Associate Director, Clinical Affairs

Responsibilities

• Manage senior managers, managers, and professionals to oversee multiple projects and initiatives
• Develop talent development plans aligned with functional growth strategies
• Identify risks and implement complex projects, initiatives, or strategies
• Develop mitigation strategies and resolve issues in collaboration with cross-functional teams
• Oversee relationship management with physicians, investigators, CROs, hospitals, and vendors
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, including safety reporting and device-related complications
• Oversee clinical studies and registries from initiation to completion
• Serve as a point of escalation for complex project issues such as IRB interactions and contracts
• Oversee the Clinical Affairs Trial Management Team during clinical trial cases
• Oversee the accuracy and effectiveness of device accountability

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in life sciences
• At least 10 years of professional clinical research, clinical operations, or trial management in a regulated environment
• End-to-end leadership experience of clinical studies or registries
• At least 5 years of people management experience or leading sizeable cross-functional teams
• Experience overseeing complex, high-impact programs in a regulated medical device environment
• Demonstrated experience leading managers and senior managers across multiple concurrent projects
• Strong risk assessment, mitigation planning, and issue-resolution skills
• Solid understanding of regulatory requirements, including safety reporting and device-related event oversight

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience serving as an escalation point for IRB interactions, contracts, and training
• Background supporting clinical trial teams during live case support with physicians and hospital staff
• Familiarity with device accountability processes and oversight procedures

About the Company

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat.