Director, Clinical Operations

We are seeking an innovative and self-motivated Director of Clinical Operations to help lead clinical development of our advanced cell therapy programs. Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, you will oversee and directly contribute to the execution and strategy of the company’s global clinical trials. You will be key to establishing investigator, vendor, and cross-department partnerships while building our internal Clinical capacity as our pipeline advances. You’ll be joining a company committed to developing regenerative medicines that deliver life-changing, functional cures for patients living with serious diseases. This role could be based on-site in Vancouver, Canada or Fremont, California. 

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end operational strategy, startup, execution, and closeout of global Phase I-III cell therapy clinical trials, flexing to support additional responsibilities assigned by leadership.
• Translate clinical development plans into actionable operational milestones, study budgets, resource plans, and risk-mitigation strategies.
• Direct cross-functional study execution teams—including Clinical Development, Regulatory, Quality, CMC, and Data Management—while championing cross-departmental knowledge sharing.
• Partner with CMC and Supply Chain to establish specialized cell therapy protocols, including c