About the Role

The Regional Director is responsible for owning and optimizing site-level performance across a portfolio of GI-focused clinical research sites. This role ensures operational excellence by aligning teams around key performance goals, elevating site capabilities, and maintaining consistency in trial execution. As a strategic operations leader, the Regional Director plays a central role in connecting site level performance with broader business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Manages staff across multiple sites, ensuring execution is aligned with protocol, regulatory requirements, and IH standards.
• Owns overall performance of assigned sites, including enrollment, data quality, compliance, and team culture.
• Ensures sites are set up for success (i.e. staffed appropriately and equipped with the appropriate equipment and training) and makes recommendations to allocate resources based on business needs. 
• Builds strong relationships and collaborates with PIs to align their engagement with study goals and operational strategy.
• Influences study portfolio, optimizing for profitability and value to patients. 
• Identifies and manages issues, concerns and problems related to site performance.
• Leads and develops CRCs, and other site-based research staff through clear expectations, performance coaching, and team development.
• Serves as a visible, hands-on people manager who builds high-performing, accountable teams.
• Identifies levers to drive site level KPIs through monitoring KPIs and performance trends, escalating to appropriate parties. 
• Implements corrective actions or process improvements as needed.
• Serves as the primary operational liaison between site staff and central functions.
• Drives a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement across all assigned sites.

What We’re Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Knowledgeable about the critical elements for success in clinical trials: Ability to review protocols, programs, and assess the success of a project.
• Ability to influence change management and model flexibility
• Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to identify problems, develop and implement solutions.
• Strategic Planning: Ability to plan for short, medium and long term success and make recommendations for growth
• Ability to use data as a tool, identify trends, and draw conclusions. 
• Project Management: Demonstrated ability to successfully manage people/projects.
• Proactive problem-solving abilities and follow-through.
• Practices professionalism and integrity in all actions. 
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Working knowledge of CTMS, eDC and other core research systems. 
• Ability to travel: Up to 30% travel to provide operational oversight, hold team meetings, and attend other professional meetings/conferences as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in managing a large site network and demonstrated success in achieving targets and optimizing operations.
• Experience with gastroenterology and/or hepatology studies. 

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Parental leave
• Stock options
• Flexible work hours
• Unlimited paid time off

We are seeking an energetic, highly organized and detail-oriented individual to fill a full-time, Payroll Specialist role. The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic self-starter who is motivated to set and  achieve goals and take initiative within the workplace. They are organized, professional  and demonstrate excellent attention to detail. The successful candidate will be critical in reducing manual processing risks, ensuring regulatory compliance, systems automatizations and day-to-day payroll operations. This position will give you the opportunity  to grow your payroll and accounting knowledge and experience.  This role plays a key part in ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of our financial operations and will support broader financial reporting and compliance initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Process and finalize payroll runs (Semi-Monthly, Bi-Weekly, Weekly, and specialized off-cycle runs) for all employees using our primary payroll platforms, Rippling and ADP.
• Verify all timecards, wage computation, statutory deductions, benefits deductions, garnishments, and employee changes for accuracy and compliance.
• Manage end-to-end processing, including reconciling final payroll previews and submitting funding requests.
• Serve as the primary subject matter expert for payroll and HRIS systems including Rippling, ADP, and BambooHR.

• Prepare payroll-related General Ledger (GL) entries into the NetSuite accounting system, ensuring accurate cost center allocations.
• Reconcile payroll accounts on a monthly basis.
• Monitor and reconcile bank account transactions related to payroll disbursements.

• Ensure timely and accurate processing of all federal, state, and local tax remittances, including quarterly and year-end reporting (W-2s, 1099s, 941a reports).
• Manage new state registrations for employees and quarterly Workers' Compensation (WC) tax reporting.
• Administer 401K contribution processing. 
• Support the annual 401K audit..
• Respond to and resolve employee inquiries regarding pay, deductions, and tax forms, reducing the administrative burden on the Accounting Manager.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Associate’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience: 2+ years of dedicated payroll processing experience, ideally managing high-frequency (monthly, bi-weekly, weekly) and multi-state payroll.
• System Proficiency: Proven, hands-on expertise with major systems including ADP, Rippling, Fidelity 401K, NetSuite, and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Skills: Exceptional attention to detail, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with ADP, Rippling, Bamboo, NetSuite.
• Professional certification (e.g., Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) or Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)).
• WorkDay Experience