
TMF Manager, Clinical QA
Vera Therapeutics, Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $104,000 - $159,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Provide oversight of Trial Master File management across clinical development programs and functions.
- Partner closely with Clinical Operations, Clinical Supply Chain, Data Management, Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory Affairs, and other development functions to ensure essential clinical documentation is appropriately maintained within the TMF.
- Facilitate periodic TMF health discussions and ensure alignment on TMF quality and completeness expectations.
- Interface with CROs and external vendors responsible for TMF activities and contributes to maintaining TMF inspection readiness across the organization.
- Support TMF lifecycle activities including study start-up planning, ongoing TMF maintenance, study closeout, and TMF archival in accordance with regulatory and company retention requirements.
- Establish and maintain consistent TMF management practices across studies and programs.
- Conduct routine TMF health reviews and collaborate with study teams and document content owners to identify documentation gaps and ensure appropriate remediation.
- Oversee quality, completeness, and timeliness of Trial Master File (TMF/eTMF) documentation across clinical studies.
- Develop and track eTMF metrics for studies and communicate trends or issues identified to study teams and management.
- Serve as the eTMF system administrator, supporting user access management, system configuration support, troubleshooting, and ongoing optimization of system functionality.
- Support regulatory inspections and internal audits involving TMF records and management.
- Collaborate with the Head of Clinical Quality Assurance and system users to identify opportunities to improve TMF processes, system functionality, and inspection readiness practices.
- Work with the eTMF system owner and IT or system support teams to implement system improvements in accordance with required change control and validation procedures.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree plus 8 Years experience in life sciences, pharmacy, or related scientific discipline or commensurate work experience managing TMFs.
- Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or CRO experience with direct involvement in Trial Master File management desired.
- Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements and industry expectations related to clinical trial documentation and Trial Master File management.
- Trial Master File (TMF) oversight and electronic TMF systems.
- Clinical trial documentation requirements and the TMF Reference Model.
- TMF health review and document completeness monitoring.
- Regulatory inspection readiness and inspection support.
- Cross-functional collaboration with clinical development functions.
- Working knowledge of global Good Clinical Practice (GCP) requirements and regulatory expectations for clinical trial documentation.
- Experience contributing to:
- TMF process improvement initiatives
- eTMF system administration or system governance
- TMF metrics development and monitoring
- TMF closeout and archival processes
- Experience working with CROs or vendors responsible for TMF activities.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Trial Master File managementeTMF systemsTMF health reviewdocument completeness monitoringTMF metrics developmentTMF closeout processesTMF archival processessystem administrationprocess improvement initiativesregulatory requirements
Soft Skills
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