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Clinical Trial Manager

Peak Performers
Waltham, MA Contractor
POSTED ON 12/30/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/6/2026
Peak Performers has partnered with a global pharmaceutical company to assist in their search for a hybrid Clinical Trial Manager in Waltham, MA . In this contract position, you will be responsible for leading operations across all future clinical sites to ensure operational and the organization’s objectives are met.

Major duties

  • Responsible for developing strategy, and methodology of clinical operations programs.
  • Responsible for ensuring clinical trials are conducted in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and are inspection ready.
  • Ensures excellence, planning, oversight, and delivery of clinical programs/trials prior to Start of Development until Proof of Clinical Principle/Concept within assigned indication or given asset in a priority disease area with focus on speed and value as Medicine Excellence goals.
  • Oversee the budgets and timelines and support implementation using local relevant local regulations and international ICH-GCP guidelines
  • Provide operational and strategic input on training materials, program specific standards, clinical development plans, and clinical sections of regulatory documents (e.g., Investigator Brochure, clinical study reports, safety updates, briefing books, submission dossiers).
  • Ensures timely execution excellence input into various documents, including asset evidence plan and clinical trial protocols.
  • Responsible for collaborating with the Clinical Trial Supply Unit in determining a comparator sourcing strategy if applicable.
  • Drive site selection and subject recruitment programs to deliver study enrollment targets.
  • Participates in database creation and user acceptance testing, provides input for edit checks, monitoring guidelines, and data cleaning activities between study sites, data management and field monitors.
  • Participates in SOP development, process mapping, training of CTAs, and other departmental activities.
  • Partner and liaise with internal team members across the globe, which includes: technical leads in multiple functional areas, project management, and regulatory affairs

What are we looking for?

  • M.S or Ph.D in basic sciences with 10 years’ experience of Clinical Operations experience at biotechnology or pharmaceutical company or CRO.
  • Ability to look for and champion more efficient and effective methods/processes of delivering Clinical operations focusing on key performance metrics around reliability, efficiency, cost and quality.
  • Thorough knowledge and understanding of FDA and/or EMEA Regulations, ICH Guidelines, and GCPs governing the conduct of clinical trials is required. Experience leading global trials - outside the US/UE/ASIA/Americas is preferred.
  • Advanced experience with patient recruitment, non-compliance, safety, document management, investigational product, and budget management.
  • Demonstrated experience in successful planning and implementation of clinical trial operations.
  • Experience developing clinical protocols, SOPs, Clinical Study Reports, and other documents to support New Drug Application (NDA) on time, within budget, and in compliance.
  • Proven track record of leading and driving business process transformation and organizational culture change as well as delivering on programs with complex business deliverables.

Exciting Opportunity Details

  • Rate: $125.00/hour
  • W2 Contract
  • Worksite Location: Waltham, MA
  • Hybrid
  • 7 month contract

The Peak Performers difference

  • Excellent medical health, dental & vision insurance at 60 days
  • Our employees may choose to participate in a 403(b) retirement plan
  • Qualified applicants with chronic medical conditions and/or disabilities receive priority placement
  • We pay weekly through direct deposit
  • In business since 1994 and thousands of job placements

All employment offers are contingent on the successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check, in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws.

Applicants for employment with Peak Performers must possess work authorization that does not require sponsorship for a visa now or in the future.

Peak Performers is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applicants without regard to race, marital status, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Peak Performers does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.

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