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Site Activation Manager II

Syneos Health
Morrisville, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 10/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/23/2026
Description

Site Activation Manager II

Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.

Our Clinical Solutions team members act with a drug development mindset, applying their years of experience and deep expertise to truly understand customer needs and represent those in the solutions we shape.

Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to deliver – for one another, our customers, and, most importantly, for those in need.

Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know:

Why Syneos Health

  • We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
  • We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life.
  • We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.

Job Responsibilities

Must-Have Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Site Activation Manager (SAM) within the clinical research industry.
  • Experience managing site activation activities in the United States and at least one additional global region.
  • Strong Site Start-Up (SSU) experience, including regulatory submissions, ethics/IRB submissions, site activation, and study start-up management.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple site activation deliverables and timelines simultaneously.
  • Strong understanding of GCP, clinical trial regulations, and country-specific start-up requirements.
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in a global, cross-functional environment.

At  Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position may include a company car or car allowance, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance, and flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.

Salary Range:

$79,800.00 - $139,600.00

The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role.

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000 Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.

http://www.syneoshealth.com

Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

Summary

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage site activation activities from study start-up through site activation.
  • Oversee regulatory and ethics submissions, including IRB/EC applications and approvals.
  • Coordinate with investigative sites, sponsors, vendors, and internal cross-functional teams to ensure timely site activation.
  • Track and drive study start-up timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
  • Identify and proactively mitigate risks that may impact site activation timelines.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, GCP guidelines, and company SOPs.
  • Support site contract and budget processes in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
  • Provide status updates and communicate start-up progress to project teams and management.
  • Manage site activation activities across multiple studies, countries, and regions simultaneously.
  • Maintain accurate study documentation and systems throughout the start-up process.
  • Contribute to process improvement initiatives and share best practices within the Site Activation team.

Salary : $79,800 - $139,600

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