What You’ll Do:

Kailera is seeking a Senior Manager, Clinical Retention Strategist with proven expertise in obesity and diabetes clinical research to manage the operational delivery of metabolic trials. The successful candidate will have prior experience working closely with physicians, clinic staff, and patients in trial settings, with competency in participant eligibility assessment, routine laboratory interpretation, and direct site support. This role requires strong project leadership combined with hands-on familiarity in managing metabolic therapeutic areas, including trials involving GLP-1–based interventions.

Preferred location: Waltham, MA or San Diego, CA (onsite or hybrid 2-3 days per week). 

Responsibilities:

• Trial Leadership: Lead planning, coordination, and execution of key aspects in clinical trials in obesity, diabetes, and related metabolic disorders, ensuring adherence to GCP, regulatory, and protocol standards.
• Clinical & Site Collaboration: Work directly with physicians, coordinators, and CROs to support trial conduct, eligibility assessments, and clinical procedures.
• Safety & Data Oversight: Review and interpret routine clinical laboratories, ensure eligibility determinations, and monitor participant safety, including managing anticipated class-related effects in metabolic studies.
• Site Management: Maintain strong site relationships through training, resourcing, and regular on-site support; conduct travel for initiation, monitoring, and relationship development.
• Participant Recruitment & Retention: Develop and implement patient engagement and retention strategies tailored to obesity/metabolic disease indications.

 

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience in clinical research, clinical operations, patient advocacy, or a related role in the pharmaceutical, biotech, or CRO environment
• Experience managing obesity and/or diabetes clinical trials, with prior direct experience in GLP-1 studies
• Demonstrated expertise in end-to-end trial conduct, including startup, recruitment, retention, and closeout
• Experience developing and executing patient engagement strategies, preferably in a regulated environment
• Strategic thinker with a creative, solutions-oriented mindset and a strong compliance ethic
• Excellent interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence with the ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders including patients, investigators, and cross-functional teams
• Strong project management skills and ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement data-driven, scalable strategies to proactively address operational trial challenges and optimize patient retention across diverse clinical settings

 

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in a life science, public health, or healthcare-related field or Master’s degree strongly preferred