Associate Director CTM FSP
Lifelancer · United States · US
Clinical Research
Remote
Dentist
Demand78
Career growth72
Healthcare fit72
Remote potential45
Salary band
USD 120k – 150k
5-year outlook
Senior clinical research operations leadership roles are likely to remain in demand across CROs and FSP models, with compensation generally competitive at associate director level. Exact salary depends on country, company, and prior CTM leadership experience.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
senior
Employment type
full-time
Date found
2026-10-20
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Side income
- Classified as side-income friendly
- Engagement type
- Contract
- Hours
- Variable hours
- Eligible countries
- United States
- Profession fit
- Dentist
- Rate period
- Annual
Why this was classified this way
- contract
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Why this is worth applying to
Worth considering only if you already have clinical trial management, CRO/FSP, and people-management experience. Clinicians without clinical operations leadership experience are unlikely to be competitive.
Who should apply
Experienced clinical trial managers, clinical operations leads, CRA/CTM professionals moving into people leadership, and clinicians with substantial CRO/FSP or sponsor-side trial delivery experience.
CV angle
Reframe real clinical and research experience around clinical trial delivery, multi-country team leadership, budget/resource management, SOP compliance, cross-functional stakeholder management, and quality/risk escalation. Do not present patient-care duties as CTM leadership unless you genuinely managed trials or clinical teams.
Skills to highlight
- Clinical trial management
- Line management and team development
- Budget forecasting and resourcing
- SOP/WPD compliance
- Cross-functional stakeholder leadership
- Quality and risk escalation
- Contract scope and profitability management
- Staff allocation and performance management
Role summary
Associate Director CTM in an FSP model, leading clinical staff and managers across countries to deliver clinical trial outputs on time, within quality and cost expectations, while managing budgets, resourcing, compliance, and cross-functional relationships.
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