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Clinical Trial Associate

Verastem Oncology
August 14, 2026
Remote friendly (Greater Boston)
United States
Clinical Research and Development
Summary:
Responsible for assisting and providing support to the clinical operations project team to facilitate operational execution of clinical trial processes in accordance with regulatory guidelines and ICH/GCP standards.

Responsibilities:
- Manages trial-related documents in Veeva Vault TMF; manages user access and facilitates training; trains new users.
- Uploads and reviews TMF documents for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with protocol, regulations, SOPs, and best practices.
- Performs quality checks and follows up on resolution of open issues to ensure cross-functional compliance with TMF required documents.
- Audits TMFs and resolves discrepancies with minimal supervision.
- Creates and maintains internal folders on company share drive(s).
- Manages study investigator CDAs, contract approval, and purchase order creation.
- Coordinates cross-functional project team meetings; assists with agendas, minutes, and tracking action items.
- Assists in creation of study materials (documents, presentations, reports).
- Supports CPM to establish and maintain tracking tools for project metrics (site activation, patient enrollment, site contacts).
- Reviews and assists in collection of essential documents for completeness and compliance.
- Creates and reviews IMP release packet prior to initiation; reviews potential new site background (e.g., debarment check, inspection history).
- Assists study teams and sites with preparation for audits/inspections.
- Participates in inter-departmental workgroups to create/enhance processes.
- May train CRO teams/investigators/study team; may serve as vendor point of contact.
- May update Clintrials.gov; performs administrative tasks to support clinical trial execution.

Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or nursing degree required; scientific/healthcare field preferred (not required).
- Minimum 4 years’ experience in relevant field (clinical site, CRO, Sponsor, or clinical trial vendor).
- Relevant experience in clinical research or related field.
- Adequate Good Clinical Practice training; general knowledge of clinical research guidelines.
- Comfortable with technology; ability to learn new systems quickly.
- Experienced with Veeva TMF.
- Strong MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Strong attention to detail; ability to prioritize, schedule, and meet deadlines.
- Professional communication with visitors, vendors, and all organizational levels.
- Ability to work in fast-paced environment and on multiple competing tasks.
- Ability to work successfully within a cross-functional team.