Director – Medical Monitor

Artiva Biotherapeutics

Senior Director/Sr. Director, Medical Monitor overseeing clinical trials at biotechnology company Artiva.

Posted 7/5/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $250,000 - $350,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Google Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide ongoing medical monitoring and safety oversight for assigned clinical trials, including real-time review of safety data, adverse events, and laboratory findings
Serve as the primary medical point of contact for investigators and sites on eligibility, protocol interpretation, and patient management questions
Engage with investigators, advisors, and external experts to support trial execution and clinical oversight
Review and assess adverse events and serious adverse events, including causality assessment, and support safety signal detection in partnership with Pharmacovigilance
Conduct ongoing medical and clinical data review, including data listings, protocol deviations, and eligibility, to ensure data quality and participant safety
Provide clinical input into protocols, amendments, informed consent forms, and other study-related documents
Review and interpret clinical and safety data to inform protocol adjustments and trial-level decisions
Develop and maintain medical monitoring plans and safety review processes for assigned studies
Partner closely with Clinical Operations and CROs on trial conduct, site management, and medical monitoring activities
Partner with Biometrics and Regulatory Affairs to ensure clinical data supports statistical and regulatory requirements
Collaborate closely with Translational Medicine, Safety/Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory Affairs, Biometrics, Medical Affairs, and CMC teams
Provide clinical input into biomarker and safety strategies
Contribute to safety reports, DSURs, and responses to health authority questions
Provide clinical input into briefing documents, responses to regulatory questions, and clinical components of submissions
Support readiness for audits, inspections, and regulatory review

Requirements

What you’ll need

MD required
Hands-on medical monitoring experience in Phase 2-3 clinical trials in rheumatology or immunology indications required
Background in immunology, autoimmune disease, rheumatology or cell therapy required
Rheumatologist with Board certification preferred
5+ years of clinical development and/or medical monitoring experience in biotechnology and/or pharmaceutical organizations
Experience supporting programs through key clinical trial milestones (e.g., study start-up, interim analyses, pivotal study conduct)
Strong ability to integrate clinical, safety, and scientific data into sound clinical and risk-benefit decisions
Solid understanding of global clinical development, GCP, and patient safety requirements
Clear and credible communicator with investigators, cross-functional teams, senior management, and external experts
Familiarity with regulatory submissions (e.g., NDA, BLA, MAA) and support of health authority interactions
Comfortable operating as an individual contributor in a lean, fast-moving biotech environment

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision
Group Life Insurance
Long Term Disability (LTD)
401(k) Retirement Plan
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Company paid holidays, including the year-end holiday week
Recognition program, Bonus.ly

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Hard Skills & Tools

Clinical Data ReviewAdverse Event AssessmentCausality AssessmentSafety Signal DetectionProtocol DevelopmentData Quality AssuranceBiomarker StrategiesTrial Execution SupportPatient ManagementRisk-Benefit Decision Making

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationCollaborationCredibility with InvestigatorsCross-Functional TeamworkAdaptability in Fast-Moving Environments

Certifications

Board Certification in Rheumatology