Director, Clinical Trial Strategy & Optimization

**Director, Clinical Trial Strategy \& Optimization** ----------------------------------------------------- Remote \- Tennessee **Job ID** JR0147700 **Category** Business Process Improvement **Post Date** Jun. 05, 2026 **It’s More Than a Career, It’s a Mission.** Our people are the foundation of our success. By joining our growing team at Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI), a subsidiary of McKesson, you will have the opportunity to become part of one of the largest community\-based cancer programs to advance oncology treatments and improve outcomes for cancer patients across the globe. We look for mission\-driven candidates who have a desire to advance the fight against cancer and make a difference in the lives of patients diagnosed with cancer every day. **Our Mission** People who live with cancer – those who work to prevent it, fight it, and survive it – are at the heart of every decision we make. Bringing the most innovative medical minds together with the most passionate caregivers in their communities, we are transforming care and personalizing treatment. Through clinical excellence and cutting\-edge research, SCRI is redefining cancer care around the world. The Director, Clinical Trial Strategy \& Optimization is responsible for leading efforts to streamline and enhance clinical trial processes to accelerate study delivery while improving quality, consistency, and operational effectiveness. This role drives critical strategic initiatives across the clinical trial lifecycle, identifies opportunities for process improvement, and partners closely with cross\-functional teams to implement scalable solutions that support business goals and high\-quality trial execution. **Duties include but are not limited to:** * Identify opportunities to optimize clinical trial processes across the study lifecycle and drive process changes that improve speed, quality, consistency, and operational efficiency. * Lead cross\-functional teams in the design, implementation, and sustainment of process improvements that support high\-quality and timely clinical trial delivery. * Ensure site perspectives are represented in process redesign efforts and partner with site stakeholders to bring them along through change planning, communication, training, and adoption. * Assess current\-state workflows, identify root causes of inefficiencies, and prioritize improvement initiatives based on business impact, feasibility, and alignment with strategic goals. * Develop and monitor key performance indicators, dashboards, and reporting to track process improvement outcomes, risks, and opportunities across clinical trial operations. * Report progress, insights, and recommendations to executive leadership, providing clear updates on strategic initiatives, implementation status, and measurable impact. * Establish governance, documentation, and standard work to support consistent execution of updated processes and promote a culture of continuous improv