Google

Clinical Research Operations Program Manager

Google$132K — $190K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience in clinical research operations or clinical trial management.
  • Experience with program management methodologies for project lifecycles.
  • Master's degree in a relevant discipline preferred.
  • Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) or equivalent is a plus.
  • Experience managing decentralized human subject studies involving AI or digital health products preferred.
  • Proficiency in data-driven program management, including tools like SQL or Python.

Responsibilities

  • Manage end-to-end execution of clinical trial activities, including protocol development and study monitoring.
  • Coordinate technical readiness for clinical studies, ensuring compliance and deployment of research apps.
  • Build cross-functional consensus and manage dependencies and risks across various teams.
  • Design and track program operations using dashboards and AI/ML tools to improve processes.
  • Establish scalable processes for managing vendors, agreements, and purchase orders.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
  • 401(k) retirement benefits with company match.
  • 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years.
  • 40 hours of sick time per year, with additional provisions for Seattle.
  • 28-30 weeks of maternity leave and 18 weeks of baby bonding leave.
  • 13 paid holidays per year.
Full Job Description
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X In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:
  • Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
  • Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
  • Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
  • Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
  • Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
  • Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
  • Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience in clinical research operations or clinical trial management.
  • Experience utilizing program management methodologies to plan, track, and execute project lifecycles.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Master's degree in relevant discipline (e.g., MPH, health sciences, epidemiology) and co-authorship of scientific publications.
  • Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) or equivalent, with deep knowledge of ICH-GCP guidelines, FDA/EMA regulations, and data privacy.
  • Experience managing decentralized human subject research studies evaluating AI models, digital health products, wearables, or health applications.
  • Proficiency in data-driven program management, including utilizing generative AI workflows, SQL, Python, or data dashboards to automate study tracking and drive operational improvement.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across ambiguous cross-functional environments.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience translating technical or scientific concepts for clinical and non-clinical stakeholders.


About the job

As a Clinical Research Operations Program Manager, you will independently manage the full lifecycle of cross-functional programs at the intersection of advanced artificial intelligence, consumer technology, and clinical research. You will serve as the connective tissue between the Clinical Health team, product partners and research collaborators to support pioneering studies that drive team-level objectives.

In this role, you will navigate ambiguity to drive project milestones through software and clinical development lifecycles. You are highly collaborative and will align with cross-functional, non-clinical teams, such as engineering, product management, legal, privacy, and regulatory affairs, and coordinate with external clinical trial sites, academic collaborators and agreement research vendors.

You will have a demonstrable background in human subjects research and clinical research operations. Ideally, you will also have experience conducting decentralized clinical research studies involving AI products in use cases.

You will possess an understanding of the scientific underpinnings of human subjects research and practical skills in clinical study design, technical data infrastructure, and human subject research execution. You are passionate about driving execution and grow in a fast-moving environment. You will have a strong interest in artificial intelligence and transforming health through breakthrough technology.

You'll utilize not only your clinical research expertise but also your excellent listening, communication, organization, technical writing and problem-solving skills to manage and coordinate clinical evidence generation programs. You will implement scalable operational processes that increase research velocity while maintaining data integrity and clinical quality. You will also utilize AI/ML technologies to identify efficiencies and drive continuous improvements across your programs.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $132000 - $190000 (USD) 15% bonus target bonus equity benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities
  • Manage the end-to-end execution of clinical trial activities, including protocol development, Institutional Review Board submissions, site initiation/training, and study monitoring which may include some travel (5-10%).
  • Coordinate technical readiness for clinical studies, including custom research app deployment, user setup, clinical data management, and protocol compliance.
  • Build cross-functional consensus and independently manage dependencies, risks, and mitigation plans across software engineering, product, regulatory, legal, and privacy teams.
  • Design and track program operations, utilizing internal dashboards, metrics, and AI/ML productivity tools to drive continuous process improvements.
  • Establish scalable operational processes for managing clinical vendors, agreements, and purchase orders.


About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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