Sr Clinical Scientist (contract)

Erasca•San Diego, CA

About The Position

Erasca is a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing medicines for the benefit of patients with cancer. Our programs take novel approaches to shutting down one of cancer’s most commonly mutated signaling cascades, the RAS/MAPK pathway, which affects approximately 5.5 million lives each year worldwide. The name “Erasca” has an important embedded meaning: it is a contraction of our audacious hope to “erase cancer” that drives our mission and everything that we do on behalf of patients with cancer. Position Summary: The contract Sr Clinical Scientist will support the clinical aspects of one or more clinical studies and will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful execution and completion of clinical trials. This is a 12-month contract, renewable, and will require 20-30 hours per week. Some flexibility with working hours will be essential to respond to sites.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree required; PhD, PharmD, or other relevant advanced degree in a health science field preferred.
At least 10 years of biotech or pharmaceutical industry experience as a clinical scientist or in a closely related clinical development function.
Experience in oncology clinical trials required, early development experience a plus.
Demonstrated ability to evaluate, interpret, and present complex scientific data.
Knowledge of biostatistics, GCP, and regulatory requirements for clinical studies; extensive experience with data analysis and interpretation; understanding of principles of safety and pharmacovigilance.
Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
This person must be flexible, responsive, and self-sufficient.
Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment; a collaborative team player with a can-do attitude and the ability to identify and implement creative solutions to complex problems.

Responsibilities

timely screening of patient enrollment packages from sites
addressing site inquiries
data review and cleaning
medical and scientific input into the development of deliverables required for study activation and conduct (CRFs, SAP, data listings, etc.)
document development (INDs, Protocols, IBs, applicable regulatory documents, etc.)
other support and deliverables as needed
In collaboration with other functions and stakeholders, develop responses to Health Authorities and IRBs on clinical or medical questions.
Perform all duties in keeping with the Company’s core values, policies and all applicable regulations.