Site ID Lead

About the role

Syneos Health is hiring a Site ID Lead for a Tokyo-based hybrid position. The role acts as primary contact and team leader for the site identification process for awarded or ongoing trials and/or standalone feasibility projects, managing all site identification activities to deliver quality results on time and within budget.

Key responsibilities

• Translate protocol requirements into an ideal site profile, mining databases, epidemiology and literature resources to find the best sites and advocate for strategic relationship sites.
• Develop the Site Identification plan (checklist) with the Sponsor and Project Lead, and negotiate documents such as the CDA template, CDA playbook and cover letters.
• Draft the investigator feasibility questionnaire template with input from the Project Lead, Medical Monitor and Clinical Lead.
• Lead technical and operational site identification for global projects, track and report deliverables weekly, and attend project and client meetings.
• Manage site identification resources by country, communicate changes in scope, and oversee local country resources.
• Handle project financials: use the costing tool, recognize revenue, forecast units, estimate out-of-scope costs and flag scope creep.
• Train and mentor team members on protocol, study requirements and the site identification process, and manage performance and quality.
• Analyze survey data, produce the final site identification deliverable and recommendations, and possibly develop assumptions for enrolment modelling and predictive analytics.
• Maintain investigator databases, the trial master file and study repository, and notify sites of non-selection decisions.

Required profile

• BA/BS in biological sciences or a related natural science or health care field (e.g. RN).
• Experience in a pharmaceutical, biotech, contract research organization or clinical research site.
• Strong presentation, interpersonal and communication skills, with excellent verbal and written abilities and time management.
• Able to multitask under tight deadlines, work independently and in a matrix environment, and handle detailed, high-quality work.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and database applications.
• Operational experience at study and department level.