growth of the NVT clinical business by improving access to high-performing sites and enabling competitive and operationally realistic study delivery. This leadership position plays a critical role in cross-functional collaboration with Clinical Operations, Therapeutic Strategy, Commercial Services, Project management and Executive Leadership to support Novotech’s growth, competitiveness and delivery excellence.

The role maintains a strong strategic focus across varying levels of pipeline and business demand, ensuring feasibility quality, responsiveness, and stakeholder engagement remain consistent even during periods of high activity. Success in this role will be measured through feasibility speed and quality, responsiveness to internal and external stakeholders, improvements in startup timelines, site performance, and the strength of long-term strategic site relationships. The ideal candidate will be strategic, collaborative, and analytical, with strong leadership capability and the ability to operate effectively in a matrixed environment.

About the role

Line Management

• Lead, manage, and develop a team of site engagement professionals.

• Monitor resourcing, workload, and utilization to align with business demand.

• Act as an expert resource and role model for direct reports.

• Set clear priorities, performance expectations, and development plans.

• Ensure team operates in compliance with company SOPs and applicable regulations.

• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and quality

Site Engagement

• Develop and execute Novotech’s site engagement strategy across the study lifecycle.

• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with key investigative sites, site networks, and research partners to strengthen long-term collaboration and site access.

• Expand current Novotech Investigator and site data base
• Lead site partnership models that accelerate start up, enhance engagement and recruitment performance
• Identify high performing sites and cultivate them into long term strategic collaborators
• Serve as a senior escalation point for site-related challenges.

• Partner with Clinical Operations to address recurring startup, enrollment, or site performance issues.

• Enhance site satisfaction, retention, and overall site performance through proactive engagement and partnership strategies.

Feasibility

• Own feasibility strategy, governance, and quality across assigned projects or regions.

• Provide oversight of startup feasibility activities in partnership with Business Development and Clinical Operations.

• Ensure feasibility assumptions align with operational realities and site capabilities.

• Drive high-quality, timely feasibility delivery to support bid competitiveness, study startup speed, and operational success.

• Translate feasibility insights into actionable sites and startup strategies.

Resource Planning & Demand Management

• Dynamically balance feasibility and site engagement activities based on business needs.

• Maintain a proactive and strategic approach to site intelligence, site readiness, and engagement initiatives aligned with pipeline and portfolio priorities.

• Monitor feasibility utilization trends and recommend adjustments to scope, process, or resourcing.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Serve as a strategic partner to Business Development, supporting proposals, bid defenses, and client discussions.

• Collaborate with Clinical Operations and Project Management to improve startup timelines and enrollment performance.

• Influence stakeholders across a matrixed organization without direct authority.

Metrics & Continuous Improvement

• Establish, monitor, and report on KPIs related to:

o Feasibility, accuracy and quality

o Startup timelines

o Enrollment performance

o Site satisfaction and retention

• Track and report on feasibility turnaround times, stakeholder responsiveness, and site performance metrics as key indicators of functional success.

• Provide regular insights, recommendations, and risk assessments to leadership.

• Drive continuous improvement through data, site feedback, and lessons learned.

Additional Responsibilities

• Leading critical strategic initiatives related to site engagement and feasibility.

• Championing new tools, technologies, or processes across the organisation.

• Providing regular updates on key metrics, risks, and opportunities to senior and executive leadership.

• Representing Novotech externally with strategic sites, clients, and industry partners to strengthen market positioning and site access.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field (science, health sciences, business, or related discipline).

• Minimum 10 years’ experience within clinical research, including CRO or sponsor experience.

• Demonstrated experience in site engagement, feasibility, study startup, or clinical operations.

• Strong understanding of feasibility dynamics, site operations, and startup processes.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong organizational, analytical, and stakeholder management skills

• Minimum 3–5 years’ line management experience.

• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic outcomes.

• Demonstrated experience leading change, implementing new processes, or scaling functions.

• Experience presenting metrics, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership.

Final compensation will be aligned with the candidate’s experience level

Novotech is proud to offer a great workplace. We are committed to being an employer of choice for gender equality and providing an inclusive work environment where everyone is treated fairly and with respect. Our team members are passionate about what we do, but we understand work is only of the things that is important to them. We support our team members with flexible working options, paid parental leave for both parents, flexible leave entitlements, wellness programs and ongoing development programs.
We are looking for people who are passionate about working clinical research and biotech, including people who identify as LGBTIQ+, have a disability or have caring responsibilities.

We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every application. We look forward to contacting you regarding your application.