Clinical Trials Lead

Position Summary:
As Clinical Trials Lead, you will own the planning and execution of Salma Health’s clinical studies, from start-up through close-out. You will bring clinicians, researchers, and operations partners together to run trials that are rigorous, compliant, and on schedule. Your work generates the evidence behind our mission to better understand, diagnose, and treat brain disorders. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys building the processes that let a growing research program scale.

Location:
The role is hybrid, and requires working 3 days a week in person in our San Mateo office (Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday) and 2 days remotely. Travel to Salma Health clinics expected to occur on Thursdays and/or Fridays.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end operational execution of clinical trials, from study start-up and site activation through enrollment, monitoring, and close-out

• Develop and manage study plans, timelines, and budgets, and keep leadership informed of progress, risks, and trade-offs

• Partner with clinical, research, and data teams to turn protocols and research priorities into practical, well-sequenced operational plans

• Oversee participant recruitment, screening, scheduling, and retention to meet enrollment goals while protecting the participant experience

• Oversee IRB submissions, informed consent, and study documentation so that every study is inspection-ready

• Select and manage external partners and vendors, holding them to clear standards for quality and delivery

• Ensure study conduct follows the protocol, Good Clinical Practice, and applicable regulations, and resolve protocol deviations and quality issues promptly

• Build and improve the systems, templates, and workflows that allow our research program to run multiple studies at once and scale

• Lead, mentor, and develop study coordinators and research staff

Required Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of clinical research or clinical trial operations experience, including managing studies from start-up through close-out

• Working knowledge of ICH-GCP and human subjects research requirements, including IRB processes and informed consent

• Demonstrated project management skills, including managing timelines, budgets, and several priorities at once

• Experience overseeing CROs, research sites, or other external vendors

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work across clinical, scientific, and operational teams

• Comfort building structure in a fast-paced, evolving environment, with high integrity and sound professional judgment

• Ability to travel to Salma Health Clinics about 40% of the time

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with neuroscience, psychiatry, or neurology studies, or with interventional or device-based trials

• Experience in a startup or growth-stage organization, or a professional certification such as ACRP, SOCRA, or PMP

Company Mission & Vision

We are the brain health company of the future that integrates care delivery, technology innovation and research breakthroughs to better understand brain biology and diagnose, treat and ultimately cure brain disorders for all stages of life.

Who We Are

At Salma Health, we are transforming the mental and neurological brain healthcare paradigm from a disjointed, one-size-fits-all approach to a comprehensive, end-to-end brain healthcare system featuring advanced diagnostics, evidence-based rapid-acting interventions, and care coordination under one roof.

Through a streamlined system of continuous monitoring and support, Salma Health’s system will deliver much-needed improved outcomes for conditions such as major depressive disorder, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and other conditions with imminent risk, as well as neurodegenerative disorders.

Compensation & Benefits

The compensation for this position includes:

• Base (Salary or Hourly Rate): $115,000-$135,000, depending on experience, qualifications, and location

• Incentives: Discretionary bonus and/or stock option grants based on company and individual performance

• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, PTO, and additional benefits

We reserve the right to modify benefit offerings at any time, in accordance with applicable laws.

Work Authorization

Sponsorship for employment authorization may be considered on a case-by-case basis depending on the role and candidate qualifications.

Equal Opportunity & Accessibility Statement

We are committed to providing a workplace that is inclusive, respectful, and free from discrimination. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and make employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by California or federal law.

In accordance with the California Fair Chance Act, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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