The Associate Director is a senior operational and financial strategist responsible for accelerating the lifecycle of industry-funded clinical trials. Reporting to the Senior Associate Dean for Collaborate Research and Partnerships, you will serve as the primary liaison between clinical and translational research departments and industry sponsors to ensure rapid trial activation, start-up and rigorous fiscal stewardship.

As part of the FACTS Office, this role serves as a liaison across research administration, contracts, finance, compliance, and assigned clinical or research departments to ensure efficient project start-up activation, transparent financial oversight, and adherence to institutional and sponsor requirements.

The ideal candidate is metric driven that combines strong program management skills with deep knowledge of clinical research activation, finance and workflows. Must have expertise in reviewing protocols/consent forms, creati...