Director, Clinical Operations
Summit Therapeutics, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Miami • Florida • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $190,000 - $230,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
Google Cloud Platform
About the role
- Oversee and manage the execution of one or more phase 1-3 clinical trials.
- Management of all clinical operations support vendors contracted for the assigned study(ies), including budgets and timelines oversight, performance management, risk management, and issue resolution.
- Establish and coordinate all ongoing study management activities, including leading the cross-functional study team development of an overall study execution plan to deliver key study deliverables.
- Daily activities may include updating/reviewing study documents (protocols, informed consent forms, clinical study reports, site facing material, etc.), monitoring study status across internal functions and external vendors, anticipating and mitigating risks within the timeline, quality, and study budget.
- Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with investigators and trial site administrators; Organize investigator meetings as needed; contributes to the development of abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts for studies.
- Maintain oversight of clinical operations budget, including regular forecasting and internal reporting to management and finance; review vendor invoices against the scope of work and work completed to date; identify and communicate discrepancies.
- Support the development of quality control processes and study plans to ensure that clinical activities are compliant with Good Clinical Practice and regulatory guidelines.
- Ensure execution of trials according to the study protocol and procedures, SOPs, ICH/GCP, FDA, EMEA, NICE, and other relevant policies and regulations.
- Support clinical and non-clinical supplies planning for trial execution.
Requirements
- BA/BS required in a scientific/medical field preferred
- A minimum of 10+ years of experience in managing global clinical trials at all stages of development
- Experience in rare/orphan disease areas is preferred
- Demonstrated ability to successfully manage and deliver clinical trials from start-up through close-out, including all financial tracking and reporting activities
- Demonstrated successful management and oversight of CROs and other service providers
- Deep understanding of clinical trial design, protocol development/ review, and running the clinical trial meetings
- Significant experience with cross-functional leadership and clinical teams, including leading data review, protocol deviation review, database lock, CSR development, and study reporting activities
- Strong vendor management experience required
- Experience in Quality Assurance, SOP and Study Plans writing, CAPA preparation, and closure
- Strong project management experience and skills is preferred
- Willing to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time
- Proficient user of standard MS Office suite (e.g., Word, Excel), experience using electronic document management systems, and document review tools desirable
- Excellent written and verbal skills required.
Benefits
- Bonus
- Stock options
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Flexible work arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
clinical trial managementbudget managementrisk managementprotocol developmentquality control processesfinancial trackingvendor managementSOP writingCAPA preparationclinical operations oversight
Soft skills
cross-functional leadershipcommunication skillsrelationship managementproject managementproblem-solvingteam leadershiporganizational skillsnegotiation skillsanalytical skillsadaptability