Associate Director, Site Engagement Lead

Make a meaningful impact by shaping how CSL partners with clinical research sites worldwide.

At CSL, we're driven by a single purpose: to deliver innovative therapies that improve patients' lives. The Site Engagement Group plays a key role in achieving this mission by positioning CSL as a sponsor of choice - building strong, collaborative, and sustainable partnerships with the global clinical sites that make our research possible.

As an Associate Director, Site Engagement Lead, you will be the strategic bridge between CSL and our investigational sites, leading initiatives that enhance site satisfaction, strengthen collaboration, and accelerate clinical trial delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead site engagement strategy for assigned programs or studies, ensuring sites experience seamless, coordinated interactions with CSL.
• Cultivate strong, lasting relationships with key institutions, investigators, and partner sites to position CSL as a preferred sponsor.
• Identify and onboard new strategic sites aligned with CSL's pipeline and country-specific priorities.
• Analyze and share site intelligence - turn data into actionable insights that inform feasibility, site selection, and recruitment strategies.
• Evaluate and enhance site satisfaction, using feedback to continuously improve engagement approaches and operational processes.
• Provide deep market and clinical insights into standards of care, patient pathways, healthcare systems, and regional regulatory landscapes.
• Partner cross-functionally with Clinical Trial Management, Clinical Development, Site Management, Feasibility & Start-up, Medical Affairs, and other internal teams to optimize study execution and strengthen CSL's reputation among HCPs.

About You

• Advanced degree in life sciences, pharmacy, or a related health field (PhD or PharmD preferred).
• 12+ years of relevant clinical research or related experience (e.g., Clinical Operations, Medical Affairs, or MSL roles).
• At least 2 years of international Clinical Trial Management experience within a sponsor or CRO environment.
• Proven ability to analyze complex data, extract key insights, and present them compellingly to senior stakeholders.
• Skilled in building partnerships across diverse cultures and geographies.
• Strong understanding of the full drug development lifecycle and operational realities of clinical trial delivery.
• Creative & strategic thinker with hands-on problem-solving ability - comfortable operating in a dynamic, fast-paced, global environment.
• Influential communicator and collaborator who thrives in cross-functional settings.
• High ethical standards, integrity, and a team-oriented mindset.
• Willingness to travel (up to 30%, regional and international).

Why Join CSL?

At CSL, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Be part of a global mission-driven organization that values science, integrity, and collaboration.
• Shape how CSL engages with clinical research sites, improving experiences for investigators and patients alike.
• Work with passionate, experienced professionals across the globe in a culture that values innovation and continuous improvement.
• Grow your impact through leadership, strategy, and data-driven decision-making in a vital area of clinical development.

Join us and help make CSL the partner of choice - for sites, for investigators, and for patients everywhere.

We encourage you to make your well-being a priority. It's important and so are you. Learn more about how we care at CSL.

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients' needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the world's largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma . Our parent company, CSL , headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

At CSL, Inclusion and Belonging is at the core of our mission and who we are. It fuels our innovation day in and day out. By celebrating our differences and creating a culture of curiosity and empathy, we are able to better understand and connect with our patients and donors, foster strong relationships with our stakeholders, and sustain a diverse workforce that will move our company and industry into the future. Learn more Inclusion and Belonging CSL