Sr. Clinical Specialist, Surgical Operations (Southeast/Texas)

Duties And Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead field-based clinical and technical expert across assigned sites, providing advanced guidance on surgical workflow, protocol execution, and complex case management while setting expectations for execution consistency
• Lead site onboarding, advanced training, and ongoing capability development for investigators, surgeons, and multidisciplinary teams, ensuring alignment to standardized procedural practices and trial requirements
• Including surgical workflow, intraoperative imaging, cell preparation and handling requirements, and the surgical delivery components of protocol execution and documentation
• Drive site pre-case readiness across scheduling, staffing, materials, imaging coordination, and procedural flow, proactively identifying and mitigating execution risks and closing readiness gaps
• Provide advanced onsite support during complex neurosurgical procedures, delivering real time guidance, addressing workflow deviations, and resolving procedural or protocol-related issues
• Ensure consistent application of protocol requirements, patient safety standards, and data integrity expectations across sites, reinforcing compliance while influencing best practices
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with principal investigators, neurosurgeons, and key hospital stakeholders, acting as a trusted clinical advisor and representative of the Company’s surgical delivery model
• Synthesize field insights, procedural trends, and site-level challenges to inform cross functional decision-making, influencing Clinical Operations, Clinical Development, Medical, Quality, and Regulatory strategies
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives by translating field experience into enhancements to training programs, procedural workflows, tools, and site readiness models
• Contribute to the development and standardization of the Company’s surgical delivery model across the clinical network, ensuring scalability and consistency as trials expand
• Informally mentor and guide junior clinical specialists and cross-functional partners, sharing expertise and reinforcing best practices across the team
• Support trial expansion strategy, including site activation, network scaling, and investigator engagement, while ensuring readiness and execution quality across new and existing sites
• Provide thought partnership in internal case reviews, risk discussions, and cross-functional planning, contributing to trial design considerations and execution strategy

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering, nursing, neuroscience, life sciences, or a related field required; advanced degree (e.g., MSN, PA, NP, PhD) preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in field clinical support, surgical support, clinical applications, or trial-facing procedural roles within complex, procedure driven environments (e.g., neurosurgery, implantable therapies, image-guided interventions)
• Extensive hands-on experience supporting high-acuity neurosurgical or interventional procedures; deep familiarity with cranial, stereotactic, or intracranial delivery workflows strongly preferred
• Demonstrated experience operating in regulated clinical trial environments, including application of GCP, protocol adherence, SOPs, and documentation requirements
• Experience supporting early-phase or first-in-human studies, MRI-guided workflows, or advanced therapy delivery (cell or gene therapy), and contributing to development of field procedures, training programs, or site readiness processes

Job Specifications

• Judgment & Execution: Advanced judgment in high-risk surgical settings, including live-case decision-making, deviation management, and timely escalation
• Clinical & Procedural Expertise: Deep expertise in neurosurgical workflows, clinical trial execution, and investigational product delivery in complex procedural environments
• Strategic Execution: Ability to translate clinical protocols into scalable operating models that support consistent execution across sites
• Training & Capability Development: Ability to develop scalable training and site readiness approaches that build procedural capability across clinical teams
• Communication & Influence: Ability to communicate complex clinical and operational information clearly and persuasively across stakeholder groups
• Cross-Functional Influence: Ability to translate field insights into clinical and operational strategies that shape cross-functional decisions
• Protocol Interpretation: Ability to interpret complex protocols and apply requirements to practical, compliant site execution
• Stakeholder Engagement: Ability to build credibility and trusted relationships with investigators, surgeons, and site leaders
• Problem Solving & Escalation: Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to assess issues, determine next steps, and escalate appropriately
• Documentation & Compliance: Strong knowledge of documentation and compliance standards related to patient safety, data integrity, and investigational product handling
• Adaptability: Ability to remain effective and composed in dynamic, high-pressure surgical environments
• Travel & Field Engagement: Willingness and ability to travel extensively in support of clinical sites and procedural activities

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Clinical and surgical environments, including hospital, operating room, and MRI settings
• This role requires frequent travel to domestic clinical sites (approximately 50%)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

Total Rewards And Culture

• Aspen Neuroscience, Inc., located in scenic Torrey Pines, is noted for its collaborative and learning focused culture where each person is valued for contributing their strengths and energy to building a world-class line of products for patients in need
• The company offers a competitive total compensation package, time-off in addition to Company observed holidays, Medical/Dental insurance benefits, onsite gym, and other wellness perks
• The anticipated salary range for candidates who will work in San Diego is $136,800-$167,200 annually
• The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience within the industry, education, etc
• Aspen Neuroscience is multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states