The Clinical Trial Manager/Senior Clinical Trial Manager will work closely with the rest of the Clinical and cross-functional team members to ensure successful execution of clinical trials. The CTM/Sr. CTM will be accountable for the day-to-day operational oversight of one or more clinical trials in accordance with the protocol, standard operating procedures (SOP), good clinical practices (GCP) and other applicable regulatory requirements.
Primary Responsibilities
- Manage clinical trial operations including vendor performance, internal/external metrics, and communication of project status within the project team
- Manage and track completion of study start-up, conduct, and closeout activities to industry and corporate standards
- Ensure the progress and completion of projects according to timelines
- Prepare and present project specific updates
- Lead or assist in the writing of clinical documents such as protocols, study reports, study manuals, and annual reports
- Monitor safety surveillance and reporting activities
- Oversee data management processes including collection and cleaning of clinical database, reconciliation of clinical and safety databases, and data interpretation and evaluation
- Coordinate DSMB/safety reviews in line with charter and overall study parameters
- Assist in the construction of Clinical Operations processes and procedures, including development and writing of SOPs, creation and organization of study Trial Master Files, and clarification of organization and workflow structures
- Plan, generate, and track study timelines and trial budgets
- Site management activities including: review monitoring reports, interact with study monitors, track deviations or other indicators of site difficulties, identification of potential problem sites and development of corrective action plans as required, acting as Carmot contact, as needed, for clinical sites
- Other duties as assigned
Required Experience and skills:
- 5+ years of clinical research in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry
- 3+ years of multi-center clinical trial management experience, specifically experience in Phase 2 and Phase 3 US and international clinical trials
- Experience managing CROs, central laboratories, and other clinical study vendors
- Experience preparing clinical trial protocols, budgets, and contracts
- Experience in metabolic/hepatic drug development is desirable
- Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required
- Proficiency with MS Project is preferred
- Strong leadership and management skills
- Excellent team work and collaboration skills
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Independent, innovative, and creative thinker
- Expert knowledge of scientific principles and concepts
- Ability to interpret and evaluate clinical data
- High level organization and time management skills
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced start-up environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands