GENERAL - Clinical Science

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Salary range: 80-200 USD/hr, depending on level and experience.


Our team consists of all contract (1099) staff. When not hiring, we share what we do to meet like-minded folks so that when we expand, we can do so quickly. We are currently full but a typical Clinical Science team member will primarily:

  • Perform literature reviews on a variety of therapeutic areas

  • Support development of literature review protocols

  • Manage version-controlled SOP, WI, FRM, or other QMS-managed documents as required

  • In collaboration with Clinical Operations, develop study protocols and data collection forms for global clinical trials

  • Aid in development of data management and analytical protocols, plans, procedures

  • Support data management activities for active clinical trials (managing queries per plan, working with sites on resolution, interim analyses, reporting)

  • Build EDC systems (support specifications, build, UAT, launch)

  • Develop code to create dashboards and reports as part of trial management in R or similar software language (will change per client and EDC vendor)

  • Support statistical analysis plan development

  • Write conference abstracts, presentations, and/or peer-reviewed research articles

  • Support clinical trial sites with data entry, troubleshooting, query resolution, training, etc.

  • As needed by Clinical Operations, serve as Clinical Research Associate for ongoing trials by visiting trial sites and monitoring data (no more than 20% travel expected)

  • Support writing of interim and final clinical study reports for ethics committees or regulatory bodies

  • Analyze clinical trial data with R, SAS, or similar

  • Work closely with clients to understand their business and scientific needs, translating their needs into actionable clinical research studies

  • As a small team with a variety of clients, we may need other support (like generating marketing collateral or supporting a regulatory submission) for our clients. This list is not exhaustive but is meant to be representative.

Required experience and qualifications:

  • 2-5 years’ experience leading clinical research studies

  • GCP certification

  • Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex clinical data for a variety of audiences

  • Proven track record of study document package development (writing protocols, ICFs, data collection forms)

  • Demonstrated ability to publish peer-reviewed research in human subjects research journals and conferences

  • 2-5 years’ experience analyzing physiological data in R, SAS, or similar software

  • At least 2 years’ experience applying statistical methods to human-generated data

  • Experience with ethics committee (IRB) submissions

  • Experience with clinical trial design (e.g., observational, interventional, randomized cohort)

  • Education (at least undergraduate degree) or equivalent experience in anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, biomedical engineering, or similar

  • Bonus: advanced degree in physiology, kinesiology, biomedical engineering, or similar with thesis work focused on experimental design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation of human subjects research data

  • Competency in Google Office Suite, Box, and similar collaborative platforms

  • Must be willing to work Pacific Time hours generally and be flexible for client meetings.

  • Must be located in and able to work in the United States. We cannot provide sponsorship at this time.

Soft skills required for success on our team:

  • Efficient time management - we operate as fractional support for our clients so tracking time, performing tasks on time/budget, communicating when more time is needed is essential to success in this role

  • Communication - a remote-first team, consistent, and thorough communication is key. We use a variety of communication platforms (WhatsApp, email, texting, video calls, telephone calls) to communicate internally. With clients and our teammates we start from a place of respect and understanding to communicate sometimes difficult topics. 

  • Context-switching - each teammate at ActiVie is expected to support up to 3 clients/projects simultaneously. This requires good documentation skills and the ability to switch between clients and projects. We know this takes mental bandwidth and encourage transparency, lots of documentation, and constant communication to ensure our team is supported and able to perform the role without burnout.

  • Project management - we are client-focused and as such need to manage our projects and clients. This includes task tracking, timeline management, and communication of progress/deliverables to the team/client which are often all over the world.

  • Critical thinking - we are brought in by early-stage or small companies to support their scientific strategy and clinical operations. This role will use their scientific acumen to support client clarity of project goals, timeline, deliverables and to advise on trial design or documents they may have developed.

  • Curiosity - we have a unique position in that we serve clients representing a variety of therapeutic areas and products. It’s more fun if this person is curious about these new products and loves learning!

  • Creativity - with limited time, resources, or potentially experience, we need to be able to provide clients with a way to meet their goals. This can mean getting creative about study design, data collection, conference targets, etc.!