Clinical Trial Associate

Vericel® Corporation

Clinical Trial Associate managing daily activities across clinical studies for regenerative medicine at Vericel Corporation. Ensuring compliance with protocols, regulatory requirements, and Good Clinical Practices while leading key site management activities.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeBurlington • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $80,000 - $93,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Google Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Actively engages in site management activities, including assisting with site regulatory startup (including ICF review), providing oversight for site-level IRB submissions, managing site communications, and conducting onsite or remote investigator site file (ISF) reviews.
Leads meeting coordination activities, including preparing agendas, facilitating discussions, and documenting key decisions and action items.
Provides support for site training by presenting GCP/GDP requirements, study-specific logs, and ISF expectations to ensure alignment with protocol and regulatory requirements.
Supports coordination of Investigational Products (IP), focusing on the documentation and tracking.
Tracks and reports on key study metrics (e.g., regulatory package status, TMF accuracy/completeness/quality, site statuses) and provides regular updates to leadership with proposed mitigation strategies.
Supports inspection readiness and audit preparation by conducting internal reviews, preparing team members, and participating in mock audits to ensure a continuous state of readiness.
Maintain and organize TMF, including identifying and resolving TMF gaps, ensuring documents are complete, accurate and inspection ready.
Contributes or authors key study documents, including Informed Consent Form (ICF)/Assent, study plans, and study-related templates.
Supports CRAs in monitoring visit execution by performing eISF reviews and providing TMF vs ISF reports to ensure completeness.
Manages day-to-day interactions and deliverables for third-party vendors (e.g., central labs, imaging) to ensure adherence to study timelines.
Reviews vendor-specific documentation for accuracy and ensures relevant records are filed in the TMF.
Contributes to departmental operations and process improvements, including SOP authorship, development of templates and tools, and optimization of systems.
Maintains and supports clinical systems (e.g., CTMS, Smartsheet) ensuring accuracy of metrics.
Oversees study training compliance by developing and maintaining study training matrixes and curriculum maintenance.
Manages Central IRB activities across programs, including submission oversight, tracking approvals, and maintaining cross-functional IRB trackers.
Performs contractual management, PO management, invoice tracking, and site payments.
Performs Protocol Deviation management, data review, medical review committee submission management, and ClinicalTrials.gov maintenance.
Coordinates planning for Investigator Meetings and specialized Surgeon Training.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, healthcare, or related field (e.g., Biology, Nursing, Pharmacy).
Minimum 2+ years of experience in clinical research or clinical operations.
Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and guidelines governing clinical trial documentation (e.g., ICH-GCP, FDA regulations).
Experience specifically within a pharmaceutical or biotechnology sponsor environment (given the internal focus of the role).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Cutting-Edge Science: Work with a leading regenerative medicine product that is transforming patient care.
Career Growth: Be a part of a growing organization with opportunities to expand your impact.
Collaborative Culture: Work alongside a team of dedicated professionals who are passionate about improving lives.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Clinical Trial ManagementProtocol Deviation ManagementInformed Consent Form (ICF) ReviewStudy Document AuthoringData ReviewStudy Metrics TrackingAudit PreparationSite Communication ManagementInvestigational Product CoordinationSOP Development

Soft Skills

Meeting CoordinationFacilitation SkillsCommunication SkillsOrganizational SkillsTeam Collaboration