Associate Director US Site Engagement -New Site Ecosystem

The Site Engagement Lead is responsible for building and expanding a new clinical site ecosystem for GSK, with a primary focus on Respiratory and secondary focus on Hepatology. This role will identify, engage, and develop relationships with sites that are new to GSK as well as sites that are new to clinical research. 

The role integrates data-driven insights (including payer, prescription, epidemiology, and real-world data) with field-based engagement to identify patient-rich geographies, generate research interest, and establish long-term partnerships. The Site Engagement Lead serves as a key interface between GSK and external sites, enabling a broader, more diverse, and future-ready network to support clinical trial delivery and portfolio execution. 

Responsibilities include: 

 
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career.  These responsibilities include some of the following: 

• Identify, prioritize, and develop new clinical research sites, including those not currently engaged with GSK and research-naïve sites with high patient potential. 

• Build and expand a fit-for-purpose site ecosystem across Respiratory and Hepatology, including academic institutions, community practices, health systems, and emerging care models. 

• Establish and maintain strong, trusted relationships with investigators, site leadership, and research staff to position GSK as a preferred research partner. 

• Partner with internal stakeholders (e.g., Medical Affairs, Commercial, Data & Analytics, Feasibility) to leverage payer, prescription, epidemiology, and real-world data to identify where patients are located and proactively generate research interest in targeted geographies and sites. 

• Translate data insights into actionable site engagement strategies, identifying “white space” opportunities and underserved regions for site expansion. 

• Develop and execute targeted outreach and onboarding strategies to support new sites entering the GSK research ecosystem. 

• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure coordinated, “one GSK” engagement with sites and to reduce duplication and improve site experience. 

• Support site segmentation and archetyping efforts to inform strategic investment and resource allocation. 

• Enable site readiness by guiding new-to-research or early-stage sites through clinical trial requirements, processes, and expectations. 

• Provide ongoing insights to leadership regarding site landscape trends, partnership opportunities, and risks to delivery. 

• Contribute to development of scalable engagement models, playbooks, and partnership frameworks to support long-term growth of the site network. 

• Promote adoption of innovative approaches and digital solutions to enhance site experience and operational efficiency. 

Why You? 

Basic Qualifications 

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: 

• Bachelor’s degree in life science or equivalent experience  

• 5+ years’ experience in clinical research, site engagement, site management, feasibility, or clinical operations 

• Experience with clinical trial lifecycle, including site start-up and execution 

Preferred Experience 

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus: 

• Ability to travel up to 50% (Domestic) 

• Experience in respiratory and/or hepatology. 

• Experience working cross-functionally in a matrix environment 

• Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills 

• Demonstrated ability to build and manage external relationships with clinical sites or healthcare providers 

Success Metrics 

• Expansion of new-to-GSK and new-to-research sites within the ecosystem 

• Identification and activation of sites in high patient-density geographies 

• Increased research interest and engagement in targeted regions 

• Strength and sustainability of external site partnerships 

• Contribution to future study feasibility and enrolment readiness 

Working Model 

• Remote

• Travel required (as needed to support site engagement and relationship building)

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What you will bring
You act with integrity and listen with curiosity. You make complex problems practical and focus on measurable outcomes. You support teams, share learning, and champion inclusion at every step. You will help shape how trials reach patients and have a visible impact on clinical operations nationwide.

Ready to apply?
If you are motivated to build strong site partnerships and improve how clinical trials reach people, we encourage you to apply. Tell us how your experience and approach can help us get ahead of disease together.