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Transcend Therapeutics · 2 months ago

Associate Director, Clinical Operations

Transcend Therapeutics is a late-clinical-stage neuroscience company focused on developing treatments for neuropsychiatric diseases. The Associate Director, Clinical Operations will oversee the execution of clinical trials, driving operational strategy and ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines while managing a team and collaborating cross-functionally.

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Responsibilities

Support the Clinical Trial Manager with planning and strategy for implementation and execution of assigned clinical trials from study startup through close-out
Oversee day-to-day operations of assigned clinical trials including team interactions with study sites and vendors and act as an escalation point for key issues
Identify, prepare, and implement departmental process improvement initiatives to improve operational efficiencies
Provide expertise for drafting, finalization and implementation of clinical documents (ie, Protocol, Clinical Monitoring Plan)
Oversee various activities and cross-functional collaboration of assigned clinical trials (e.g., monitoring, data management, drug supply logistics, labs, recruitment)
Manage direct report(s) by providing leadership, vision and mentoring
Proactively identify clinical data trends and escalate as needed
Ensure Trial Master File (TMF) maintains regulatory compliance
Support creation, review, and revision of clinical SOPs
Ensure that the clinical trials are conducted in a timely fashion and in compliance with SOPs, GCP, regulatory guidelines, company goals, and budget
All other duties as required

Qualification

Clinical trial managementGCP/ICH knowledgeDrug development processPsychiatry-related studiesClinical monitoring experienceFlexibleLeadershipCommunication skillsDetail-orientedInitiative

Required

Bachelor's degree, preferably in a life science
At least 7 years of clinical trial experience within a pharmaceutical company or CRO and at least 4 years in a managerial position
Experience managing direct reports
Proficient knowledge of GCP/ICH, drug development process, clinical operations
Excellent verbal, written, communication and interpersonal skills
Detail-oriented, with a desire to ‘get in the weeds' and understand the nuances
Flexible, able to pivot when needed in a fast-paced environment
Able to align with company goals and focus on the big picture
Able to effectively communicate and collaborate across functions and job levels
Internally motivated, with a passion for mental health
Routinely takes initiative

Preferred

Experience executing clinical trials in a small team or at a small pharmaceutical company
Experience conducting studies in psychiatry-related indications
Previous clinical monitoring experience

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401k
Unlimited vacation and sick time
Equity

Company

Transcend Therapeutics

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Transcend Therapeutics offers novel pharmaceuticals for the critical care market.

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$40M
Key Investors
U.S. Department of Defense
2024-10-28Convertible Note
2023-09-21Grant
2023-02-23Series A· $40M

Leadership Team

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Blake Mandell
Co-Founder and CEO
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Kevin Ryan
Co-Founder and Chairman
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