Study Start-Up Manager (Clinical Research)

Location: Chicago, United States

Salary: $80,000–$100,000 annually for roles performed from Illinois; the range may vary for California, Colorado, and New York.

Company

hirify.global develops a precision medicine platform that connects real-world evidence with clinical care and operates the TIME clinical trials network to expand patient access to community-based clinical trials.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary Tempus contact for JIT and expedited site activations, maintaining timelines and resolving study start-up questions.
• Coordinate with TIME sites, sponsors, pharmaceutical companies, and CRO partners to activate trials and support patient enrollment.
• Work with the central IRB team to facilitate reviews and approvals, including participation in bi-weekly meetings.
• Educate sites and sponsor partners on JIT and expedited activation processes, best practices, and onboarding procedures.
• Support feasibility activities, ongoing activations, sponsor and site meetings, and related administrative work.
• Develop products, services, and workflows that improve start-up efficiency and contribute to TIME program marketing materials.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in science or a health-related field.
• 3+ years of experience as a clinical research coordinator in oncology or experience at a pharmaceutical company or CRO.
• Strong understanding of study start-up and site activation; JIT study start-up experience is beneficial.
• Knowledge of current FDA regulations, Good Clinical Practice, and HIPAA compliance.
• Strong project management, organization, communication, analytical, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Nice to have

• CCRC certification.
• JIT study start-up experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Work focused on precision medicine, clinical research, and improving patient access to clinical trials.
• Cross-functional collaboration with clinical research sites, sponsors, pharmaceutical companies, CROs, and IRB partners.
• Benefits may include incentive compensation, restricted stock units, medical coverage, and other benefits depending on the position.
• Equal opportunity employment.