Senior Clinical Trial Manager - Bicycle Therapeutics

Bicycle Therapeutics (NASDAQ: BCYC) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a novel class of medicines. Our pipeline includes Bicycle Toxin Conjugates® as well as fully synthetic Bicycle® systemic immune cell agonists and Bicycle tumor-targeted immune cell agonists (Bicycle TICAs) focused on oncology indications with high unmet medical need. Bicycle is headquartered in Cambridge, UK, and our US operations run out of Cambridge, MA.

Culture is key and all Bicycle employees actively embrace and role model our company values:

• We are Adventurous. We believe it’s the way to deliver extraordinary results for our patients.  
• We are Dedicated to our Mission. You can’t change the world if you don’t have determination. 
• We are One Team. We only succeed when we work together. 

The Senior Clinical Trials Manager will support the team in the planning, implementation, and oversight of Bicycle’s clinical trials to ensure it is conducted in accordance with study plans. They will execute on decisions and strategies for achieving clinical program objectives, and partner with matrixed functions such as clinical sciences, translational sciences, medical, program management, and finance. They will also interact frequently with external parties, such as study sites, vendors, investigators, and advisors.

• Leads clinical trials under a distinct program by demonstrating a high level of knowledge of organizational, project management and clinical trial leadership capabilities
• Ensures successful clinical trial planning, execution and delivery – within specified quality, time and cost parameters. Oversees the day-to-day supervision of clinical trial execution, with a focus on site start up, patient enrollment, monitoring, compliance, and data flow metrics from the clinical sites, CROs and central labs.
• Works cross functionally to develops and manage clinical program risk and opportunity mitigation plans to ensure delivery to timelines, budget and quality with efficient resource utilization.
• Independently manages and supervises clinical trial vendors and partners such as CROs, central labs, biomarker and specialty laboratories, and clinical trial sites.
• Leads CRO and other vendor selection and reviews contracts/work orders/change orders
• Ensures inspection readiness for clinical trials including oversight of the trial TMF
• Reviews metrics and Key Performance Indicators to ensure oversight of clinical trial progress.
• Manages clinical trial budgets and execution of trial timelines.
• Leads investigator meetings, kick-off meetings, monitoring training, and various CRO (or other vendor) meetings.
• Reviews protocol deviations and evaluate trends within studies. Approves of action plans to address protocol compliance, safety, data and administrative issues with investigational sites and CROs.
• Reviews monitoring visit reports, ensure study issues and action items are addressed, escalated and closed out appropriately and in compliance with study plans.
• Attends site visits to ensure oversight of CRO and clinical trial sites.
• Participates in the development of study documents/deliverables including but not limited to clinical trial protocols, amendments, informed consent forms, CRFs, IRB/Ethics applications, study guidelines, operations manuals, training materials and recruitment materials.
• Contributes to the clinical content to program deliverables such as Investigator's Brochure (IB), Development Safety Update Report (DSUR), etc.
• Presents trial status and clinical operations trial execution strategy to project team and management.
• Interacts and establishes relationships with clinical trial investigators and key opinion leaders.
• Provides mentoring to junior team members and/or management and development of direct reports, as required.

The applicant will have previous experience working in clinical operations, having contributed clinical trial study site activation, execution, and close out, primarily with oversight of a CRO. The successful candidate will be well-versed in the host of activities that underpin a clinical study, and actively communicate status, obstacles, and issue resolution to the program team.

• Bachelor’s degree in scientific, biological, life sciences, or related field.
• Clinical trial management experience.
• Experience overseeing CROs and other vendor partners.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, planning, and project management skills.
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills (both oral and written)
• Ability to contribute and manage in a cross functional environment
• Excellent working knowledge of Good Clinical Practices, ICH guidelines
• Excellent management and leadership skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple studies.
• Ability to communicate, verbal, analytical and organizational skills, project management, management, and computer expertise.
• Possess a strong commitment to quality and accuracy.
• A self-starter and a team-player who thrives in a fast-paced environment

Desirable: 

• Experience in managing oncology studies
• Experience in managing early phase (1 and 2) studies

• Flexible working environment
• Competitive reward including annual company bonus 
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees and their families with 100% of the premiums covered by the Company 
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts 
• 401(k) plan with a 4% Company match and immediate vesting 
• Eligibility to accrue up to 23 paid time off days per full year worked, plus the option to buy up to 5 additional days 
• Employee assistance program
• Employee recognition schemes
• 10 Company holidays 
• Competitive Family Leave Policy 
• Eligibility for an option grant to subscribe to shares in Bicycle Therapeutics plc. 

Bicycle Therapeutics is committed to building a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. We recognize that diverse and inclusive teams build a stronger and more innovative company. Therefore, all qualified applicants will be considered for employment, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability status, marital status, or veteran status.