Senior Manager, Clinical Trials
- Employer
- Pulse Biosciences
- Location
- Hayward, CA, United States
- Start date
- Jan 13, 2021
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- Discipline
- Clinical, Clinical Trials
- Required Education
- Bachelors Degree
- Position Type
- Full time
- Hotbed
- Biotech Bay
Pulse Biosciences (Nasdaq: PLSE) is a bio-electric medicine company committed to health innovation that has the potential to improve and extend the lives of patients. The CellFX® System will be the first commercial product to harness the distinctive advantages of our proprietary Nano-Pulse Stimulation™ (NPS™) technology. The unique cell-specific effects of the NPS mechanism of action have the potential to significantly benefit patients across multiple medical applications, including dermatology, our first planned commercial application.
We exist to make a positive difference in the lives of patients, physicians, healthcare providers, shareholders and our Pulse Biosciences team members. We take pride in hiring the best and brightest minds to our world-class company. Individuals who are creative, forward-thinking, and who approach challenges with an innovative attitude will excel in our culture.
Position Summary
Pulse Biosciences is seeking a Senior Manager of Clinical Trials to join our dynamic team in our Hayward office. This exceptional leader will be responsible for defining project scopes and estimating budgets, planning, directing, controlling project activities, managing resources and budgets, as well as project team performance of cross-functional teams engaged in clinical research and development activities. This position is also accountable for reporting of project progress status to Pulse Biosciences internal management. These activities may include but are not limited to managing projects with activities focused on clinical operations, data management, statistics, medical writing, subject randomization and study device supply management, administration of data monitoring and adjudication committees, as well as preparing device submissions to regulatory agencies.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage projects with activities focused on one or more of the following: clinical operations, data management, statistics, medical writing, subject randomization and device supply management, administration of data monitoring and adjudication committees, as well as preparing device submissions to regulatory agencies.
- Integrate information to define work scopes and estimate budgets, develop and manage cross-functional project work plans including resource requirements and utilization, budgets, quality deliverables and timelines.
- Manage all project management aspects of assigned Phase I -IV clinical trials and in accordance to ICH/GCP guidelines, FDA, Health Canada, EMA, and other applicable regulatory and legal requirements.
- Ensure the timely initiation and completion of clinical study projects.
- Recruit, hire and maintain a high performing Clinical team to drive and achieve Company goals. Lead cross-functional project teams. Manage the planning, implementation, conduct and reporting of assigned projects within the established timelines and budgets, and with the quality and requirements necessary for regulatory approvals.
- Manage activities between Pulse Biosciences and study sites, and with various supporting groups or thirdparty vendors (e.g., central lab and other specialty labs) to ensure that all contractual obligations are met.
- Proactively track and manage the financial status against budget and reconcile expenses across sub-streams of activities.
- Proactively track and manage project tasks against timelines and hours spent/budgets, alert management when there are risks of having major deviations.
- Prepare project status reports and maintain accurate and current details. Present project status to internal and external stakeholders.
- Function as meeting facilitator for the meetings involving various internal and external participants.
- Function as facilitator of problem solving and conflict resolution.
- Communicate project action items and key decisions through timely minutes and follow up actions.
- Conduct “lessons learned” meetings with project team members to learn from failures and prevent same from future projects.
- Contribute and/or participate in the performance evaluation of staff who performed under the responsible projects.
- This position may assist the organization in responding to and preparing for Request for Information and Request for Proposals for Investigator Initiated Studies, and subsequently defining work scopes and budgets, and performing contract administration activities.
- When required, this position may perform clinical trial planning, management, and site monitoring from the initiation of a trial to its closure
Education and Experience
- Minimum BS / BA (science or healthcare field) or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 8 years' clinical research experience within a medical device, or biotechnology setting.
- Minimum of 5 years' project management experience is required.
- Proven management of overseeing a minimum of 3 Clinical Research Associates for at least 5 years' is preferred.
- Experienced as a clinical trial monitor, initiating, monitoring, and closing out clinical trials will be desirable for Clinical Operations support tasks.
- Demonstrated understanding of cross-functional processes including clinical operations, statistics, data management, subject randomization and device supply management, data monitoring and adjudication committees, regulatory affairs, and medical writing.
- Knowledge and understanding of ICH/GCP guidelines, FDA, Health Canada, and EMA regulations.
- Ability to define scopes and estimate budgets, plan and manage projects, including resource requirements and utilization, hours spent vs. budgets, key deliverables and timelines.
- Demonstrated leadership abilities, including setting goals for others and driving to achieve them in accordance with allocated resources, timelines, and budgets.
Skills, Abilities, and Other Requirements
- Proficient knowledge and skill in Microsoft Office Suite applications.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated strong negotiation and presentation skills.
- Strong ability in problem-solving including conflict resolution.
- Ability to work conscientiously and with minimal direction, using good judgment, taking initiative to accomplish short and long-range projects, and recommend actions with minimal direction.
- Ability to work as a team member, multi-task and be very flexible to adapt to the ever-changing work priorities and requirements of a dynamic, fast growing company.
- Ability to travel up 35% of the time. Overnight and/or international travel may be required.
- Ability to lift 10-15 pounds.
Our corporate headquarters is located in Hayward, California. To learn more about us, visit our website at www.pulsebiosciences.com .
At Pulse Biosciences, we are committed to providing a respectful work environment to our diverse workforce. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, age, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, religion, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
Principals only; unsolicited candidate submissions from recruiters or third-party agencies will be considered free referrals.
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