Senior Clinical Study Manager

Intuitive; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive is seeking a Clinical Study Manager-4 to develop and execute strategies for clinical and outcomes research. You will lead studies (pre- or post-market), design protocols, and collaborate with CRAs, CTAs, data management, and biostatisticians to ensure robust evidence for regulatory approvals.

The role requires guiding external investigators, managing timelines and budgets, and ensuring compliance with GCP and US/OUS guidelines. Strong leadership and strategic thinking are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience leading clinical studies from design to execution.
• Ability to manage site selection, initiation, enrollment and follow-up.
• Strong collaboration with CRAs, CTAs and biostatisticians.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned clinical research activities.
• Partner with investigators and KOLs to develop study design and protocols.
• Oversee site selection, recruitment projections, and study docs (protocols, CRFs, ICFs).
• Ensure studies run on schedule and within budget with high quality and compliance.
• Conduct site visits and monitoring per the monitoring plan.
• Support regulator readiness and sponsor audits.

Skills

Clinical study management

Regulatory compliance

IRB submissions

Mentoring/guidance

Cross-functional collaboration

Biostatistics collaboration

Tools

EDC systems

Job description

Job Description

Primary Function of the Position

This position requires a candidate with extensive experience helping evidence generation strategy and execution of clinical studies. The Clinical Study Manager-4 (CSM IV) role will develop and execute strategies for clinical and outcomes research studies to help regulatory approvals and key strategic evidence initiatives. As a member of the Clinical Affairs team, this role will be accountable for working with key stakeholders to design and develop clinical protocols and execute clinical studies (pre-market or post-market studies), with minimal supervision. The candidate will be required to work closely with clinical research associates (CRAs), clinical trial assistants (CTAs) and data management for the conduct and execution of the study, as well as with biostatisticians to review and interpret results of clinical studies, develop clinical study reports, or help the development of clinical publications. During trial execution, the CSM will drive the progress of the trial during site selection, site start-up and through enrollment and follow-up. The CSM will clearly provide guidance to the monitors about monitoring needs, and oversee compliance work on the study. The CSM will also take a leadership role in external communication with investigators and study teams. The ideal candidate will have experience previously managing premarket studies in the United States and utilizing resources to research and scope research topics and to provide recommendations on clinical trial strategy. The candidate is also expected to have experience reviewing, interpreting and summarizing clinical literature.

Essential Job Duties

• Accountable for leading assigned clinical research activities
• Partner with internal stakeholders, investigators and KOLs to develop and review study design and concepts, prepare protocol and study outlines and subsequently driving identified initiatives
• Accountable for the planning and execution of the clinical studies including site selection, review of potential patient recruitment and projections, creation of study related documents (protocols, case report forms, Informed consents, Clinical trial agreements, study reports), organizing IRB/EC submissions with follow-thorough to ensure successful progress
• Accountable for autonomously conducting clinical studies on schedule and within budget while ensuring high quality and compliance
• Perform on-site and remote site qualification visits, site initiation visits, interim monitoring visits and site close out visits.
• Conduct clinical study monitoring to ensure regulatory and protocol compliance as well as overall data accuracy in accordance with the study clinical monitoring plan
• Complete source data verification of clinical study data entered in an Electronic Data Capture (EDC) system or on a case report form at sites or in data listings to ensure regulatory and protocol compliance and overall accuracy
• Liaise with sites and help in internal audit/inspection and ensure sponsor audit readiness
• Liaise with external vendors and sites to negotiate contracts and budgets in partnership with the legal team and management
• Track study progress and provide regular status reports
• Work closely with Biostatisticians on data analysis, interpretation and synthesis, in order to develop clinical study reports and /or help development of scientific publications
• Track, process and manage site payments and help in study financial tracking by developing tracking tools as necessary
• Organize and drive study meetings and other study activities as assigned
• Mentor junior clinical study manager(s); provide guidance to CRAs and CTAs on monitoring and other study needs
• Follow corporate (e.g., SOP’s) and regulatory requirements (e.g., GCP and US and OUS guidelines) and proactively manage studies, following such guidelines and requirements
• Conduct literature searches and familiarize with literature to stay informed and abreast of relevant scientific/clinical knowledge and/or to establish evidence gaps
• Critically appraise scientific literature and write clinical summaries to assist research and the development of clinical strategies and clinical investigational protocols
• Review and revise Clinical Operations Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to assist Clinical Affairs leadership with continuous process improvement initiatives
• For post-market research, partner with commercial groups (i.e., marketing) to know about market trends and utilize information to help of business goals through Clinical Affairs activities
• For post-market research, provide scientific expertise to the Health Economics and Outcomes Research department for development of outcomes research review (including identification of appropriate diagnosis or reimbursement codes, selection of clinical outcomes for procedures of interest)
• Work with clinical investigators to prepare manuscripts, abstracts, slide presentations, and poster presentations for scientific meetings and publications in partnership with management
• Help regulatory submission and approval of pre-market clinical studies and 510k(s), accountable for addressing regulatory body questions on clinical study design and results (e.g., protocol, ICF, eCRF, clinical study reports).