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Cogent Biosciences

Develops small-molecule therapies for rare diseases

Senior Clinical Trial Associate

Clinical Research OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeWaltham, MA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of clinical research experience are required.
  • Working knowledge of International Council for Harmonisation Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP) and its application to clinical trial documentation and operations is required.
  • The candidate must be able to maintain accurate records and manage competing priorities and deadlines.
  • The candidate must take ownership of assigned tasks, proactively follow up, and drive action items to completion.
  • The candidate must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • The candidate must be able to work effectively on multiple cross-functional teams with increasing independence, incorporate feedback, and seek guidance when needed.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and experience using SharePoint or OneDrive to manage shared documents and coordinate review are required.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to management of one or more clinical trials, supporting planning, execution, and closeout with increasing autonomy and ownership of assigned workstreams.
  • Serve as an operational point of contact for internal and assigned external study personnel, including investigative sites and vendors, ensuring timely communication and proactive follow-up.
  • Support sponsor oversight of site management, including reviewing monitoring reports, tracking site visits, and identifying or escalating site-level issues and trends.
  • Coordinate study team, vendor, and site meetings, including scheduling, preparing agendas, taking minutes, and distributing them.
  • Maintain sponsor-owned study trackers, tools, and dashboards; review CRO-maintained trackers and reports for accuracy, completeness, and timeliness; coordinate discrepancy resolution; and identify process, data-quality, and reporting-efficiency improvements.
  • Maintain sponsor-owned study records and support oversight of CRO-maintained CTMS and TMF records, conduct ongoing TMF quality reviews and reconciliations, identify gaps, and coordinate resolution with the Clinical Trial Manager.
  • Support vendor oversight by reviewing status reports, tracking contracted deliverables, timelines, performance, and documentation, and following up on outstanding action items.
  • Support vendor selection and contracting, including scope-of-work reviews and contract routing.
  • Identify, troubleshoot, and communicate quality and compliance risks; support implementation of corrective actions; perform quality-control review of study documents; and support operational aspects of site payments.
  • Contribute to developing, reviewing, and maintaining study operational plans and documents; coordinate collaborative review, track reviewer feedback, consolidate comments, and maintain version control.
  • Participate in reviewing core study documents, including protocols, investigator brochures, and clinical study reports, and provide operational input.
  • Participate in cross-functional project team meetings, capture key decisions, action items, and risks, and drive follow-up.
  • Support development of study and departmental presentations and contribute increasingly to content development.
  • Assist with site monitoring, audit and inspection preparation, and inspection-readiness activities.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience supporting sponsor or CRO clinical operations is preferred.

About the Company

Cogent Biosciences

Develops small-molecule therapies for rare diseases

Cogent Biosciences develops small molecule therapies for rare, genetically driven diseases. Its work centers on discovering and advancing compounds that can address conditions with limited treatment options, using a research-driven approach to guide drug discovery and development through clinical trials. The lead candidate, CGT9486, is progressing in three clinical trials planned for this year, alongside ongoing work in collaboration with partners. The company differentiates itself through its focus on genetically defined diseases, its emphasis on targeted small molecules, and its strategy of advancing candidates via internal science and partnerships, supported by a strong financial position that includes a cash reserve of $242.2 million. Cogent’s goal is to bring effective therapies to patients with unmet needs by progressing its drug candidates toward potential commercialization and forming strategic collaborations to maximize development and access.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Cambridge, MA
Founded
2014

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