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Clinical Trial Manager

Location

California

Posted

23 hours ago

Salary

$140K - $148K / year

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor Degree4 yrs expExperience acceptedEnglishGoogle Cloud PlatformVault

Job Description

Clinical Trial Manager

Fortrea

• End-to-end oversight of start-up and clinical responsibilities—from site identification through to database lock • Ensure start-up and clinical project plans address identified risks while adhering to professional standards, SOPs, client, and regulatory requirements • Proactively identify and address start-up and clinical project, financial, and quality risks • Responsible for financial aspects of clinical and start-up activities, including revenue forecasting • Ensure project team awareness and tracking of Key Project Indicators (KPI) • Develop and implement the site activation and recruitment strategy in collaboration with project teams • Lead and oversee site identification and site selection • Oversight of Informed Consent Form development and translations • Oversight of essential document creation and collection • Lead the end-to-end process of regulatory/ethics committee submissions and approvals • Ensure clinical supplies are in place as applicable • Manage operational aspects to support subject recruitment and retention • Ensure inspection-readiness through quality oversight of TMF, monitoring reports, protocol deviations and issue management • Foster effective communication and collaboration with clients and cross-functional project teams in a global environment.

Job Requirements

  • University/college degree (life science preferred) or certification in a related allied health profession
  • Four or more years of relevant clinical research experience in pharmaceutical, CRO, or health care setting
  • Previous SSU and Clinical Trial Lead experience
  • Comprehensive knowledge of GCP, ICH, and regulatory guidelines
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with EDC, CTMS, eTMF, and vendor platforms (e.g. Veeva Vault, Medidata)
  • Effective leadership in remote and global environment
  • Strong communication, planning, and organizational abilities
  • Proven team motivational skills
  • Proficiency in balancing concurrent tasks within time-sensitive environments
  • Financial awareness and use of tracking systems/tools
  • Demonstrated independent problem-solving and risk management mindset
  • Demonstrated professional client interaction and presentation skills.

Benefits

  • Remote-based work
  • Travel requirements: up to 20% (global – primarily domestic and international)

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