Manager, Clinical Affairs

Discovery Life Sciences

Manager of Clinical Affairs overseeing clinical sites, managing relationships, and ensuring effective performance for clinical research. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to support trials and regulatory compliance.

Posted 6/27/2026full-timeHuntsville • Alabama • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $50,000 - $80,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the main point of contact for assigned clinical research sites—building strong relationships with site personnel, managing Clinical Research Coordinators (CRCs), and ensuring site performance aligns with company goals.
Oversee daily activities at sites, resolve issues, implement site-specific plans, and maintain up-to-date regulatory documentation and trackers.
Partner with cross-functional teams including Quality, Regulatory, and Product Managers to support trials, improve sourcing, and uphold compliance and productivity standards.
Travel regularly (20–30%) to clinical sites to support study execution, monitor operations, and foster engagement with investigators and clinical teams.
Supervise all activities at assigned sites, which may include direct oversight and management of internal network Clinical Research Coordinators (CRCs)
Manage relationships at assigned sites and expand capabilities to incorporate new sites and procedures.
Maintain and grow collaborative relationships with all site personnel involved in DLS research.
Develop, coordinate and enforce systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards.
Stay abreast of industry-accepted procedures.
Serve as liaison between DLS and sites to execute projects and maintain quality standards.
Assist in the development and execution of site-specific performance plans.
Review and evaluate research requests to determine how sites can fulfill requests.
Manage, coordinate, and support clinical site monitoring activities according to the Site Monitoring Process for IMVs.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in life sciences
3+ years of comparable clinical research or project management experience
Knowledge of clinical research trials and previous leadership experience preferred
CCRA, CCRP, or equivalent certification preferred
Familiar with principles, concepts, and standard of care associated with clinical trial or research study design and execution
Experience in a clinical research organization or oncology/infectious disease/autoimmune research.
Strong attention to detail with excellent organizational skills and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks
Must be able to tolerate the sight of body fluids including blood/blood products, stool, sputum, and tissue as well as tolerate unpleasant odors of various specimens and chemicals
Ability to travel up to 20-30% of the time; Travel to clinical sites at a minimum of an annual basis.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and benefits package options including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability which start on your first day of employment!
401(k) match program which starts on your first day of employment
Time away from work (Generous vacation and paid time off, your paid parental leave, paid family leave, etc.)
Professional development opportunities and reimbursement for relevant certifications.
Collaborative and inclusive work environment that values diversity.
Team-building activities and social events.
Employee Referral Program and Colleague Recognition Program.

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Hard Skills & Tools

clinical researchproject managementsite monitoringregulatory documentationperformance plansresearch study designclinical trial executiondata trackingsourcingcompliance standards

Soft Skills

relationship managementorganizational skillsattention to detailproblem-solvingcommunicationleadershipcollaborationprioritizationengagementsupervision

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeCCRACCRP