Senior Clinical Operations Specialist – Clinical Trials Business Unit – East Coast/USA

As part of the Clinical Trials Business Area, you will be in charge of coordinating and supporting clinical trials to secure operational efficiency. You will be responsible for providing operations support to our internal team and our clients regarding site selection, patient recruitment solutions and awareness programs.You will leverage your experience working for a contract research organization or clinical research unit to find solutions that meet our clients’ needs. You will be supported by a well-resourced team of scientists, technical specialists, legal advisors and quality experts. The ability to develop effective relationships across departments, clients and partners, and your enthusiasm about our solutions and our efforts to lead data-driven medicine are essential. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, you are success-orientated, and you can work independently, you are the right candidate to join our team.Key Responsibilities:Build a clinical research community to ensure that hospitals using our genomic solutions use or support the use of Clinical Trial Solutions.Establish the strategy to approach hospitals and secure their involvement within theØ  Understand the operational requirements of clinical trials in order to present competitive Clinical Trial Solutions to hospitals.Constantly watch the evolution of biopharma applications, new technologies, standards and guidelines, health and reimbursement policies, data protection regulations as well as relevant disease knowledge in your territory.Collect feedback from prospects and clients as well as partners and key opinion leaders.Share feedback and best practices with the Clinical Operations Team and be proactive in proposing improvements/changes when applicable.Responsible for maximizing post-sales operational success, act as a project manager your defined territory, in alignment with the overall project’s strategy defined by the global project manager.Maintain a trustworthy relationship with sponsors’ clinical study monitors, local clinical study coordinators, principal investigators, and geneticists or pathologists.Obtain and understand clinical trial sites’ internal patient recruitment process and patients’ care path.Travel ExpectationsSignificant travels to clients and partnersOccasional Travels to headquarters in Boston/SwitzerlandOccasional Travels to conferences/seminarsQualifications and ExperienceA bachelor or master degree in Life Sciences within a well-regarded institution.Excellent communication skills, including experience in communicating complex scientific principles in simple terms.English (the business language) is mandatory. Spanish would be a plus.At least 3 years of experience working for a contract research organization or university hospital supporting or coordinating clinical trials (mandatory).At least 2 years of experience providing clinical study teams with support on patient recruitment strategies (mandatory).Previous experience in molecular diagnostics and next-generation sequencing would be a great  advantage.Location: Home office in the US/EAST COASTStarting date: as soon as possible