# Associate Director, Clinical Operations at Character Biosciences

- Company: Character Biosciences
- What the company does: About Character Biosciences Character Biosciences is a precision medicine company pioneering targeted therapies for ophthalmology. Backed by Innovation Endeavors.
- Company website: https://characterbio.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Remote (United States)
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $179K to $210K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-28
- Apply by: 2026-10-14
- Apply: https://ats.rippling.com/character-biosciences/jobs/f647dd8e-4422-4de6-8094-9de47b501866
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/character-biosciences-associate-director-clinical-operations/

## About the role

We’re looking for an experienced, execution-focused Associate Director, Clinical Operations to lead the operational backbone of Character’s clinical programs as we advance our Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) pipeline through the clinic. You’ll take ownership of a portfolio of studies — driving day-to-day execution, vendor and site performance, and cross-functional coordination with Medical, Data, and Regulatory to keep our trials on time, on budget, and in compliance with GCP.

## What they're looking for

- Study Execution: Own operational delivery of one or more Dry AMD clinical trials, driving timelines, quality, and issue resolution from startup through close-out
- Operational Strategy: Oversee development of study-level operational plans and risk mitigation strategies in partnership with relevant functions
- Regulatory Activities: Provides input and support for regulatory activities including NDAs, MAAs, inspection readiness activities and serves as a subject matter expert during regulatory inspections
- Vendor & CRO Management: Oversees and responsible for vendor identification and selection including critical review of contracts, and/or work orders and management of ongoing performance as well as vendor relationships
- Monitoring/Site Oversight: Oversee CRO monitoring activities to ensure site performance, enrollment, and data quality meet study goals
- Budget Oversight: Support development and tracking of study and program budgets, flagging variances and ensuring fiscal discipline

Tags: Clinical Research

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/character-biosciences-associate-director-clinical-operations/