Clinical Lead II (Oncology) - Contractor

United States
Remote
Posted Sep 30, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Contract, Full-time
Experience level: Mid-level · 2+ years
Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job summary

Serve as the initial contact for site management and monitoring quality concerns, oversee clinical monitoring and site management deliverables, and contribute to the central monitoring plan. Track clinical operations metrics and timelines, support audit readiness and remediation, represent Clinical and SSU in sponsor calls, and escalate performance or quality concerns and reportable events.

Job details

Premier Research is looking for a Clinical Lead II (Oncology) - Contractor to join our Clinical Management team. You will help biotech, medtech, and specialty pharma companies transform life-changing ideas and breakthrough science into new medicines, devices, and diagnostics. What we do is profoundly connected to saving and improving lives, and we recognize our team members are the most valuable asset in delivering success. We are here to help you grow, to give you the skills and opportunities to excel at work with the flexibility and balance your life requires. Your ideas influence the way we work, and your voice matters here. As an essential part of our team, you help us deliver the medical innovation that patients are desperate for. Join us and build your future here. This is a 1 year remote-based contract position. What You'll Be Doing: Serves as initial point of contact for all site management and monitoring quality concerns, including initiation and oversight of site performance improvement plans (sPIP). Plans, presents and participates in sponsor calls, representing Clinical and SSU function by providing status updates on clinical deliverables. Oversees the quality of clinical monitoring, central monitoring and site management deliverables through the use of dashboards/reporting tools. Strong contributor to the central monitoring plan. Monitors clinical operations metrics, activities and timelines on a regular basis; Tracks data entry timelines, open actions, protocol deviations, queries aging reports, SDR/SDV backlog and monitoring visit report turnaround timelines. Ensures a state of audit readiness for both Premier and sites. Reviews/responds to audit findings and support sites in remediation/responses to any site audit findings. Escalates through the established channels CRA/CM/SSU performance concerns, quality events, data breaches, serious breaches, scientific misconduct or any other event that requires prompt assessment and reporting. What We Are Searching For: Bachelor’s degree, or its international equivalent from an accredited institution, in a clinical, biological, scientific, or health-related field; or equivalent work experience 2 years of experience as a Clinical Lead. Prior onsite monitoring experience including experience with Risk-Based Monitoring is preferred. Required Therapeutic Area: Oncology, with early phase experience preferred Strong leadership skills including organizational skills, ability to persuade and motivate team members and sites to achieve targets. Working knowledge of clinical financials including understanding of budgets, pass- through and resource management Ability to multitask and work effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities Premier Research is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is compliant with all federal guidelines. All qualified applicants will receive equitable consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree or international equivalent in a clinical, biological, scientific, or health-related field, or equivalent work experience, plus two years of experience as a Clinical Lead. Oncology experience is required; prior onsite monitoring and Risk-Based Monitoring experience are preferred, along with leadership, organizational, persuasion, multitasking, and clinical financial skills.