Clinical Trial Associate I

PTC Therapeutics is a global commercial biopharmaceutical company dedicated to extending life’s moments for children and adults living with rare diseases. We cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered.

About the role

The Clinical Trial Associate I (CTA) is a key support role within the Clinical Operations department, contributing to the execution of clinical trials that advance innovative therapies for patients with rare and serious diseases. The CTA provides essential administrative, documentation, and coordination support across all phases of clinical trial management. Working under Clinical Trial Managers, the CTA ensures trial documentation is accurate, complete, and compliant, and that study activities are well-organized and efficiently executed in alignment with regulatory guidelines and PTC’s quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the collection, review, and tracking of essential regulatory and clinical trial documents throughout the lifecycle of the study.
• Supports the set-up, organization, and maintenance of the Trial Master File (TMF), ensuring ongoing inspection readiness and compliance with ICH-GCP and internal SOPs.
• Helps coordinate clinical trial start-up, maintenance, and close-out activities, including the preparation of study materials, meeting logistics, and distribution of study communication.
• Assists in the development and management of study trackers, tools, and logs (e.g., site contact lists, enrollment logs, action items trackers).
• Schedules and supports internal and external study meetings, including investigator meetings, vendor calls, and cross-functional team discussions; prepares agendas and meeting minutes as needed.
• Interfaces with Clinical Research Organizations, vendors, and clinical sites to support study-related tasks and documentation collection.
• Participates in the review of monitoring reports and site-level documents such as informed consent forms and training logs.
• Supports TMF quality control and audit preparation activities.
• Assists in maintaining clinical trial management systems (e.g., CTMS), ensuring timely updates and accuracy of study status and documentation.
• Facilitates and supports study-level contracting and procurement workflows in partnership with Legal and Finance, leveraging enterprise systems.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams (e.g., Regulatory, Data Management, Clinical Supplies) to support ongoing study operations.
• Participates in onsite co-monitoring and monitoring oversight visits with CTM.
• Performs other tasks and assignments as needed and specified by management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant life science or healthcare-related discipline and minimum 2 years of clinical research support experience in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or related environment (or a recognized equivalent of education and experience).
• Familiarity with clinical trial study documents.
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) guidelines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, matrixed, team environment consisting of internal and external team members.
• Analytical thinker with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent planning, organization, and time management skills, including the ability to support and prioritize multiple projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with TMFs, including performing periodic ad hoc, interim, and end-of-study reviews/audits on paper and electronic TMFs for several trials to ensure TMF meets sponsor’s expectations (includes TMF reconciliation at study close-out).

Travel

10-15%

Pay

Expected base salary range: $81,900 - $103,100. The base salary offered will be contingent on assessment of candidate education level, background, and experience relative to the requirements of the position, as well as review of internal equity. In addition to base salary, PTC employees are eligible for short- and long-term incentives.

Benefits

All eligible employees may enroll in PTC’s medical, dental, vision, and retirement savings plans.