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Senior Clinical Trial Manager
Summit Therapeutics, Inc.. Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of complex global clinical trials.
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive experience in managing complex global clinical trials, ensuring compliance with Good Clinical Practices and regulatory requirements while leading cross-functional teams. Proficient in developing strategies for patient enrollment, data quality, and risk management throughout the clinical trial lifecycle.
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Clinical Trial ManagementOncology Clinical TrialsGood Clinical Practices (GCP)Drug Development ProcessTeam Leadership
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Hard Skills
Clinical OperationsProtocol DevelopmentData ManagementRisk Based Quality ManagementTrial Master File MaintenanceRegulatory Inspection PreparationPatient Enrollment StrategiesMonitoring Plan DevelopmentData Trend AnalysisIssue Escalation
Soft Skills
LeadershipCommunicationNegotiationOrganizational SkillsProblem-Solving
Industry Keywords
Clinical TrialsCRO ManagementPhase II/III TrialsInternational StudiesLife Sciences
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesGoogle Cloud Platform
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of complex global clinical trials.
- Lead study deliverables at assigned sites, countries, or regions from protocol development support through study closeout and inspection readiness.
- Oversee site selection, feasibility, activation, enrollment, monitoring, issue escalation, and closeout activities.
- Serve as the primary operational lead and escalation point for CROs.
- Develop and implement patient enrollment, retention, and data quality strategies.
- Draft, review, and approve study plans, processes, and documents, including informed consent forms, investigator agreements, CRFs, analysis plans, monitoring plans, data management plans, and safety monitoring activities.
- Review and approve essential document packages and critical study deliverables.
- Lead Risk Based Quality Management activities and resolve signals and actions.
- Review CRO monitoring trip reports, evaluate monitoring quality, identify cross-site trends and risks, and resolve findings and action items.
- Perform quality oversight visits focused on inspection readiness.
- Lead and review clinical data listings, reports, and dashboards; identify data trends and risks and drive cross-functional resolution.
- Oversee Trial Master File maintenance, quality, and completeness and lead TMF quality reviews.
- Ensure clinical trial activities comply with Good Clinical Practices and national and international regulatory requirements.
- Lead audit and regulatory inspection preparation and support inspection management.
- Manage, mentor, and guide CTMs, CRAs, and other Clinical Operations team members.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to Clinical Operations processes and standards.
- Represent Clinical Operations on cross-functional study teams and governance meetings.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in life science, nursing, pharmacy, medical laboratory technology, or other health/medical-related areas preferred.
- 8–10+ years of clinical operations experience in sponsor pharmaceutical or biotechnology organizations.
- 7+ years of direct clinical trial management experience overseeing phase II/III international oncology clinical trials.
- Ability to travel internationally to visit clinical sites and study meetings, up to 20% depending on project needs.
- Proven capabilities to interpret complex scientific concepts and critically assess clinical data.
- Proven proficiency in overseeing large complex studies managed in-house and by a CRO.
- Demonstrated ability to problem-solve regarding regulatory requirements, external parties, timelines, and complex clinical programs.
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams and work in a fast-paced team environment.
- Excellent planning, leadership, communication, negotiation, and organizational skills.
- Expert knowledge of the drug development process, ICH guidelines/GCP, and all phases of clinical trial execution.
- Ability to apply clinical trial knowledge to complex, global studies.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Bonus
- Stock
- Benefits and/or other applicable variable compensation