[Hiring] Director, Global Site Engagement & Patient Recruitment @Generate Biomedicines

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced Director, Global Site Engagement & Patient Recruitment, Respiratory Programs to lead site engagement and enrollment strategy across Generate’s late-phase global respiratory portfolio, including asthma and COPD studies. This is a people leader role responsible for building and executing a high-impact global model for investigator identification, investigator engagement, site performance, and patient recruitment across Phase II–IV clinical programs.

This leader will manage and develop a team of Clinical Trial Liaisons (CTLs) and will partner closely with Clinical Operations, Clinical Development, Biometrics, and external CRO and vendor partners to identify investigators, accelerate enrollment, improve the site experience, and support high-quality trial execution. The Director will operate as both a strategic leader and a hands-on problem solver—using data, real-world insights, and strong site partnerships to identify high-performing sites and networks, remove enrollment barriers, and continuously strengthen study delivery across regions.

Here's how you will contribute:

• Own and drive global site engagement and patient recruitment strategy across late-phase respiratory clinical programs, including Phase II, Phase III, and Phase IV studies in asthma and COPD.
• Lead the development and execution of study- and program-level investigator identification, enrollment strategies that improve site readiness, recruitment performance, retention, and overall trial execution.
• Manage, coach, and develop a team of CTLs, setting clear expectations, building capabilities, and creating a high-performance, collaborative, and accountable team culture.
• Partner with Clinical Operations, Clinical Development, Biometrics, CRO and vendor partners to remove operational barriers, improve the site experience, and deliver studies on time.
• Serve as a senior escalation point for site engagement and enrollment challenges, working directly with internal teams, CROs, investigators, and study sites to resolve issues quickly and effectively.
• Use study performance data, site intelligence, and real-world insights to identify high-performing sites and networks and continuously refine site selection, activation, and enrollment strategies.
• Shape global and regional site engagement plans that reflect country- and region-specific considerations, patient pathways, standards of care, operational realities, and representativeness goals.
• Build and sustain strong relationships with investigators, site staff, site networks, and key external partners to strengthen Generate’s reputation as a thoughtful, responsive, and high-value sponsor.
• Guide CTLs and study teams in the delivery of protocol and study-specific training to site personnel, ensuring consistent communication, protocol understanding, and operational readiness.
• Oversee site-facing recruitment and retention approaches, ensuring messaging, materials, and support plans are practical, compliant, and tailored to the realities of respiratory trial execution.
• Translate site feedback into actionable recommendations for protocol execution, recruitment planning, visit burden, and operational improvements.
• Contribute strategically to protocol and study planning by bringing forward site, investigator, and patient insights that improve feasibility and reduce barriers to participation.
• Monitor enrollment and site performance trends across the respiratory portfolio, proactively identifying risks, intervention opportunities, and lessons learned to inform future studies.
• Maintain a working knowledge of global regulatory and GCP expectations related to trial conduct, site engagement, and enrollment execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, healthcare, or related field required. Advanced degree preferred, but not required.
• 12+ years of clinical research experience in biotech, pharmaceutical, or CRO environments, including substantial experience in investigator identification, site engagement, patient recruitment, and late-phase global study execution.
• Demonstrated success leading site engagement and enrollment strategy for complex, multi-site, global clinical trials, ideally in respiratory programs.
• Deep understanding of site dynamics, investigator and coordinator needs, and the operational factors that drive site activation, enrollment, retention, and sustained performance.
• Prior people management experience, including direct management and development of field-based or site-facing clinical teams.
• Strong knowledge of global clinical operations, ICH-GCP, and regional regulatory considerations relevant to study conduct and patient recruitment.
• Experience identifying high-performing sites and site networks and using data, feasibility inputs, and study performance signals to refine recruitment and site strategy over time.
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to influence without authority, align stakeholders, and drive execution in a matrixed environment.
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to interpret study metrics, spot patterns, and translate insights into practical action plans.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced biotech environment with ambiguity, evolving priorities, and the need to work at both strategic and execution levels.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel regionally and globally as needed.

Nice to Have (Optional)

• Direct experience in asthma, COPD, or broader respiratory clinical development.
• Experience with enrollment acceleration, rescue planning, or recovery strategies in underperforming studies.
• Prior experience as a CRA, CTL, or in another site-facing role.
• Experience working with community-based sites, academic centers, and site networks across multiple geographies.

Benefits

• Base salary range: $186,000 - $260,000 USD
• Annual bonus eligibility
• Equity compensation
• Competitive benefits package