Associate Director, Clinical Trial Feasibility & Site Identification - Oncology

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases — often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines, including leading therapies for sleep disorders and epilepsy, and a growing portfolio of cancer treatments. Our patient-focused and science-driven approach powers pioneering research and development advancements across our robust pipeline of innovative therapeutics in oncology and neuroscience. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with research and development laboratories, manufacturing facilities and employees in multiple countries committed to serving patients worldwide. Please visit www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com for more information.

Job Description

The Associate Director, Clinical Trial Feasibility & Site Intelligence - Oncology, is responsible for providing advanced expertise in feasibility and site intelligence processes to inform clinical trial planning and execution across the Jazz clinical trial portfolio. The role leverages cross-functional collaboration, analytics, and data-driven insights—both historical and predictive—to inform protocol design, country and site selection, and enrollment planning.

This individual will contribute feasibility insights and study placement strategies to support clinical study design and planning. The role requires a strong ability to integrate data sources and expertise to deliver robust study scenarios, enhancing country and site selection with focused expertise in oncology clinical trials.

This position is critical to ensuring efficient, data-driven, and scalable clinical trial planning strategies, but does not include direct management of colleagues.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Subject matter expert in oncology global clinical trial feasibility and site intelligence to support operational planning and study design.
• Serve as a portfolio level Subject Matter Expert (SME) on feasibility assessment, enrollment optimization, and site intelligence both internally and in relevant industry discussions.
• Partner cross-functionally to deliver feasibility insights and study placement strategies that inform protocol design, timelines, and enrollment projections.
• Develop program or study scenarios and plans through data-driven assessment of country and site footprint, enrollment rate, and site activation projections.
• Lead site identification and selection activities at indication, program or study level by collaborating with study teams to define strategies aligned with protocol requirements.
• Functional oversight of CRO and vendors supporting feasibility, including performance management, contract and budget management.
• Leverage historical and predictive data, real-world evidence, and emerging technologies to optimize protocol design and mitigate operational risks.
• Identify and evaluate feasibility tools, vendors, and approaches; provide input on their impact on cost, speed, diversity, and data quality.
• Contribute to the definition and monitoring of KPIs and operational metrics for country and site performance; use insights to recommend process improvements.
• Act as a trusted partner to Clinical Operations, Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, GPSE and other stakeholders to ensure feasibility insights are embedded into study execution strategies.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated expertise in global feasibility assessment, enrollment modeling, and data-driven site selection.
• Experience leveraging real-world data sources and digital technologies (e.g., EMR/claims data, AI/ML, geo-mapping, registries) to inform study planning.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional decision-making through data-driven insights.
• Strong understanding of vendor evaluation and collaboration related to feasibility and site intelligence.
• Experience functional oversight of vendors and CROs in feasibility data analysis.
• Experience contributing to inspection readiness and continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and teamwork skills with the ability to build effective partnerships across external vendors, internal functions, and regions.

Required/Preferred Education and Licenses

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, healthcare, or related field required; advanced degree preferred.
• 8–10 years of experience in clinical research, with at least 5 years specifically in clinical trial feasibility or site intelligence.

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law.

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive. For this role, the full and complete base pay range is:

Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, and other pertinent factors. The goal is to ensure fair and competitive compensation aligned with the candidate's expertise and contributions, within the established pay framework and our Total Compensation philosophy. Internal equity considerations will also influence individual base pay decisions. This range will be reviewed on a regular basis.

At Jazz, your base pay is only one part of your total compensation package. The successful candidate may also be eligible for a discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation (depending on the role), in accordance with the terms of the Company's Global Cash Bonus Plan or Incentive Compensation Plan, as well as discretionary equity grants in accordance with Jazz’s Long Term Equity Incentive Plan. 

The successful candidate will also be eligible to participate in various benefits offerings, including, but not limited to, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k retirement savings plan, and flexible paid vacation. For more information on our Benefits offerings please click here: https://careers.jazzpharma.com/benefits.html