Clinical Trial Assistant

COMPANY:

Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: CNTA) is a new kind of pharmaceutical company with a deconstructed R&D environment that prioritizes data driven decision making led by subject matter experts. Centessa companies are advancing a portfolio of high conviction programs with strong biological validation.

Our asset-centric model offers a unique R&D logic that has been applied by single asset companies to improve productivity. This operating model has minimal centralized infrastructure, reduced hierarchy, and exclusive focus on data driven capital allocation. Our teams are uniquely incentivized to expeditiously interrogate key scientific hypotheses. We believe the asset-centric model can lead to improved success rates for programs with greater speed and modest costs.

SUMMARY:

The Clinical Trial Assistant will perform tasks to support the planning and execution of clinical studies across one or more clinical programs. This position will work closely with the Clinical Program Manager (CPM) to ensure site start-up through close-out activities are conducted in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), GCP and regulatory guidelines.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists and provides support to the CPM and study team in the day-to-day operational management of assigned clinical trials.
• Supports the CPM in coordination, preparation, and documentation of internal and external meetings such as Kick-Off Meetings, Investigator Meetings, and vendor management meetings by preparing agendas, minutes, and presentation materials, organizing meeting logistics and travel arrangements if necessary.
• Assist with tracking of purchase orders and invoices, site budgets, investigator payments, CTAs, etc.
• Assists in tracking key site metrics and milestones such as Site Initiation Visits and site activation, subject recruitment and enrollment, critical study dosing days and assessments, scheduled Monitoring Visits and Close-Out Visits etc.
• Contribute to study level tracking by maintaining tools to track assignment and training of study team members, recruitment materials and compliance tools, laboratory kits, samples and study supplies, vendor portal access, etc.
• Supports the CPM and contributes to the review of clinical documentation such as Informed Consent (ICF), Study Reference Binder, Study Management Plans, Monitoring plan, study protocols etc.
• Manages and maintains the study team SharePoint
• Assists in clinical site oversite, data entry timeliness, review of monitoring trip reports and tracks resolution of all action items.
• Assists in TMF management to ensure it is being maintained up-to-date and all essential documents are appropriately filed in the TMF.
• Assist in evaluation and selection of clinical study vendors including CRO, Data Management, IRT, Central labs, Imaging, etc.
• Assists in the development and review of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)/processes for the clinical department.
• May assist CPM and study team in the review and cleaning of study data in preparation for database lock.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge and training on Good Clinical Practice (GCP) for clinical research studies.
• Computer skills should include proficiency with Microsoft Office software, specifically, Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Independently motivated, detail oriented and good problem-solving ability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Flexible and able to adapt to new situations as the business demands.
• Ability to work effectively from a virtual home office setting.
• Demonstrates flexibility to work non-traditional work hours when needed, given international operations across time zones.
• Occasional travel may be required to attend investigator meetings, site visits, and/or professional conferences. Amount of travel required is study-specific.

EXPERIENCE:

• B.A. or B.S. degree is preferred.
• A minimum of 2 years of Industry experience. Clinical Trial Coordinators from hospital settings will also be considered.
• Experience working with clinical sites, principal investigators, clinical operations staff and CROs a plus.

POSITION: Full-Time, Exempt, Remote Work with occasional travel

EEOC Statement: Centessa Pharmaceuticals believes in a diverse environment and is committed to equal employment opportunity for all its employees and qualified applicants. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Centessa Pharmaceuticals will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.