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An organization focused on advancing genomic, multi-omic, diagnostic, and translational research is seeking a Director, Clinical Cohort Alliance to lead the development and execution of a comprehensive biospecimen acquisition strategy. This individual will serve as the subject matter expert for biospecimen sourcing, clinical operations, regulatory compliance, and external partnership development. The role is responsible for building scalable, compliant access to high-quality human specimens and establishing sourcing strategies that support current and future research and product development initiatives. This position is based in the United States and partners closely with senior leaders across research, regulatory affairs, innovation, bioinformatics, and data science functions.
The Director will design and implement prospective, consented biospecimen collection programs while leading sample acquisition planning, operational strategy, and budget development. Responsibilities include establishing reliable specimen pipelines, identifying new sourcing opportunities, conducting supplier evaluations, and developing strategic relationships with health systems, academic medical centers, biobanks, research networks, CROs, and commercial specimen providers. The position requires expertise in negotiating specimen access pathways, managing supplier relationships, evaluating market dynamics, and ensuring access to high-quality specimen collections that align with organizational priorities.
This leader will oversee regulatory, legal, and ethical requirements related to human biospecimens, including informed consent processes, IRB submissions, protocol development, HIPAA compliance, Good Clinical Practice requirements, and specimen provenance standards. The role partners closely with legal and compliance teams to support confidentiality agreements, material transfer agreements, supplier agreements, and other related contractual arrangements. Additional responsibilities include developing acquisition metrics and reporting mechanisms, leading cross-functional biospecimen initiatives, managing collection activities, and identifying process improvements that enhance specimen quality, accessibility, and operational efficiency.
Candidates must possess a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences, Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Technology, Life Sciences, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred. Candidates should also have a proven history of developing partnerships across healthcare, academic, and research organizations. Experience securing and managing both prospective and retrospective patient cohorts is required. Knowledge of specimen tokenization, data linkage, and biobanking operations is highly desirable, along with exceptional relationship-building, analytical, organizational, project management, and communication skills.
The anticipated base salary range for this position is $190,000 to $250,000 annually. The role also includes eligibility for a comprehensive benefits package, including health benefits, paid time off, retirement benefits, commission opportunities, and long-term incentive compensation. The stated salary range reflects the employer's good faith estimate of the compensation expected to be paid for this position at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and geographic location, where applicable.