Director, Clinical Site Engagement

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Pacira BioSciences, Inc. is a pioneer in non-opioid pain management and regenerative health solutions. Today, we're building on that legacy with next-generation innovations for chronic, postsurgical, and musculoskeletal pain. Our culture is built on collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to helping patients recover faster. We are redefining what's possible in pain management-and we can't do it without talented people like you.

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Summary:

The Director of Clinical Site Engagement will define and implement strategies to build, strengthen, and manage relationships between Pacira and clinical research sites. They will be accountable for accelerating patient recruitment, improving site performance, enhancing the overall investigator, site staff, and patient experience to achieve study timelines and ensure study quality. They will ensure protocol understanding, and implement strategic outreach tactics to overcome enrollment challenges, acting as a bridge between Pacira and site teams.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by an individual assigned to this job. Other duties may be assigned.

• Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with study investigators, site staff, and study coordinators to keep the studies "top of mind".
• Recruitment Strategy Development: Create and execute tailored patient recruitment and retention strategies for studies in collaboration with the Clinical Trial Manager (CTM).
• Performance Monitoring: In collaboration with the Clinical Trial Manager (CTM) and site Clinical Research Associate (CRA), evaluate study protocols for enrollment risks, monitor site metrics, and implement mitigation plans to maintain timelines.
• Collaboration: Work with cross-functional teams, such as Clinical Research Associates (CRAs), and study managers to ensure site satisfaction, seamless and compliant communication and data quality.
• Collaboration: Work with Clinical Operations, Clinical Affairs and Development teams to continue to optimize site best practices for quality outcomes.
• Material Development: Develop patient-facing materials, such as flyers or educational materials, to enhance recruitment.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position will have supervisory responsibilities, with the expectation of managing Clinical Research Liaisons (CRLs).

Interaction:

The incumbent may work closely with internal including Clinical Operations, Data Management, Statistics, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, Scientific Communications, and Executive staff, as well as external consultants, clinical research organizations (CROs), vendors, and clinical site personnel.

Education and Experience:

• Experience: prior Sponsor experience in clinical operations, site management, and patient recruitment required
• Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills to interact with medical professionals, investigators, and vendors.
• Strategy & Analysis: Ability to analyze recruitment data, site issue and protocol deviation reports and trends to identify compliance risks or site issues.
• Education: A bachelor's degree in a scientific or healthcare-related field is required, nursing preferred. Experience in chronic and acute pain preferred.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical business and ability to anticipate environmental changes and trends and implement changes accordingly.
• Excellent knowledge of clinical study protocols and IP related activities with particular emphasis on global distribution and strategy.
• Thorough understanding of GCP
• Understanding of CMC and clinical study conduct activities.
• Understanding of GMP, GDP (including IP production and distribution).
• Understanding of IRT systems.
• Excellent ability to interface with customers and distribution partners (couriers, brokers, vendors).
• High attention to detail.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Excellent ability to multitask and prioritize workload within a dynamic, timeline driven, culturally diverse organization; effective time management skills.
• Exercises calm, sound constructive judgment during high demanding situations.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Please see HR if you need assistance completing this section, this is an example and may be adjusted to suit job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, move between spaces, reach with hands and arms and stoop. Close vision and the need to focus on computer screen, use of hands, fingers and wrist to type on keyboard and manipulate mouse. Will need to lift and move items weighing up to 20 pounds.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The work setting is consistent of a typical pharmaceutical office environment with offices and cubicles.

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Coverage
• Flexible Spending Account & Health Savings Account with Company match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Mental Health Resources
• Disability Coverage
• Life insurance
• Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• Legal and Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Fertility and Maternity Assistance
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) and 11 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave

The base pay range for this role is $170,000 to $235,000 per year. The range is what we reasonably expect to pay for this role. The range considers a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to: geographic markets, business or organizational needs, skill sets, experience, training, licensure, and certifications. Depending on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered.

EEO Statement: Pacira is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants because of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), veteran status, disability or genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. At Pacira we are committed to intentionally cultivating a culture of inclusion where all feel welcomed and valued for their background, perspectives, and experiences. We hold one another accountable to promote trust and transparency in support of our communities and collective purpose.
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