Clinical Operations Lead

Job overview

The Clinical Operations Lead is an onsite role in San Francisco, CA, with a salary of $138,000–$183,000 per year. The role supports Arbor Neuroscience, a nonprofit research organization within the Convergent Research family, in building a clinical research program for human-participant studies. The lead establishes and runs clinical study operations, including regulatory submissions, site readiness, participant coordination, safety monitoring, and documentation. The role also builds clinical partnerships and helps develop the infrastructure needed to expand studies beyond clinics and into participants’ homes.

What you'll do

• Partner with scientific leadership on clinical strategy and site partnerships. Develop participant recruitment and qualify and onboard clinical partners. Lead study start-up, own IRB submissions and interactions, manage participant scheduling, visits, follow-up, payments, and travel, and coordinate device deployment and equipment readiness. Establish trial master file and document control, clinical SOPs, and personnel training
• own adverse event tracking and reporting
• help design requirements for at-home studies.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

clinical operations lead

clinical research

human studies

neuroscience

irb submissions

participant recruitment

clinical partnerships

san francisco ca

convergent research

$138k–$183k per year

medical insurance

401(k) match

sponsorship considered case by case

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with most plans fully covered for employees and dependents
• 401(k) match up to 6%
• company-paid life and AD&D
• 15 holidays plus a birthday floating day
• three weeks of PTO increasing with tenure and separate sick leave.

Why this role

The posting says Arbor will consider U.S. work authorization sponsorship case by case; sponsorship is not guaranteed. The role combines hands-on study operations with building clinical infrastructure and partnerships.

About the employer

Convergent Research is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.