At Pattern Bioscience, we’re tackling antibiotic resistance, one of the biggest public health challenges of our time.  Our technology rapidly identifies bacterial infections and predicts the most effective antibiotics to treat the infection. We’re building direct-from-specimen phenotypic rapid organism identification/antimicrobial susceptibility testing (ID/AST) assays using live cells on our proprietary instrument and consumable platform. 

To prepare for and manage clinical studies for our diagnostic assays, we are hiring a Senior Clinical Research Associate to join our Clinical Affairs team for a project period of ten months. In this role, you will support external studies, including site selection, site initiation visits and routine monitoring. Serving as the liaison between clinical sites and Pattern teams, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate across the organization including with Assay Development, Hardware, Software, Quality, and Regulatory. This role is for you if you enjoy combining your passion for microbiology with organizational and communication skills to support building new partnerships with clinical study sites.  

Goals

90 days: 

  • Become familiar with Pattern technology and assay/instrument workflows 
  • Perform site/data monitoring for clinical studies   
  • Organize and maintain study documents and data files  
  • Contribute to qualification of potential clinical study sites for upcoming studies  
  • Help coordinate clinical specimen shipments from clinical partners to Pattern  
  • Participate in Clinical Study preparedness activities 
  • Participate in study site start up activities 

6 months:  

  • Support Pneumonia ID/AST clinical study initiation at external sites 
  • Organize Pneumonia ID/AST clinical study master files 
  • Support set up and execution of analytical validation studies (e.g., reproducibility study)  
  • Build strong relationships/credibility with other internal teams as well as external clinical sites/vendors 

How You Will Contribute 

  • Set up and support sites for clinical trials and other external studies—including providing training, maintaining close communication, organizing study documents, and helping with study logistics 
  • Optimize clinical study workflows and implementation 
  • Ensure studies are conducted, monitored, and documented according to GCP and Pattern Bioscience SOPs 
  • Assist in the build and validation of electronic data capture systems 
  • Review/monitor data from active external studies, ensuring all errors are caught and queries appropriately resolved 
  • Collaborate with Pattern’s R&D and/or Microbiology teams  
  • Contribute to drafting SOPs, study manuals, and other clinical documents 

We'd Love to Hear from You If You

  • Self-prioritize work effectively, applying strong organizational skills 
  • Demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy when delivering and following instructions and when reviewing and generating data and documents 
  • Are teachable and love new challenges and learning new technology 
  • Adapt quickly to changing priorities, timelines, and goals; are flexible with shifting strategies; and think nimbly to generate creative solutions 
  • Love developing and creating organizational infrastructure 
  • Have strong communication skills 
  • Have a customer-centric mindset  

Desired Education and Experience

  • B.S. in biological sciences, medical laboratory science, or related field 
  • 3-5 Years' experience in actively managing multi-site diagnostic device clinical trials, managing clinical study documentation/clinical study master files 
  • Knowledge of GCP and FDA regulations related to conducting IVD/device clinical trials 
  • Hands-on lab experience in microbiology and applied knowledge of bacteriology (a plus)
  • Experience working with clinical specimens and microorganisms (a plus)
  • Working knowledge of general workflows in a clinical microbiology laboratory, including Gram-stains, organism identification, conventional culture, and AST (a plus)
  • Knowledge and experience in performing and interpreting antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) (could be in an industry, research, or clinical laboratory setting) (a plus)

 Details

Travel Expectations: Average of 50% travel required with up to 75% travel during peak times 

Type of Position: Exempt, Full-time, Temporary with Benefits Eligibility 

Join us! We're excited for what you can bring to our team. Here are a few things we provide to make sure you have a great experience. Learn more about our team by visiting our website. 

Benefits

  • Health insurance 
  • 401k Matching 
  • Paid Time Off 
  • The opportunity to make a global impact

To fulfill our mission and build world-changing technology, we’ve put together a diverse, multi-disciplinary top-notch team, a culture of innovation, learning, adaptability, and excellence and environment where people love coming to work. 

 We value diversity on our teams. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.  

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