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About the Role
Boston Scientific was recognized as a Glassdoor Best Place to Work in 2026, ranking No. 15 on the Top 100 list, reflecting the culture our employees experience every day. The Manager, Global Clinical Site Management provides leadership to assigned site management team members in support of global, cross-divisional clinical trials and related objectives for new products, product enhancements and process changes. This role is responsible for leading staff who support clinical site start-up, maintenance and closeout activities, including executing staffing plans, providing training and coaching, and fostering employee development. The manager collaborates with cross-divisional clinical leaders and partners with other departments to ensure clinical deliverables are achieved with the highest standards of quality, compliance and operational excellence. This position requires a collaborative and accountable leader who is committed to coaching and developing employees, fostering strong partnerships, and supporting a high-performing, inclusive team culture. Success in this role requires effective collaboration across regions, functions and divisions to achieve global clinical trial objectives.
Responsibilities
- Manage assigned clinical site management staff by providing training, mentoring, coaching, development and performance management in accordance with Boston Scientific policies.
- Develop staffing plans, support hiring decisions and leverage appropriate resources to meet the needs of the Global Clinical Organization.
- Partner with project managers, directors and other leaders to establish clinical function objectives and gather performance feedback.
- Foster effective collaboration across global regions and functional groups to ensure alignment, consistency and successful execution of clinical trial activities.
- Resolve interpersonal issues and support conflict resolution as needed.
- Promote and implement best practices for study conduct across the Global Clinical Organization.
- Identify and implement process improvements while supporting global harmonization across clinical functional teams.
- Provide team metrics to evaluate performance and support organizational objectives.
- Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of clinical research conduct, applicable laws, regulations, industry standards, Boston Scientific SOPs and company policies, while ensuring staff apply them appropriately.
- Serve as a subject matter expert, coach and mentor for vendors performing functional activities.
- Determine, implement and execute vendor oversight activities for outsourced functional tasks.
- Lead initiatives that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of clinical trial operational processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Minimum of 5 years' international clinical trial experience.
- Experience leading people with direct or indirect oversight of individual contributors.
- Hands-on experience as a Monitor, Study Lead or Monitoring Manager in clinical trials, including global studies in the medical device and/or pharmaceutical industry.
- Practical working knowledge of GCP, ICH guidelines, and Japanese clinical trial regulations.
- Strong customer focus and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with global, cross-divisional partners.
- Proven change management experience.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, coach and develop individual contributors while fostering accountability, engagement and professional growth.
- Proven ability to build strong partnerships and collaborate effectively across regions, cultures and functions within a global organization.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while supporting multiple studies and direct reports simultaneously.
- Experience supporting internal audits and regulatory agency inspections.
Skills
- Japanese: Native-level or equivalent proficiency.
- English: Business-level proficiency with the ability to participate in global meetings and manage documentation in English.
Location
- Japan HQ/Tokyo, Nakano
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Minimum of 5 years' international clinical trial experience.
- Experience leading people with direct or indirect oversight of individual contributors.
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree required.
About the Company
- Boston Scientific was recognized as a Glassdoor Best Place to Work in 2026, ranking No. 15 on the Top 100 list, reflecting the culture our employees experience every day.
- Boston Scientific Japan