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Senior Clinical Operations Manager
- Application deadline : March 7, 2025
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About the role
Cochlear is helping people hear, and be heard, all over the world. Come be a part of our amazing mission and join the number one most trustworthy company in the healthcare industry as recognized by Newsweek in its 2024 rankings of the World's Most Trustworthy Companies! If you have experience in medical device clinical research, this is a fantastic opportunity to join the Clinical Affairs team at the global leader in implantable hearing devices! In this role, you will be based in our Americas head office in Lone Tree, CO offering a hybrid or remote work environment depending on place of residence with preference for Denver-based candidates. A remote employee must travel to the Lone Tree office for one week each month.
To be successful in this role, you'll oversee the clinical operations team in executing and managing Class II and Class III clinical trials in compliance with applicable SOPs, global and local regulations, including the Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR), ISO 14155, and Good Clinical Practice (GCP). This role is pivotal in ensuring that clinical operations are conducted with the highest standards of quality and compliance. The ideal candidate will have experience in class II / III medical device clinical research, strong leadership capabilities, regulator inspection experience, and a passion for innovation in healthcare.
As the Senior Clinical Operations Manager, you will work in close collaboration with relevant internal and external key stakeholders to ensure high standards of clinical study execution that deliver clinical data to support the desired ethical and evidence-based claims. You will collaborate with cross functional teams such as Regulatory, Product Marketing, Health Economics and Quality and act as a Cochlear liaison with key industry personnel in the generation of clinical evidence that increases industry knowledge surrounding implantable hearing technology.
Key Responsibilities
Key Requirements
To add value to Cochlear in this role you'll be able to meet and demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, and abilities in your application and at interview :
Total Rewards
In addition to the opportunity to develop your knowledge and grow professionally, we offer competitive wages and benefits.
Who are we?
Human needs have always been our inspiration, ever since Professor Graeme Clark set out to create the first multi-channel cochlear implant because he saw his father struggle with hearing loss. We always start with people in mind - thinking about their needs.
For this reason, our products, services and support will continue to evolve and improve. We are by our customers' side through the entire hearing journey, so they can experience a life full of hearing. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people's lives and working in an organization where they can be part of bringing the mission to life each day.
Physical & Mental Demands
The physical and mental demands described below are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the individual is regularly required to be in a stationary (seated / standing) position; utilize business technology for work product delivery, communicate orally and in writing with others internal or external to the organization, utilize problem solving / critical thinking skills to discern and convey information. May be asked to occasionally transport / move up to 25 pounds, depending on the position. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus. The individual is regularly required to utilize comprehension, critical thinking, communication, problem solving, organization reasoning, relating to others and discernment of items such as product specifications, procedures and processes to customers (whether internal or external). Influence, organization / classification of information and planning are also required.
The work environment is a home / office, clinical or hospital environment and represents those an individual may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.
Apply now by completing your application form online. Applicants must meet the job specific application criteria to be considered. Visit our careers site at www.cochlear.us / careers to learn more.
Cochlear Americas is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer and provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Cochlear will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodation with completing the online application, please contact us via web or phone at 303-264-2549.
Salary : $148,000 - $163,000
