Clinical Research Site Director

About InnoValley Clinical Research

InnoValley Clinical Research is an independent clinical research site based in Brownsville, Texas, focused on conducting high-quality, patient-centered Phase II–IV clinical trials.

As we expand our research operations, we are seeking an experienced Clinical Research Site Director to lead the day-to-day operations of our Brownsville site and help build the operational infrastructure necessary to successfully conduct clinical trials across multiple therapeutic areas.

Position Overview

The Clinical Research Site Director will be responsible for the operational leadership and readiness of the research site. This is a full-time, on-site position in Brownsville, Texas.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience in clinical research site operations and understands what is required to take a site from study start-up through enrollment, execution, monitoring, and close-out.

This individual will work closely with the Principal Investigator, investigators, study coordinators, sponsors, CROs, laboratories, vendors, and regulatory partners to ensure efficient, compliant, and high-quality trial execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operations of the clinical research site.

• Develop and maintain site workflows, SOPs, operational processes, and study-readiness infrastructure.

• Coordinate study start-up activities, including regulatory documentation, feasibility, site qualification visits, site initiation visits, and activation requirements.

• Manage communication and operational relationships with sponsors, CROs, monitors, vendors, laboratories, and other research partners.

• Oversee participant recruitment, prescreening, enrollment, retention, and study visit workflows.

• Supervise and support clinical research coordinators and other site personnel.

• Ensure compliance with study protocols, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), ICH guidelines, FDA regulations, IRB requirements, and applicable federal and state regulations.

• Maintain inspection-ready regulatory and essential study documentation.

• Coordinate monitoring visits, audits, inspections, and corrective/preventive actions when required.

• Monitor study timelines, enrollment goals, site performance metrics, and operational deliverables.

• Assist with study budgets, contracts, resource allocation, and site financial performance.

• Identify operational challenges and implement solutions to improve site efficiency and study performance.

• Maintain a strong culture of patient safety, data integrity, regulatory compliance, teamwork, and accountability.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of clinical research experience, preferably within a clinical research site environment.

• Experience in clinical research operations, site management, study coordination, or a comparable leadership role.

• Strong knowledge of GCP, ICH guidelines, FDA regulations, IRB processes, and clinical trial site operations.

• Experience with study start-up, regulatory documentation, participant recruitment and enrollment, sponsor/CRO communication, monitoring visits, and audit readiness.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple studies, priorities, timelines, and operational responsibilities simultaneously.

• Strong leadership, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Comfortable working directly with investigators, sponsors, CROs, monitors, patients, and multidisciplinary research teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare, life sciences, research, business, or a related field preferred.

• Prior experience as a Site Director, Site Manager, Lead Clinical Research Coordinator, Clinical Research Manager, or Senior CRC is strongly preferred.

• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus given the patient population served in South Texas.

Location

Brownsville, Texas

Full-time | On-site

Why Join InnoValley Clinical Research?

This is an opportunity to join a growing clinical research organization at an early stage and play a meaningful role in building the infrastructure, team, and operational culture of the Brownsville research site.

• The Site Director will work closely with physician-investigators and organizational leadership while helping establish a research site designed for long-term growth, strong sponsor relationships, and high-quality clinical trial execution.