Remote Clinical Research Director Jobs
Remote clinical research director jobs are in active demand across the U.S., with remote-first biopharmaceutical firms, distributed CROs, and decentralized clinical trial companies all hiring for this role. Employers hiring remotely right now include Tiny Health, Atrium Health, and Insmed Incorporated. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Department:
10010 NCCT (National Center for Clinical Trials) - Administration
Status:
Benefits Eligible:
Hours Per Week:
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
- Remote
- First shift, standard business hours, M-F
Pay Range:
$54.90 - $82.35Job Description Summary:
Provides operational leadership and oversight for enterprise clinical research financial operations supporting industry-sponsored clinical research across Advocate Health and Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Responsible for directing pre-award and post-award research finance activities, supervising research finance personnel, ensuring compliance with research billing regulations, monitoring operational performance, implementing process improvements, and collaborating across stakeholders to accelerate study activation, optimize sponsor reimbursement, and support the financial sustainability of the clinical research enterprise.
Major Responsibilities:
- Provides operational leadership and oversight for enterprise clinical research financial operations supporting industry-sponsored clinical research across the clinical research lifecycle.
- Designs and directs the work of the clinical research finance team, including selection, coaching, development, performance management, and workload allocation for research finance professionals and financial analysts.
- Oversees pre-award financial activities including coverage analysis, research billing calendars, budget development and negotiation, financial feasibility assessments, and financial system builds necessary for study activation.
- Oversees post-award financial activities including sponsor invoicing, payment reconciliation, accounts receivable management, collections, financial reporting, and study closeout processes.
- Monitors operational metrics, budget negotiation performance, study activation timelines, invoicing activities, collections, workload distribution, and service level performance to identify opportunities for operational improvement.
- Implements standardized financial processes, workflows, policies, and best practices that improve operational efficiency, billing compliance, sponsor reimbursement, customer service, and financial controls.
- Collaborates with contracting, compliance, revenue cycle, regulatory, information technology, investigators, sponsors, and study teams to coordinate financial activities that support timely study activation and successful study execution.
- Serves as the escalation point for complex financial, operational, and compliance issues related to industry-sponsored clinical research and provides guidance on resolution strategies.
- Supports implementation, optimization, and utilization of research administration and financial systems including OnCore, Epic, Huron, ClinCard, and related technologies supporting research operations.
- Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and ensuring that research financial activities and supervised employees comply with organizational policies, applicable regulations, and governing laws.
Education Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Public Administration, Research Administration, or related field.
Work Experience Required:
- Minimum seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience supporting clinical research financial operations, research administration, healthcare finance, grants administration, or related functions.
- Minimum three (3) years of leadership, supervisory, or management experience overseeing research finance, research administration, or related professional staff.
- Experience supporting pre-award and post-award financial activities for industry-sponsored clinical research.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
- Knowledge of clinical research financial management principles and practices.
- Knowledge of coverage analysis, Medicare research billing compliance, budget development and negotiation, sponsor invoicing, payment reconciliation, and accounts receivable management.
- Knowledge of federal, state, sponsor, institutional, and regulatory requirements governing clinical research financial operations.
- Knowledge of clinical trial management systems, financial systems, and electronic research administration platforms.
- Strong financial analysis, operational analysis, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to interpret financial data, identify operational trends, and develop recommendations for process improvement.
- Strong organizational, project management, and time management skills.
- Strong oral, written, and presentation communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated leadership, coaching, mentoring, and personnel management abilities.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with investigators, sponsors, research personnel, revenue cycle teams, compliance offices, and executive leadership.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment and independent decision-making in resolving complex operational and financial issues.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
- Work is performed primarily in a professional office or remote office environment.
- Requires prolonged periods of sitting, computer use, and viewing monitors.
- Requires frequent verbal, virtual, and written communication with internal and external stakeholders.
- Requires the ability to review and analyze detailed financial and operational information.
- Occasional travel for meetings, training, and organizational initiatives may be required.
- Must be able to move throughout office and meeting environments and perform required administrative functions.
Preferred Job Requirements
Preferred Education
- Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Healthcare Administration, Accounting, Public Administration, Research Administration, or related field.
Preferred Experience
- Experience supporting enterprise-level clinical research financial operations within an academic medical center, integrated health system, or research-intensive organization.
- Experience managing both pre-award and post-award financial operations for industry-sponsored clinical trials.
- Experience implementing operational improvement initiatives and process standardization efforts.
- Experience utilizing OnCore, Epic Research, Huron Research Suite, ClinCard, CTMS platforms, or comparable systems.
- Experience developing performance dashboards, operational reporting, and analytics.
