Study Manager, Clinical Trials Operations - Oncology

Princeton, New Jersey (Hybrid Office 2-3 days & Home) - Fully Remote Will Be Considered 
 

Are you a Study Manager at a Pharmaceutical or Clinical Research Organization looking to grow your career, while focusing on the Oncology therapeutic pathway?

Are you excited to join a firm, backed by a global powerhouse, with a strong late-stage development pipeline?

Have you managed the full trial lifecycle, managing partners and teams from enrollment to completion?

Do you have what it takes to work independently within a supportive team environment, and truly own your trial?

If the answer is “yes” to these questions, we would like to hear from you.

A fast-growing biopharmaceutical firm, with a sole focus on Oncology research and development, to assist in building an exceptional team of experienced professionals, has retained @Orchard LLC. Currently, we have an opportunity for an exceptional Clinical Trials Manager, to join the Clinical Trials Operations Team, tasked with leading critical clinical trial activities throughout the drug development lifecycle. In this role, the Manager works very closely to manage the assigned Contract Research Organization (CRO) to navigate the trial phase (Phase I-IV). This is an operational management role, not a clinical position. The Manager oversees the operations of the CRO while collaborating with internal stakeholders to drive a positive result. The right individual will have managed a trial from enrollment and start-up, through the full study span, working on both US and Global trials.

If you currently manage trials within a pharmaceutical company or a CRO, have sponsor-side experience working through the trial lifecycle, this is an exceptional opportunity. From competitive compensation to fully funded healthcare and 401k matches, our client is committed to supporting the great people of their team with an exceptional environment, while their product pipeline is very exciting, pointing to longevity and security.

Our client is a wholly-owned subsidiary of a global pharmaceutical powerhouse and works urgently to discover and develop innovative cancer treatments. As cancer evolves, our client evolves with it, bringing novel technology to cornerstone chemotherapies, while at the same time optimizing newly targeted agents. Advanced technology, dedicated investigators, and incomparable facilities, these vast resources empower them to redefine the way the world treats cancer. 

About the role;

Reporting to the Senior Director for Clinical Operations, the Study Manager, Clinical Operations, organizes, and facilitates the overall planning, coordination, tracking, and general performance of clinical studies that support the Clinical Development Plan. The Manager is responsible for ensuring clinical study quality, and consistency of performance, including enforcing overall timeline adherence and performance against the plan of the clinical study.  A critical component of the position is the peer management and/or support of and coordination with Contract Research Organization (CRO) personnel, consultants, contractors, and other colleagues to ensure adequate resource volume and quality is maintained on the studies for which the Manager is responsible.

Are you ready to;

• Assume overall responsibility for the operational tasks involved in study management and CRO oversight, including:
  • Finalization of monitoring plan (either in-house or contracted to a Contract Research Organization).
  • IRB/ethics committee approval
  • Development of recruitment strategies to increase patient randomization into the trial.
  • Provision of clinical trial materials.
  • Management of the trial contracts with the internal team, CROs & study sites.
• Work with CROs to develop electronic systems, establish processes and plans, mitigation strategies, etc. in order to establish a foundation for clinical trials.
• Identify study-specific training with the CROs Project Manager for implementation with Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) and other clinical staff, including team communication, computer software and IT training, protocol and CRF, adverse event reporting, and the importance of pharmacovigilance.
• Be responsible for the financial management of the clinical trial study in conjunction with the supervisor and finance department.
• Establish procedures to ensure adherence to trial protocols and administrative requirements.
• Maintain and manage the tracking of timeline milestones for all studies as well as overall day-to-day operations of clinical studies.
• Ensure the timely recruitment of trial participants with secure randomization processes (if applicable).
• Monitor the trial progress to ensure compliance with the project plan and to identify, evaluate, and rectify problems.
• Ensure that the trial is meeting its targets, is producing meaningful output, predict and plan for any changes that warrant requests to changes in protocol, funding, or time.
• Participate in corporate global clinical research teams.
• Develop systems to track projects including all study, investigator and ethical review board information, patient recruitment activity, and financial management.
• Comply with all aspects of GCP at all times.
• Liaise with the Trials Steering Committee and Data Monitoring and Ethics Committee as required.
• Provide regular and ad-hoc information, to all trial participants, internal and external teams including reports, updates, guidance, preformed commitments, and, possibly, a newsletter.
• When required, co-monitor or perform CRA activities.  These responsibilities are inclusive of but not limited to the following:
  • Act as the main line of communication between the sponsor and the investigator. 
  • Locate and assess the suitability of facilities at a study center. Verify that all research staff, facilities, and investigational products have adequate qualifications and resources and these remain adequate throughout. 
  • Ensure the setting up of study centers, which includes ensuring each center has the trial materials and training the site staff to trial-specific industry standards. 
  • Responsible for the safety and proper conduct throughout the trial. 
  • Verify that the investigator follows the approved protocol and all GCP procedures. 
  • Verify that source data/documents and other trial records are accurate, complete, and maintained through a review of monitoring reports or co-monitoring visits. 
  • Ensure adverse events, concomitant medications, and inter-current illnesses are reported in accordance with the protocol on the CRFs. Verifies that data entered on to the CRFs is consistent with patient clinical notes, known as source data/document verification (SDV). 
  • Communicate deviations from the protocol, SOPs, GCP, and the applicable regulatory requirements to internal management and the investigator as applicable. 
  • Work with internal and external functional teams to ensure all used and unused trial supplies are tracked/accounted for. 
  • Manage the closing down of study centers on completion of the trial. 
  • Provide support to a clinical team including maintenance of documentation, clinical tracking and information retrieval. 
  • Prepare and manage clinical documentation and reports.

Your background will include;

• A Bachelors or an Associate’s Degree preferably in Biological Sciences.
• At least 3 years clinical trial management experience in the pharmaceutical industry including at least one project managed through the entire study lifecycle.
• Experience with Phase I-III trials required, additional Phase IV experience preferred.
• Demonstrated depth of knowledge and understanding of Clinical Operations in a Trial setting.
• Experience working within US & European Trials, experience in other global markets would be a nice to have.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written. Good proofreading skills. Proven ability to work independently once assigned a project, with minimal day-to-day oversight.
• Strong drive and motivation, including a willingness to research solutions to challenges.
• A firm knowledge of, and competence in, application of FDA/GCP/ICH guidelines.

If your experience and interests align with this role, and you want to align your career with a stable and growing firm with an excellent pipeline of products within Oncology, then we need to hear from you. Please apply.

Established in 2010, @Orchard has an exceptional reputation, providing staffing solutions to time-sensitive, talent scarcity issues to deliver better talent management ROI.  Our specialty lies in the critical area of program talent acquisition and resource management, not in one narrow skillset, but across many areas of technical and functional delivery. To learn more about our other exciting opportunities, visit our Jobs Page at www.atorchard.com.