Senior Clinical Trial Manager

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Rocket Pharma is a fully integrated, late-stage biotechnology company advancing gene therapies with curative potential for patients with rare and life-threatening diseases. We are a team of creative, compassionate, and driven individuals united by a profound mission of seeking gene therapy cures. Rocket places tremendous value on our people and fosters a collaborative environment where bold ideas thrive and every team member makes a meaningful impact. Our core values guide everything we do: we trust one another, show generosity toward patients, embrace curiosity, and strive to elevate science. Team members receive a competitive total rewards package, including equity participation, 401(k) matching, and excellent health benefits.

Position Summary

The Sr. Clinical Trial Manager reports through the Director, Clinical Operations – AAV and will be responsible for the operational aspects of the planning, implementation, and execution of the clinical studies for our AAV programs. The Sr. CTM will drive collaboration with internal stakeholders to ensure expected timelines, quality standards, Good Clinical Practices and applicable regulations are being met throughout study development, maintenance, and close out .

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, start-up, execution, maintenance, and close-out of clinical studies to ensure delivery against timelines, budget, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide operational guidance and input into protocol development, study design, enrollment planning, patient recruitment and retention strategies, and study execution plans.
• Oversee site feasibility, selection, activation, training, monitoring, and close-out activities while ensuring compliance with GCP, SOPs, FDA, ICH, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Serve as the primary Clinical Operations lead and key point of contact for cross-functional study teams, investigators, CROs, vendors, and clinical sites.
• Manage study progress, timelines, risks, issues, and mitigation plans, providing regular updates, metrics, and study dashboards to stakeholders and leadership.
• Ensure the integrity, quality, and inspection readiness of study conduct and documentation, including oversight of monitoring activities, protocol deviations, eTMF/CTMS maintenance, audits, and regulatory inspections.
• Partner cross-functionally with Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Supply Chain, Biospecimen Operations, Legal, Procurement, and external vendors to support successful study execution and delivery of study milestones and clinical documents.
• Oversee CRO and vendor performance, budgets, contracts, invoices, and deliverables to ensure effective partnership and operational excellence throughout the study lifecycle.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in health care or life sciences or other related field of study.
• 10 years of relevant clinical trial experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
• Minimum of 5 years managing all aspects of clinical trial activities (start-up through close-out) including vendor management, preferably in a global environment
• Direct clinical monitoring and site management experience is required.
• Experience in gene therapy, rare/orphan disease, and cardiology are highly desirable.
• Thorough, integrated knowledge of all Clinical Operations and site management/site monitoring activities using ICH/GCP
• Ability to troubleshoot site-related issues and provide solutions and mitigation strategies.
• Prior experience working on cross-functional teams in a lead capacity.
• History of successfully developing effective relationships with outside vendors, CROs, and central/specialty labs
• Demonstrated experience with EDC (Rave), CTMS and eTMF (Veeva) platforms.
• Experience in regulatory filings (e.g., NDA, BLA, MAA) highly desired.
• Ability to adapt and prioritize competing demands within a dynamic environment.
• Outstanding organizational, time management, planning and record keeping skills.
• Advanced skills in Project Management, particularly regarding management of schedule, budget, communication, resources, and quality
  
  

Compensation

The expected salary range for this position is $148,000 to $197,000.

At Rocket, our compensation philosophy and ranges are built upon data and insights collected from validated world-class providers. We are committed to compensating employees equitably based on several factors, including responsibilities and level of the position, depth and types of the employee’s experience, location of the position and availability of similar talent in a competitive market.

For U.S.-based candidates, this is an at-will position, and Rocket reserves the right to adjust the range at hire or during the year due to market shifts.

In addition to base salary, Rocket offers a competitive total rewards package that may include bonuses (short-term incentives), medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, 401(k) with company match and generous vesting, paid vacation and holidays, global shutdown days between Christmas and New Year’s, and a variety of wellness resources and employee support programs. Also, certain positions are eligible for added forms of compensation, such equity awards (long-term incentives).

EEO Statement

A diverse workforce fosters innovation and strengthens Rocket’s business. We ensure equal opportunity without discrimination or harassment in the workplace on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, citizenship, status as a protected veteran, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, and federal laws.