Preferred Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Advanced knowledge of research billing compliance and clinical research financial management.
- Advanced understanding of sponsor-funded clinical trial budgeting and reimbursement models.
- Knowledge of healthcare revenue cycle processes as they relate to clinical research.
- Ability to lead organizational change initiatives and drive operational excellence.
- Strong strategic planning and management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to develop collaborative partnerships across research, finance, compliance, contracting, revenue cycle, and operational functions.
This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.
#WFUSM
Our Commitment to You:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Compensation
Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program
Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
Provides operational leadership and oversight for enterprise clinical research financial operations supporting industry-sponsored clinical research across Advocate Health and Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Responsible for directing pre-award and post-award research finance activities, supervising research finance personnel, ensuring compliance with research billing regulations, monitoring operational performance, implementing process improvements, and collaborating across stakeholders to accelerate study activation, optimize sponsor reimbursement, and support the financial sustainability of the clinical research enterprise.
Department:
10010 NCCT (National Center for Clinical Trials) - Administration
Status:
Benefits Eligible:
Hours Per Week:
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
- Remote
- First shift, standard business hours, M-F
Pay Range:
$54.90 - $82.35Job Description Summary:
Provides operational leadership and oversight for enterprise clinical research financial operations supporting industry-sponsored clinical research across Advocate Health and Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Responsible for directing pre-award and post-award research finance activities, supervising research finance personnel, ensuring compliance with research billing regulations, monitoring operational performance, implementing process improvements, and collaborating across stakeholders to accelerate study activation, optimize sponsor reimbursement, and support the financial sustainability of the clinical research enterprise.
Major Responsibilities:
- Provides operational leadership and oversight for enterprise clinical research financial operations supporting industry-sponsored clinical research across the clinical research lifecycle.
- Designs and directs the work of the clinical research finance team, including selection, coaching, development, performance management, and workload allocation for research finance professionals and financial analysts.
- Oversees pre-award financial activities including coverage analysis, research billing calendars, budget development and negotiation, financial feasibility assessments, and financial system builds necessary for study activation.
- Oversees post-award financial activities including sponsor invoicing, payment reconciliation, accounts receivable management, collections, financial reporting, and study closeout processes.
- Monitors operational metrics, budget negotiation performance, study activation timelines, invoicing activities, collections, workload distribution, and service level performance to identify opportunities for operational improvement.
- Implements standardized financial processes, workflows, policies, and best practices that improve operational efficiency, billing compliance, sponsor reimbursement, customer service, and financial controls.
- Collaborates with contracting, compliance, revenue cycle, regulatory, information technology, investigators, sponsors, and study teams to coordinate financial activities that support timely study activation and successful study execution.
- Serves as the escalation point for complex financial, operational, and compliance issues related to industry-sponsored clinical research and provides guidance on resolution strategies.
- Supports implementation, optimization, and utilization of research administration and financial systems including OnCore, Epic, Huron, ClinCard, and related technologies supporting research operations.
- Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and ensuring that research financial activities and supervised employees comply with organizational policies, applicable regulations, and governing laws.
Education Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Public Administration, Research Administration, or related field.
Work Experience Required:
- Minimum seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience supporting clinical research financial operations, research administration, healthcare finance, grants administration, or related functions.
- Minimum three (3) years of leadership, supervisory, or management experience overseeing research finance, research administration, or related professional staff.
- Experience supporting pre-award and post-award financial activities for industry-sponsored clinical research.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
- Knowledge of clinical research financial management principles and practices.
- Knowledge of coverage analysis, Medicare research billing compliance, budget development and negotiation, sponsor invoicing, payment reconciliation, and accounts receivable management.
- Knowledge of federal, state, sponsor, institutional, and regulatory requirements governing clinical research financial operations.
- Knowledge of clinical trial management systems, financial systems, and electronic research administration platforms.
- Strong financial analysis, operational analysis, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to interpret financial data, identify operational trends, and develop recommendations for process improvement.
- Strong organizational, project management, and time management skills.
- Strong oral, written, and presentation communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated leadership, coaching, mentoring, and personnel management abilities.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with investigators, sponsors, research personnel, revenue cycle teams, compliance offices, and executive leadership.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment and independent decision-making in resolving complex operational and financial issues.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
- Work is performed primarily in a professional office or remote office environment.
- Requires prolonged periods of sitting, computer use, and viewing monitors.
- Requires frequent verbal, virtual, and written communication with internal and external stakeholders.
- Requires the ability to review and analyze detailed financial and operational information.
- Occasional travel for meetings, training, and organizational initiatives may be required.
- Must be able to move throughout office and meeting environments and perform required administrative functions.
