Director / Senior Director, Clinical Operations
NewLimit· Executives
South San Francisco, CAfull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Director / Senior Director of Clinical Operations responsible for orchestrating and managing NewLimit’s first clinical trials, including protocol development, CRO management, startup activities, cross-geography execution, and regulatory compliance. Founding member of the clinical operations team with ownership of timelines, budgets, and metrics, and collaboration with clinical development to maximize patient benefit and value.
Responsibilities
- Lead clinical trial execution through protocol development, CRO selection and management, and startup activities across several geographies (US, AUS/NZ, EU, UK)
- Collaborate with clinical development to ensure trial designs and execution provide maximum benefit to patients and maximum information per dollar
- Manage and own company-wide clinical trial timelines and budgets, construct and instrument clinical operations metrics
- Disentangle operational challenges in trial execution — debugging recruitment, cross-border logistics, regulatory compliance, and staffing
- Build and manage a bar-raising clinical operations team as the founding member
- Support regulatory submissions and ongoing global compliance obligations
Qualifications
- 10+ years of industry experience in Clinical Operations and a Bachelor’s or advanced degree in the life sciences
- History of orchestrating clinical trials through CRO partners with accountability for operational delivery
- Recent experience managing first-in-human trials
- Experience managing trials across multiple geographies (US, AUS, NZ, EU, UK, Japan)
- Quantitative mindset — you track metrics, report numbers rather than anecdotes, and drive for measurable improvements quarter-over-quarter
- Experience managing clinical trial budgets, forecasts, and resource planning
Skills
Required:Clinical trial managementCRO/vendor management
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid parental leave
- Industry-leading paid time off (PTO) — 20 days/year for all employees + holidays
- Meals and snacks on-site
Last updated Sep 17, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About NewLimit
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NewLimit is extending human healthspan by unlocking regenerative potential.
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