Senior Manager, Research Operations

Walmart

As Senior Manager, oversee research study operations for Walmart's healthcare initiatives. Lead cross-functional collaboration and ensure compliance with industry standards in clinical development.

Posted 7/30/2026full-timeBentonville • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $130,000 - $260,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in overseeing clinical research studies, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and operational excellence. Proven ability to lead teams, manage resources, and drive performance in decentralized trial solutions.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Clinical Development ExperienceDecentralized Trials ManagementGood Clinical Practice (GCP)Team Leadership and MentoringRegulatory Standards Compliance

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Hard Skills

Operational ManagementStudy PlanningKey Performance Indicators (KPIs)Resource ManagementClinical Research ExecutionDigital Healthcare OperationsPharmaceutical Industry KnowledgePerformance Optimization

Soft Skills

Cross-Functional CollaborationProblem SolvingContinuous Learning Support

Tools & Technologies

Walmart Data Infrastructure

Industry Keywords

Health Science DegreeClinical TrialsRegulatory StandardsHigh-Growth EnvironmentOperational Infrastructure

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Google Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Oversee all operational aspects of research study execution in compliance with corporate and industry standards.
Lead planning, recruiting, execution, and closing of research studies, ensuring timely delivery of objectives.
Develop and monitor study plans and key performance indicators to assess progress and address issues.
Drive operational capabilities and resource management for decentralized trial solutions using Walmart data and infrastructure.
Provide supervision, mentoring, and development opportunities for associates to build a high-performing team.
Collaborate cross-functionally to identify needs, remove obstacles, and adjust plans to optimize performance.
Promote adherence to company policies, ethics, and standards while supporting continuous learning and improvement.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in health science or related area.
5 years’ operational experience in clinical development.
Prior work experience with decentralized trials and/or digital healthcare operations and implementation.
Prior work experience in a clinical research environment, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry.
Prior work experience healthcare, clinical trials, regulatory standards, and industry standards.
Prior work experience utilizing Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
Prior work experience in a high-growth environment to build a nascent operational infrastructure.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage.
Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.