Preferred Job Requirements
Preferred Education
- Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Healthcare Administration, Accounting, Public Administration, Research Administration, or related field.
Preferred Experience
- Experience supporting enterprise-level clinical research financial operations within an academic medical center, integrated health system, or research-intensive organization.
- Experience managing both pre-award and post-award financial operations for industry-sponsored clinical trials.
- Experience implementing operational improvement initiatives and process standardization efforts.
- Experience utilizing OnCore, Epic Research, Huron Research Suite, ClinCard, CTMS platforms, or comparable systems.
- Experience developing performance dashboards, operational reporting, and analytics.
Preferred Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Advanced knowledge of research billing compliance and clinical research financial management.
- Advanced understanding of sponsor-funded clinical trial budgeting and reimbursement models.
- Knowledge of healthcare revenue cycle processes as they relate to clinical research.
- Ability to lead organizational change initiatives and drive operational excellence.
- Strong strategic planning and management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to develop collaborative partnerships across research, finance, compliance, contracting, revenue cycle, and operational functions.
This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.
#WFUSM
Our Commitment to You:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Compensation
Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program
Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
Provides operational leadership and oversight for enterprise clinical research financial operations supporting industry-sponsored clinical research across Advocate Health and Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Responsible for directing pre-award and post-award research finance activities, supervising research finance personnel, ensuring compliance with research billing regulations, monitoring operational performance, implementing process improvements, and collaborating across stakeholders to accelerate study activation, optimize sponsor reimbursement, and support the financial sustainability of the clinical research enterprise.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote clinical research director jobs.
- Bachelor's or advanced degree in life sciences, nursing, or a clinical field
- Minimum of eight to ten years of clinical research experience including supervisory roles
- Demonstrated experience overseeing Phase II through Phase IV clinical trials
- Current Good Clinical Practice certification aligned with ICH-GCP guidelines
- Proficiency with clinical trial management systems such as Medidata Rave or Veeva Vault
- Experience preparing and submitting regulatory documents to the FDA or equivalent agencies
Tips for Your Remote Clinical Research Director Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote clinical research director openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your therapeutic area and trial-phase experience and apply directly without sorting through unrelated postings.
Demonstrate async leadership in your resume
Remote employers look for clinical research directors who can move trials forward without daily in-person check-ins. Call out specific examples of managing distributed site teams, running remote investigator meetings, and delivering regulatory milestones using tools like Veeva Vault, Medidata Rave, or Microsoft Teams.
Target companies running decentralized trials
Firms operating decentralized or hybrid trial models hire clinical research directors remotely far more often than traditional site-based sponsors. Prioritize CROs and biopharmaceutical companies whose pipelines include eCOA, eConsent, or direct-to-patient logistics, since those operations are built for remote oversight.
Prepare for written-first remote interviews
Many remote hiring teams assess clinical research director candidates through asynchronous written exercises before a video interview. Expect scenario questions about managing a protocol deviation remotely or handling a site performance issue across time zones, and answer with the same precision you'd use in a regulatory document.
Remote Clinical Research Director Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote clinical research director job?
Remote clinical research directors are hired by decentralized CROs, biopharmaceutical companies running virtual trials, and medical device firms with distributed clinical teams. Remote employers screen hard for self-direction, clear written communication, and the ability to manage cross-functional teams asynchronously. Candidates who can show experience leading remote study teams, coordinating with distributed site networks, and delivering trial milestones without in-person oversight have a clear edge over those with only on-site experience.
Which companies hire remote clinical research directors?
Companies hiring remote clinical research directors right now include Tiny Health, Atrium Health, and Insmed Incorporated, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Remote openings for this role concentrate at remote-first CROs, decentralized trial platforms, and biopharmaceutical companies that run distributed clinical operations.
Can you get a remote clinical research director job with no experience?
Yes, but remote director-level roles are harder to land without experience because employers expect you to operate independently from day one without on-site mentorship. Smaller CROs and early-stage biotech companies running decentralized trials are more open to candidates who demonstrate strong remote project management, regulatory knowledge, and a portfolio of trial-phase contributions that show progression toward leadership, even without a formal director title.
Do you need a degree for remote clinical research director jobs?
Usually, but remote employers weigh demonstrated trial leadership and regulatory competence alongside formal credentials. A bachelor's or advanced degree in a life sciences field is common, yet employers hiring remotely put real weight on ICH-GCP proficiency, experience managing distributed site networks, and a history of delivering studies on protocol, especially when the candidate can show those results without in-person oversight.
Which industries hire the most remote clinical research directors?
The sectors hiring the most remote clinical research directors are Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Those sectors hire clinical research directors remotely because their clinical operations already run on distributed teams coordinating studies across multiple geographic sites.
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