Director, Clinical Trials Feasibility, Planning, and Analytics (US - Remote)

New Jersey, US; Berlin, Germany; Cambridge, US; Gaithersburg, US; London, United Kingdom; Mainz, Germany; Marburg, Germany; Munich, Germany | full time | Job ID: 9775

About the Role:

As Director of Clinical Trial Feasibility, Planning, and Analytics within Global Clinical Operations (GCO), you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of clinical trials at BioNTech. Your work will directly contribute to optimizing operational planning and analytical support for global trials, ensuring alignment with our mission to revolutionize medicine through cutting-edge science.

Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams and external partners, you will lead feasibility assessments, develop predictive models using clinical and real-world evidence, forecast enrollment timelines, and identify risks to improve study execution. This role is key in advancing BioNTech’s ability to support strategic decisions while exploring innovative opportunities for protocol design using big data.

Your Contribution:

• Lead feasibility assessments for global clinical trials, including site selection, patient population analysis, and competitive landscape assessment.
• Develop country and site-level enrollment projections and timelines, ensuring alignment with protocol design and core project team objectives.
• Build and maintain forecasting models to support scenario planning, resource allocation, and risk mitigation across the clinical portfolio.
• Provide operational input during the protocol design phase, ensuring trials are executable, cost-effective, and aligned with core project team objectives.
• Lead the adoption of advanced analytics, real-world data, and predictive modeling to inform feasibility and planning decisions.
• Lead implementation and optimization of digital tools and platforms to enhance planning accuracy and efficiency.
• Track clinical trial performance against expectations, identify areas for potential intervention, and advise cross-functional teams on clinical trial trade-offs across variables such as time, quality, and cost
• Partners with CROs on ensuring alignment of assumptions and expectations around feasibility and performance of outsourced studies
• (Build and mature scalable, sustainable feasibility and analytics capabilities to enable high quality, data driven trial planning across the portfolio:
• Drive the evolution of BioNTech’s feasibility, planning, and analytics capabilities, strengthening internal ownership while optimizing the use of external partners
• Establish and embed fit‑for‑purpose, cost-effective and scalable feasibility and analytics approaches that enhance internal decision‑making
• Serve as a key point of contact for clinical trial feasibility, planning, and analysis matters.
• Collaborate with peers in Clinical Operations and cross-functionally with Clinical Procurement, Vendor Management, Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Regulatory and Project Management to support budgeting, resource planning, and trial prioritization.
• Participate in root cause analysis and develop mitigation strategies to address study execution and enrollment challenges.
• Ensure the quality and integrity of feasibility assessments and operational plans, actively identifying and managing internal and external risks.
• Support the QA team during internal audits, vendor audits, and/or hosting inspections as required.
• Adherence to the regulatory requirements, the ICH-GCP guidelines and the respective procedures (i.e. policies, SOPs, instructions)
  
  

Qualifications:

Education

• Degree in life sciences or public health (PhD/PharmD/MSc preferred)
  
  

Experience

• Minimum 10 years of experience in global pharmaceutical or biotech environments with expertise in feasibility planning
• Proven ability to lead within matrixed teams and manage competing priorities globally
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data visualization tools (e.g., Microsoft® Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Excellent communication skills complemented by stakeholder management abilities
• Results-oriented mindset coupled with attention to detail
• Willingness to travel as required
  
  

Expected US Pay Range: $168,100 to $268,700/year benefits, annual bonus & equity (bonus and equity is variable and dependent on company and individual performance). *Compensation for the role will depend on several factors, including responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

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Your Benefits:

BioNTech is committed to the wellbeing of our team members and offers a variety of benefits in support of our diverse employee base. We offer competitive remuneration packages which is determined by the specific role, location of employment and also the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Note: The availability, eligibility and design of the listed benefits may vary depending on the location. The final requirements for the individual use of our benefits are based on the company's internal policies and applicable law.

How to apply:

Apply now by sending us your application documents including Curriculum Vitae, copy of ID, copies of degree certificates and professional certificates, motivation letter as well as your contact details via our online form.

Please note:

Only applications sent via our online form shall be considered. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that a background check will be conducted as part of the recruitment process in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. If you are considered for the position, BioNTech will conduct the background check through our service provider ‘HireRight’. You will be informed accordingly by your BioNTech-Recruiter.

We are looking forward receiving your application.