Associate Director, Clinical Operations

When you join us, you’ll experience:

We're looking for an Associate Director of Clinical Operations to step into senior leadership, combining portfolio oversight with commercial management, sponsor relationship ownership, and people leadership. This role bridges operations and commercial functions, ensuring trial success while viewing trials through a commercial lens.

We'd like to hear from you if...

• You bring 10+ years of experience in clinical trials.

• You have deep Clinical Operations SME expertise, as well as core skill excellence (e.g., project management, work ethic, ability to learn, ownership, excellent communication skills with all stakeholders, solutions focus and initiative)

• You've overseen a portfolio of at least 3 active trials, partnering with Project Leads to drive trial success, resolving escalations, securing the right resourcing, and finding ways to improve gross margin.

• You've managed commercial matters within agreed SOW parameters, including scope clarifications, minor timeline adjustments and trial-level budget discussions, working with trial teams and sponsor stakeholders and knowing when to escalate to a change order.

• You've owned broader sponsor relationships, taking a strategic approach to account management that builds trust and long-term partnerships.

• You stay ahead of problems, proactively identifying issues and developing strategies that protect study integrity, data quality, and patient safety.

• You've kept sponsors and key stakeholders well-connected, maintaining clear and consistent communication that underpins strong working relationships.

• You've led and developed teams of Project Leads and Project Associates, providing line management, performance reviews, and genuine investment in their growth.

• You've played a key role in bridging Business Development and Clinical Operations, ensuring new projects are handed over and set up for success from day one.

• Competitive salary plus meaningful equity - you'll own a piece of what we're building

• £1,000 annual Learning & Development budget for courses, certifications, and conferences

• 39 days annual leave (30 days PTO + 8 bank holidays + 1 James Lind Day)

• £60 monthly wellness allowance with flexibility on how to spend this, including opting in to a company private health insurance or wellhub membership.

• Access to gym and retail discounts through Happl

• Monthly lunch vouchers for remote team members

• Regular company events and team gatherings (both virtual and in-person)

• Charity partnerships and volunteering opportunities with Forward Trust

• Work with a team that's genuinely changing healthcare for the better

We believe hiring should be transparent, respectful of your time, and give you a real feel for what Lindus Health is like. Here's what to expect:

1. Initial conversation with Talent (20 mins) - Get to know each other, discuss the role, and answer any questions about Lindus

2. Functional interview with VP/Senior Director of Clinical Operations (45 mins) - Deep dive into your experience and how you'd approach key challenges

3. Functional interview with senior leadership (45 mins)

4. Values interview with a co-founder and other member of the wider team (30 mins) - A chance to get to know each other and explore how our values align

We will only contact you from lindushealth.com email addresses. Please check the spelling of emails which appear to come from Lindus carefully before responding. We will never ask for your financial information over email.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We evaluate all candidates based solely on their skills, experience, and qualifications relevant to the role. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status