About the Role
VahatiCor is a medical device company developing breakthrough cardiovascular technologies. The Senior Clinical Trials Manager will lead the planning, execution, and operational oversight of multi-country medical device clinical trials across the European Union. This remote role is accountable for study timelines, budgets, vendor performance, enrollment forecasting, study metrics, risk management, and cross-functional execution. The ideal candidate brings sponsor-side clinical trial management experience working for early-stage medical device companies and experience managing European clinical studies.
Responsibilities
- Lead operational planning and execution of multi-country European medical device clinical trials from startup through study closeout.
- Develop and execute study startup strategy and maintain accountability for site activation progress across participating European sites.
- Develop and maintain study timelines, milestones, and operational deliverables.
- Lead enrollment forecasting, study metrics, and operational reporting.
- Identify operational risks and implement mitigation plans to maintain study performance.
- Ensure study execution remains aligned with protocol requirements, timelines, budgets, business objectives, and applicable European regulatory and ethics committee requirements.
- Serve as the primary operational contact for CROs, vendors, consultants, and external study partners supporting European clinical studies.
- Manage vendor deliverables, timelines, communication, budgets, and performance.
- Maintain study-level oversight of CROs and external vendors while representing the sponsor’s operational priorities.
- Maintain oversight of site budgets and contracts in collaboration with Clinical Affairs and study leadership.
- Ensure operational activities remain aligned across vendors, sites, and internal stakeholders in the US and Europe.
- Maintain oversight of study documentation, TMF quality, and inspection readiness activities.
- Ensure study conduct remains compliant with SOPs, GCP, FDA regulations, ISO 14155, EU MDR 2017/745, and other applicable European Union regulatory and ethics committee requirements, quality system requirements, and study plans.
- Lead study-level risk identification, issue escalation, and mitigation planning.
- Maintain oversight of CAPA follow-up and resolution activities.
- Drive resolution of study-level operational challenges.
- Partner closely with Clinical Affairs, Regulatory, Quality, Engineering, and other internal stakeholders.
- Lead study team meetings and operational reviews across US and European time zones.
- Provide regular study updates, operational insights, enrollment forecasts, and risk assessments to leadership.
- Drive alignment across internal teams, vendors, and clinical sites.
- Ensure consistent execution of study processes across participating European countries and sites.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience managing medical device clinical studies, including sponsor-side clinical trial management experience working for an early-stage medical device startup company.
- Sponsor-side experience is required; candidates whose experience is exclusively within CROs will not meet this requirement.
- Experience managing multi-country European medical device clinical studies, including coordination with European sites, CROs, vendors, regulatory authorities, and ethics committees, is required.
- Cardiovascular and catheter-based medical device clinical study experience is highly valued; candidates with other relevant medical device experience will also be considered.
- Experience leading study-level clinical operations activities, including study startup, vendor management, enrollment forecasting, study metrics, and cross-functional execution.
- Experience managing clinical trial timelines, budgets, operational deliverables, and external vendors.
- Experience overseeing clinical studies from startup through study closeout.
- Strong working knowledge of FDA regulations, ICH/GCP, ISO 14155, applicable European Union regulatory and ethics committee requirements, and clinical research operations.
- Knowledge of applicable ISO standards, EU MDR 2017/745, GCP, and medical device clinical research regulatory requirements.
- Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across US and European time zones.
- Ability and willingness to travel internationally up to 30% based on study and business needs.
- Thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced, early-stage medical device environment where adaptability, initiative, and collaboration are critical to success.
- Candidates must be permanently authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.
- We are currently unable to sponsor employment visas or permanent residency (PERM) applications.
Skills
- Cardiovascular medical device experience
- Catheter-based medical device experience
- Clinical trial management
- Medical device clinical studies
- European clinical studies
- Sponsor-side experience
- Early-stage medical device startup experience
- CRO management
- Vendor management
- Enrollment forecasting
- Study metrics
- Cross-functional execution
- Timeline management
- Budget management
- Regulatory compliance
- GCP
- ISO 14155
- EU MDR 2017/745
- Leadership
- Communication
- Organization
- Problem-solving
- Collaboration across US and European time zones
Location
- Remote (United States)
- US-based remote
Work Type
- Remote
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- 7+ years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Nursing, Biomedical Engineering, or a related scientific discipline
Salary/Compensations
- $158,000–$214,000
Benefits
- Bonus opportunities
- Equity
- Company-sponsored benefits
About the Company
- VahatiCor is a medical device company developing breakthrough cardiovascular technologies, including Class III catheter-based systems.
- We operate with a purpose-driven, agile, and collaborative culture, where each team member plays a meaningful role in advancing solutions that improve patient outcomes.
- As our clinical program expands, we are building a strong clinical operations function to support early feasibility studies and future pivotal trials.
- Help bring a first-of-its-kind therapy to patients with coronary microvascular dysfunction, a large and historically underserved patient population with limited treatment options.
- Work alongside an experienced leadership team with deep expertise in cardiovascular medical devices, clinical research, regulatory affairs, and commercialization.
- Make a visible impact in a collaborative, fast-moving environment where individual contributions directly influence the future of the technology, the clinical program, and the company.
Equal Opportunity
- VahatiCor is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
- Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.
- We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
