Clinical Study Site Lead
GT Medical Technologies, Inc.
Summary
This role focuses on driving clinical study execution and operational excellence across GT Medical Technologies by identifying and collaborating with existing and potential clinical study sites and physicians to initiate or expand GammaTile study programs, with specific focus on the BRIDGES trial.
Job description
Positioned between traditional clinical study site management and commercial business development, this role focuses on external relationship building and leadership, data-driven site analysis, and cross-functional execution to maximize clinical adoption, patient enrollment, and use of GammaTile.
Job Duties/Responsibilities
Strategic Clinical Study Site Identification and Enrollment
- Apply clinical knowledge and expertise to optimize recruitment strategies, enrollment forecasting, and study placement decisions of potential study sites
- Identify, evaluate, and prioritize potentially high-performing clinical study sites aligned with establishing and/or expanding a site's GammaTile program
- Establish study site profiles including existing & potential patient population, competing studies, clinical research operational infrastructure, clinical cross-discipline and primary investigator interest
- Maintain open communication and relationships with key site personnel including Principal Investigator, Research Coordinator, as well as regulatory personnel
- Adhere to specific site nomination, qualification and startup processes
- Leads initial and ongoing training/retraining of all site stakeholders as necessary to ensure protocol adherence
Account Growth Potential & Strategy
- Develop patient throughput models to assess study site clinical research efficiency and identify utilization growth drivers and opportunities
- Develop and help execute Company strategies for Clinical and Commercial growth through both new institution identification & onboarding as well expanded use by active institutions through clinical study participation
- Contribute to account performance by providing clinical insights and intelligence as a clinical study subject matter expert
- May attend key sales meetings as needed (such as Quarterly Business Reviews) to support Territory Managers and/or Area Directors and help open and/or expand accounts through clinical excellence
Clinical Study Startup Excellence and Acceleration
- Serve as an internal strategic liaison across Clinical Operations, Medical Affairs, Marketing, and Commercial teams to identify and accelerate new clinical study site opportunities while also partnering with existing clinical study partners to expand existing use of GammaTile
- Partnering with Clinical Operations colleagues to streamline feasibility, prioritize site selection, and track & communicate projected activation timelines
- Engage in meaningful clinical dialogue as a scientifically credible external-facing partner to sites and institutions
- Lead and support entire study site activation process and lead SIV preparation and execution
- Apply industry standard best practices to optimize GT Medical's clinical study execution
- Train facility staff regarding protocol requirements and technology
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Healthcare, Biologic or Chemical Sciences, Medical Business, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in Life Sciences industry with specific knowledge of clinical study operations
- Strong clinical knowledge foundation with the ability to engage in meaningful clinical dialogue with clinical study site representatives and clinicians
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and audience awareness
- Strong and diverse stakeholder management skills
- Ability to think strategically while executing operationally
- Possess independent problem-solving skills and ability to make decisions
- Proficient in using Microsoft office programs (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule
- Able to travel for work regularly
- Satisfactorily pass comprehensive background screening
- Satisfactorily pass drug screening (if applicable to position)
Company overview
GT Medical Technologies, Inc. is a pioneering medical device company dedicated to improving the lives of patients with brain tumors through innovative radiation therapy solutions. Founded in 2017 by a team of brain tumor specialists, the company has developed GammaTile Therapy, an FDA-cleared bioabsorbable collagen implant embedded with radiation seeds designed for patients with operable brain tumors. This revolutionary technology delivers immediate, localized radiation directly to the surgical cavity at the time of tumor removal, targeting remaining cancer cells when they are most vulnerable while minimizing exposure to healthy brain tissue. The company's flagship product represents a significant advancement in surgically targeted radiation therapy (STaRT), offering a "one and done" approach that eliminates the treatment gap between surgery and conventional radiation therapy. With headquarters in Tempe, Arizona, GT Medical Technologies has treated over 1,900 patients and enrolled more than 800 patients in clinical studies, gaining adoption at over 100 leading medical centers across the United States. The company recently completed an oversubscribed $53 million Series D financing to expand commercial activities and advance clinical trials for brain metastases and glioblastoma treatments.