Associate Director, Clinical Operations

Associate Director, Clinical Operations - San Diego, CA or Remote

We’re a different kind of biotech company.  And we’re here to make a difference. 

Prometheus Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RXDX), is a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering a precision medicine approach for the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapeutic and companion diagnostic products for the treatment of immune-mediated diseases. 

The Company’s precision medicine platform, Prometheus360™, combines proprietary machine learning-based analytical approaches with one of the world’s largest gastrointestinal bioinformatics databases to identify novel therapeutic targets and develop therapeutic candidates to engage those targets.  Headquartered in San Diego, Prometheus Biosciences, Inc. was named Best Places to Work by Biospace, San Diego Business Journal and is a Great Place to Work-Certified™ Company.

Summary

Assist with the execution of clinical strategies and ensure clinical trials are conducted efficiently to agreed corporate timelines and follow local and global requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of clinical development plans in order to meet corporate goals and objectives
• Work cross functionally with other departments and functions to support implementation of clinical trial protocols
• Participate and assist in design and preparation of protocols and case report forms
• Follow clinical SOPs, policies, charters and plans according to U.S. and international guidelines
• Assist in evaluating potential clinical contract research organizations (CROs) and sites according to established criteria of acceptability
• Collaborate with CROs, clinical vendors and consultants
• Assist in preparation of clinical documents for regulatory submissions
• Attend scientific and external training meetings as needed

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree, RN, BSN, Health or Science related degree or equivalent
• 6 or more years experience in study management at a sponsor biotechnology/pharmaceutical company
• Thorough knowledge and adherence to Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), clinical trials management (including protocol design, data management, site monitoring, statistical reporting, report writing), regulatory compliance, auditing including broad application of knowledge in different therapeutic areas, as well as standards outside the U.S.
• Prior experience working with large, global Phase II and III studies and understands operational pathway of working outside the U.S.
• Experience with vendor management of CROs and contracted third party vendors managing a global program
• Has a holistic understanding of Clinical Operations including experience reviewing proposals, reviewing start up documents; understands how to write and update protocols and interpret study budgets 

Essential Skills and Abilities

• Unquestionable integrity, be able to inspire trust and exhibit the highest ethical standards
• Excellent communication, verbal and written, and interpersonal skills with strong ability to interact with internal teams and partners across all levels of the organization
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from all levels of the organization
• Sense of urgency, flawless execution with intense focus on accuracy and accountability
• Self-starter, highly motivated, assertive, driven and hands-on leader
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, smaller company environment
• Operate collaboratively with colleagues across functional areas in a science-driven environment
• Ability to forge solid personal and professional relationships with key opinion leaders and investigators
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet time sensitive deadlines
• Ability to work across locations and time zones
• Travel up to 25% may be required to meet with vendors, regulators and audits