Clinical Operations Lead
Convergent Research· Arbor Neuroscience
San Francisco, CA$138k - $183kFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Lead the clinical operations for Arbor Neuroscience’s human studies, building and running a longitudinal program combining in-clinic and at-home neuromodulation studies with IRB management, partner development, and participant support.
Responsibilities
- Build the clinical program: partner with scientific leadership on clinical strategy, develop and own a recruitment program from a small geographically scattered participant pool, qualify and onboard clinical partners, help design what at-home studies will require, from participant experience through logistics and safety
- Run the studies: Lead start-up for internal and external studies, own IRB submissions and ongoing interactions, manage participant scheduling, visits, follow-up, payments, and travel, coordinate device deployment, equipment readiness, and study-specific technical support; troubleshoot experiments, establish and maintain TMF, document control, clinical SOPs, and the personnel training program, own adverse event tracking and reporting
Qualifications
- Substantial experience in human clinical research operations
- Scientific training to engage with clinicians and researchers; advanced training (PhD in a relevant field preferred but not required)
- Strong written and spoken communication skills
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
- Ambition to build clinical infrastructure, not just run it
- Directness and collaborative mindset
Skills
Required:Clinical research operationsIRB submissions and regulatory complianceParticipant recruitment and retentionPartner development with clinicians and hospitals
Nice to have:Study logistics and at-home study design
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision – most plans fully covered for you and your dependents
- 401(k) with up to 6% match
- Company-paid life and AD&D, with voluntary supplemental options
- 15 holidays plus a floating day for your birthday
- 3 weeks PTO increasing with tenure, and separate sick leave
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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