Clinical Trial Associate: Start-Up & Study Operations

Viking Therapeutics; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Viking Therapeutics in San Diego, CA is seeking a Clinical Trial Associate to provide administrative support to the Clinical Operations team across study start-up, maintenance, and close-out, ensuring compliance with GCP, SOPs, and all applicable regulations governing clinical trials.

The role emphasizes document review/formatting, development of study tools and trackers, regulatory submissions, and collaboration with vendors and sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of one-year relevant clinical trial experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry.
• Prior CTA experience and/or knowledge of FDA, ICH, GCP, CFR guidelines and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Supports with reviewing, formatting, and finalizing clinical protocols and key study documents.
• Provides administrative support with document review/formatting and task follow-ups.
• Develops and maintains study tools and trackers (e.g., contact lists, vendor tracking, site visit reports).
• Routes and tracks approval forms for essential study documents (e.g., informed consent).
• Submits study agreements, contracts, and budgets for assigned studies to finance; requests country-level clinical trial liability insurance certificates.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Administrative skills

Independent work

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Viking Therapeutics in San Diego, CA is seeking a Clinical Trial Associate to provide administrative support to the Clinical Operations team across study start-up, maintenance, and close-out, ensuring compliance with GCP, SOPs, and all applicable regulations governing clinical trials.

The role emphasizes document review/formatting, development of study tools and trackers, regulatory submissions, and collaboration with vendors and sites.