[Remote] Director, Clinical Research and Advisory Services

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Attain Partners is seeking a clinical research and advisory leader to grow its clinical consulting practice. The role develops executive client relationships and business opportunities, leads consulting engagements addressing operational and strategic challenges, and helps build the practice and its teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain executive-level relationships across cancer centers, academic medical centers, research institutions, healthcare systems, and related organizations
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leaders by providing strategic insight and practical solutions to operational and organizational challenges
• Identify, qualify, and shape consulting opportunities that align with client priorities and Attain capabilities
• Lead business development efforts from relationship cultivation through proposal development, contracting, and transition to delivery
• Support annual revenue, pipeline, and growth objectives for the practice
• Represent Attain at industry conferences, professional associations, webinars, and client events
• Develop thought leadership content that strengthens Attain's market presence and credibility
• Lead client engagements focused on:
• Cancer center strategy and operations
• Clinical research operations
• Research administration
• Organizational design and governance
• Operational assessments and process improvement
• Workforce strategy and transformation
• Financial performance and sustainability
• Technology enablement and modernization
• Research compliance and regulatory operations
• Facilitate executive workshops, stakeholder interviews, and strategic planning sessions
• Guide project teams in data gathering, analysis, solution development, and implementation planning
• Ensure delivery excellence, client satisfaction, financial performance, and achievement of engagement objectives
• Present findings and recommendations to executive leadership and governing stakeholders
• Help develop methodologies, assessment frameworks, benchmarks, and reusable intellectual property
• Create and enhance service offerings that address emerging client needs across cancer centers, research administration, and clinical research operations
• Mentor and develop consulting team members
• Support recruiting, staffing, resource planning, and team development activities
• Foster collaboration across Attain's healthcare, research administration, technology, data, and transformation teams
• Contribute to a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and thought leadership

Skills

• Bachelor's degree required
• 10+ years of progressive experience in one or more of the following: + Academic medical centers + Cancer centers + Clinical research operations + Research administration + Healthcare administration + Healthcare consulting + Professional services organizations supporting healthcare or research institutions
• Demonstrated expertise in cancer center operations, clinical research operations, research administration, healthcare transformation, or related functions
• Proven experience developing and maintaining trusted advisor relationships with executive stakeholders
• Demonstrated success generating new business, expanding client relationships, and contributing to revenue growth
• Experience leading complex consulting engagements, transformation initiatives, organizational assessments, or operational improvement programs
• Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate effectively with physicians, scientists, administrators, researchers, and institutional leadership
• Experience leading teams and mentoring professionals
• Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to build long-term client partnerships that result in repeat business and sustained growth
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for practice development and innovation
• Ability to operate independently while collaborating effectively across teams
• Advanced degree
• Experience supporting NCI-designated or comprehensive cancer centers
• Experience within a consulting, advisory, or professional services organization
• Experience leading clinical research, research administration, grants management, or research operations functions
• Experience developing managed services, training programs, assessment frameworks, or new service offerings
• Existing relationships with leaders across academic medicine, oncology, clinical research, healthcare administration, or research administration
• Active participation in organizations such as: + Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) + Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) + National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) + Society of Research Administrators International (SRAI) + Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) + Other relevant healthcare, oncology, or research administration organizations

Benefits

• Competitive health, dental, and vision coverage
• HSA and FSA accounts
• Life and disability insurance
• Fertility and family planning benefits
• Employee assistance and discount programs
• 11 paid federal holidays
• Flexible unlimited time off (UTO)
• Generous 401(k) matching with immediate vesting
• Flexible career paths that provide advancement, mobility, and flexibility
• Flexible work environment
• Remote work in the United States
• Annual discretionary bonus
• A healthy environment that values unique experiences

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