Manager, Clinical Business Operations

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals

Manager, Clinical Business Operations overseeing site budgets for late-phase clinical trials at Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, ensuring compliance and collaboration across departments.

Posted 4/28/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $132,000 - $165,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Google Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop, negotiate and execute site budgets and ensure consistency among sites with multiple Crinetics’ studies
Close collaboration with global CRO partners on site budget template development and negotiation function for Crinetics
Oversee compliance with internal financial policies/SOPs, ICH-GCP compliance, and FMV regulations
Track site budget metrics to measure performance (e.g., start-up timeline acceleration and negotiated cost savings) and drive process improvement
Develop and cultivate strong internal cross-departmental and external relationships
Collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, and Clinical Operations
Identify risks and mitigation strategies
Other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree with at least 8 years of related work experience in the pharmaceutical industry
Minimum of 3 years of direct site budget negotiation experience in a CRO, Biotech, or Pharmaceutical organization
Strong knowledge of clinical trial site budget development, negotiation, and contract management
Experience with an Investigator site grant budget tool, e.g., Grants Manager, GrantPlan, etc.
Solid understanding of drug development and Clinical Operations
Robust organizational and time management skills and strong attention to detail with the ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently
Well-developed communication skills (verbal and written)
Established computer skills (MS Word, MS Excel)
Must be a self-starter who works with minimal supervision
High sense of accountability/urgency

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance plans (medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance)
Discretionary annual target bonus
Stock options
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
401(k) match
20 days of PTO
10 paid holidays
Winter company shutdown

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Hard Skills & Tools

site budget negotiationclinical trial site budget developmentcontract managementdrug developmentclinical operationsperformance metrics trackingrisk identificationprocess improvement

Soft Skills

organizational skillstime managementattention to detailcommunication skillsrelationship buildingself-starteraccountabilityurgency