Site Activation Leader
Parexel · United States · US
Clinical Research
Remote
Dentist
Demand70
Career growth68
Healthcare fit74
Remote potential92
5-year outlook
Mid-to-senior CRO start-up and site activation roles typically offer stable, competitive compensation with room to move into program lead, clinical operations management, or client account leadership. Exact figures vary by region and experience, so benchmark locally rather than assuming a specific number.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
moderate
Seniority
senior
Employment type
full-time
Date found
2026-11-09
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Engagement type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full-time
- Eligible countries
- United States
- Profession fit
- Dentist
- Rate period
- Annual
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Why this is worth applying to
Worth considering if you have exposure to research sites, ethics/regulatory processes, or clinical trial coordination and want a remote CRO operations career. Clinicians with no trial or start-up exposure may find the experience bar steep for this particular level.
Who should apply
Clinicians who have worked on or with clinical trials, research-naive site coordinators, sub-investigators, research nurses, pharmacists supporting investigational product or regulatory workflows, and IMGs with site or CRO exposure seeking remote clinical operations roles.
CV angle
Reframe real experience around study start-up mechanics: site feasibility and selection input, ethics/IRB or regulatory submission support, informed consent document review, TMF/document management, milestone tracking, and cross-functional coordination with investigators, pharmacy, and lab. Quantify site numbers, activation timelines, and enrollment support where verifiable; do not claim CRO lead experience you have not had.
Skills to highlight
- Site feasibility and site selection
- Study start-up and activation milestone tracking
- Ethics committee and regulatory submission support
- Informed consent form review and customization
- Trial Master File and document management
- Cross-functional coordination across clinical operations and sites
- Risk identification and mitigation
- Client and site stakeholder communication
Role summary
A remote CRO operations role owning site activation and study start-up for clinical trials, from feasibility and site selection through ethics/regulatory approvals and site initiation, coordinating cross-functional teams and client communications to hit activation milestones.
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