Director, Clinical Research Operations Service Line Activation

ABOUT VITALIEF Vitalief is a clinical research consulting firm focused exclusively on the clinical research industry, providing consulting, staffing, and technology-enabled services to academic medical centers, health systems, sponsors, CROs, and site networks. By combining deep subject matter expertise with the experience of senior research practitioners, we help organizations accelerate study activation, optimize operations, improve financial performance, and build scalable workforce solutions that reduce costs, increase efficiency, and advance clinical breakthroughs for patients. POSITION OVERVIEW Vitalief is seeking an experienced, hands-on clinical research operations leader to activate a new research service line for a multi-location health system and its affiliated academic medical center. The two institutions are building a shared clinical research enterprise. The first service line is live and led, and this role leads to the next one, drawing on the playbook and enterprise capabilities that first activation is putting in place. The next service line is being selected now; cardiovascular, pulmonary, and cardiopulmonary programs are among those under consideration, and we are seeking candidates whose experience spans one or more of those areas. As the primary subject matter expert for the service line, you will collaborate closely with the Vitalief delivery team, the service line's clinical leadership, and the health system's clinical trials office. You will run discov