Associate Director, Clinical Research Associate Manager

Caraway Therapeutics, Inc.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Caraway Therapeutics, Inc. is seeking an Associate Director, Clinical Research Associate Manager in Mumbai, India. The role leads 6–14 CRAs, ensuring rigorous site monitoring, adherence to ICH/GCP and company SOPs, and effective study performance.

The position emphasizes talent development, mentoring, capacity planning, and cross-functional collaboration with CRM, PLMs and HQ to optimize resource use and study outcomes.

Qualifications

• Requires Masters in science or related fields and strong clinical trial management knowledge.
• Excellent people leadership and coaching abilities with proven performance in CRO/pharma.
• Proficient in ICH-GCP, regulatory procedures and quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 6–14 CRAs and monitor performance to meet study timelines.
• Oversee capacity planning, resource allocation and staff development.
• Coordinate with CRM, PLMs and HQ for consistent protocol execution and issue resolution.

Skills

People management

Project management

Leadership

Communication skills

English proficiency

Education

Masters in science

Tools

Trial management systems

Job description

Job Description

Associate Director, Clinical Research Associate Manager

This role will be key to ensure strong monitoring in our clinical trials. Under the oversight of the CRD or Head of Site Management and Monitoring, the person is responsible to manage a team of 6-14 CRAs and to ensure excellent study and site performance with strict adherence to local regulations, company SOPs and ICH GCP.

As line manager the role is critical to continuously develop key talents by providing training, support and mentoring to the CRAs and properly manage situation of low or non-performance.

The role will work at country level with other local stakeholder e.g. CRM to ensure alignment and development of the country capabilities. The role will collaborate with country PLMs to ensure alignment across all monitoring functions. The person contributes to HQ capacity/resource planning activities to ensure efficient allocation of resources and work.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

• Work allocation, staff development and performance appraisal.
• Provides input for capacity planning, including reporting of current manpower and forecasting of CRA capacity and needs, to provide efficient use of resources.
• Work with CRAs, PLMS and other functions to ensure consistency of processes and protocol implementation across the country, to reduce variability and provide predictability.
• Interacts with sites as needed to resolve site or CRA operational issues to meet commitments in a timely manner in coordination with the study CRM.
• Attend local Investigator Meetings if requested to.
• Interface with GCTO partners on clinical trial execution.
• Escalates site performance issues to CRM and Clinical Research Director CRD.

People and Resource Management:

• Manage CRA – career development, performance reviews, etc., including addressing low-performance situations, and taking appropriate actions.
• Support and resolve escalation of issues from CRAs.
• Liaise with local HR and finance functions as required.
• Contribute to HQ capacity/resource planning activities to ensure efficient allocation of resources and work. Manage local conflicts between resource and work.
• Provides training, support and mentoring to the CRA to ensure continuous development.
• Ensures CRA compliance to corporate policies, procedures and quality standards.

Qualification

Masters in science, Master's in Pharmacology/.Pharmacy/ Clinical Research

CORE Competency Expectations

• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Excellent people management, time management, project management and organizational skills
• History of strong performance
• Skills and judgment required to be a good steward/decision maker for the company
• Fluent in Local Language and business proficient in English (verbal and written)
• Excellent working knowledge of all applicable ICH/GCP regulations and Good Documentation Practices and ability to work within these guidelines
• Expertise in and excellent working knowledge of core trial management systems and tools

Behavioral Competency Expectations

• High emotional intelligence
• Strong leadership skills with proven success in people management
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, conflict management
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and to communicate effectively with external customers (e.g. sites and investigators)
• Influencing skills

Additional location(s) Compensation Information

Required Skills

Adaptability, Adaptability, Career Planning, Clinical Research, Clinical Research Management, Clinical Trial Documentation, Clinical Trial Management, Clinical Trial Planning, Clinical Trials Monitoring, Clinical Trials Operations, Cross-Cultural Awareness, Decision Making, Ethical Standards, Global Coordination, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Liaison Work, Line Management, Oncology Trials, On Site Management, People Leadership, Performance Feedback, Policy Compliance, Procedure Adherence, Process Alignment, Process Standardization {+ 7 more}

Employee Status

Regular

Job Posting End Date

10/22/2026