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Armata Pharmaceuticals is a World Leader in Bacteriophage Science
At Armata Pharmaceuticals, we have built a challenging and dynamic work environment that values talent, initiative, collaboration and commitment.
We are seeking passionate and dedicated individuals eager to join our scientific team to develop the next-generation of antimicrobial therapies based on harnessing the power of bacteriophage through synthetic biology.
Armata Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity employer. We recognize the importance of a diverse employee population and encourage applicants with various backgrounds and experiences. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; gender; sexual orientation; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; familial status; age; disability; military or veteran status; or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.
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Clinical Supply Manager
Job Title: Clinical Supply Manager
Department: Clinical
Reports To: Head of Clinical Operations
Job location: 100% onsite – Los Angeles, California
Position Summary
The Clinical Supply Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing clinical investigational product supply activities to ensure uninterrupted availability of investigational product for clinical studies.
The position manages clinical supply forecasting, inventory planning, packaging and labeling coordination, IRT integration, storage, distribution, shipment management, expiry management, reconciliation and return/destruction activities throughout the clinical trial lifecycle.
The Clinical Supply Manager partners closely with Clinical Operations, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Trial Project Managers, IRT vendors, Shipping & Distribution and investigative sites to ensure clinical supplies are available in accordance with study requirements, enrollment projections, applicable regulations, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Good Distribution Practice (GDP) and company procedures.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain clinical supply forecasts based on protocol requirements, randomization, ratios, enrollment projections, treatment duration, site activation schedules, screen failure assumptions and expected attrition.
- Determine investigational product requirements by study, treatment group, site, and enrollment period.
- Establish appropriate inventory buffers and contingency supply.
- Monitor actual enrollment and consumption against forecast assumptions.
- Update forecasts based on changes in enrollment, site activation, protocol design, manufacturing availability, or study timelines.
- Coordinate supply requirements with Manufacturing and Quality to ensure adequate released inventory.
- Maintain oversight of available, quarantined, released, allocated, shipped, returned, expired, and destroyed clinical inventory.
- Maintain accurate lot/batch and expiry information.
- Monitor inventory levels and shelf life.
- Develop strategies for lot transitions and expiry management.
- Perform inventory reconciliation between internal records, IRT, distribution records, and site accountability records as appropriate.
- Coordinate clinical packaging and labeling activities.
- Develop and review clinical label specifications and label text.
- Ensure labels comply with protocol, regulatory, storage, and study requirements.
- Coordinate variable-data printing, lot information, expiration dating, kit/carton identification, and other study-specific labeling requirements.
- Maintain appropriate packaging and labeling documentation.
- Coordinate with Quality for approval and release of packaged clinical supplies.
- Serve as the Clinical Supply functional representative for IRT design and implementation.
- Define clinical supply requirements for IRT configuration
- Participate in development and review of IRT specifications and User Acceptance testing (UAT).
- Establish inventory, shipment, resupply, lot expiry and accountability requirements within IRT
- Review site inventory and resupply parameters
- Monitor IRT inventory and shipment data
- Oversee shipment requests
- Monitor delivery status and investigate shipment delays
- Ensure sites confirm receipt of clinical supplies
- Ensure clinical supplies and available before and throughout site enrollment
- Coordinate initial and resupply shipments
- Develop processes for investigational product returns and destruction
- Maintain clinical supply documentation in an inspection-ready state
Qualifications:
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Supply Chain Management, Pharmacy, Chemistry or related discipline
- Approximately 5-8 years of pharmaceutical/biotechnology supply-chain experience
- Experience supporting Phase II and/or Phase III clinical trials
- Experience with clinical supply forecasting and inventory management
- Experience with packaging, labeling, distribution, and temperature-controlled clinical supplies
- Working knowledge of GMP, GDP, GCP, and applicable FDA requirements
- Experience with IRT/IWRS systems
- Strong project-management and organizational skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred
- Experience working with biologics or other temperature-sensitive investigational products
- Experience with specialty couriers, cold chain shipping and late stage/Phase III clinical development
Travel Requirements
- Approximately 10-20% of travel, depending on business needs
Salary Range: The annual salary range for this position is $82,000.00 -$117,000.00. Actual compensation will be based on qualifications, experience, education, skills, and business needs. This range represents the company’s good-faith estimate of the expected compensation for the role at the time of posting.
Armata offers an excellent benefits package designed to support employees’ health, financial well-being, and work-life balance. Benefits include comprehensive health insurance options, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; a flexible spending account (FSA); life insurance; short-term and long-term disability insurance; paid holidays; vacation and sick days; a 401(K) plan with employer match; and participation in an equity incentive plan.
About Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.:
Armata is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of pathogen-specific bacteriophage therapeutics for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant and difficult-to-treat bacterial infections using its proprietary bacteriophage-based technology. Armata is developing and advancing a broad pipeline of natural and synthetic phage candidates, including clinical candidates for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and other pathogens. Armata is committed to advancing phage with drug development expertise that spans bench to clinic including in-house phage specific cGMP manufacturing.
Armata is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you are interested in applying for the position, please submit your resume with cover letter to careers@armatapharma.com.
Clinical Research Associate (CRA)
Job Title: Clinical Research Associate (CRA)
Department: Clinical
Reports To: Lead CRA
Job location: 100% onsite – Los Angeles, California
Position Summary
The Clinical Research Associate independently manages assigned investigative sites and is responsible for monitoring clinical trials to ensure subject safety, data quality, protocol compliance, and adherence to applicable regulatory requirements. The CRA serves as the primary operational contact for assigned sites, conducts monitoring visits throughout the study lifecycle, and works collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure successful study execution.
The CRA operates with minimal supervision while escalating significant issues to the Lead CRA.
Key Responsibilities:
- Independently conduct Site Qualification Visits (SQVs), Site Initiation Visits (SIVs), Interim Monitoring Visits (IMVs) and Remote Monitoring Visits (RMVs), For-Cause Visits and Close-out Visits (COVs)
- Ensure clinical sites comply with the protocol, Monitoring Plan, ICH E6(R3), FDA regulations, company SOPs, and applicable regulatory requirements
- Verify subject eligibility, informed consent, protocol compliance, and source documentation
- Perform Source Data Verification (SDV) and Source Data Review (SDR) according to the Monitoring Plan
- Review adverse events (AEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), protocol deviations and safety documentation
- Prepare complete and timely monitoring reports and follow-up letters
- Track and resolve monitoring findings, action items and data queries
- Serve as the primary operational contact for assigned investigative sites
- Develop effective working relationships with investigators and study coordinators
- Monitor enrollment, protocol compliance, data quality, query aging and overall site performance
- Provide protocol and study procedure training to site personnel as needed
- Escalate significant operational, compliance or safety issues promptly
- Monitor data quality and protocol adherence
- Identify operational risks and recommend corrective actions
- Support implementation of Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs)
- Maintain assigned sites in an inspection-ready state and support sponsor audits and regulatory inspections, as required
- Collaborate with Lead CRA, Clinical Operations, Data Management, Medical monitoring, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance and Pharmacovigilance, Clinical Supply and Biostatistics
Qualifications:
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, or another scientific discipline
- 3-5 years of clinical research experience
- Minimum 2 years of independent monitoring experience
- Experience conducting routine monitoring visits independently
- Phase II and Phase III trial experience
- Strong knowledge of ICH E6 (R3)
- Experience with CTMS/EDC/eTMF
- Experience with independently managing multiple investigative sites
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
Preferred
- Infectious disease or hospital-based clinical trial experience
- Experience with biologics, cell/gene therapy or bacteriophage therapeutics
- ACRP/CCRA certification
- Sponsor and CRO experience
- FDA inspection experience
Travel Requirements
- Approximately 60-70% travel, depending on study needs
- Ability to travel domestically as required
- Flexibility to travel short notice when necessary
- Availability for occasional evening or weekend work during critical study milestones
Salary Range: The annual salary range for this position is $86,200 – 113,000. Actual compensation will be based on qualifications, experience, education, skills, and business needs. This range represents the company’s good-faith estimate of the expected compensation for the role at the time of posting.
Armata offers an excellent benefits package designed to support employees’ health, financial well-being, and work-life balance. Benefits include comprehensive health insurance options, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; a flexible spending account (FSA); life insurance; short-term and long-term disability insurance; paid holidays; vacation and sick days; a 401(K) plan with employer match; and participation in an equity incentive plan.
About Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.:
Armata is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of pathogen-specific bacteriophage therapeutics for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant and difficult-to-treat bacterial infections using its proprietary bacteriophage-based technology. Armata is developing and advancing a broad pipeline of natural and synthetic phage candidates, including clinical candidates for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and other pathogens. Armata is committed to advancing phage with drug development expertise that spans bench to clinic including in-house phage specific cGMP manufacturing.
Armata is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you are interested in applying for the position, please submit your resume with cover letter to careers@armatapharma.com.
Lead Clinical Research Associate (Lead CRA)
About this position:
- Job Title: Lead Clinical Research Associate (Lead CRA)
- Department: Clinical
- Reports To: Head, Clinical Operations
- Job location: 100% onsite – Los Angeles, California
Position Summary
The Lead Clinical Research Associate (Lead CRA) serves as the operational lead for a team of Clinical Research Associates and provides oversight of clinical site monitoring activities across one or more clinical trials. The Lead CRA will also have direct site level monitoring responsibilities. The Lead CRA ensures consistent execution of monitoring plans, maintains high standards of data quality and regulatory compliance, mentors CRAs, and serves as the primary monitoring liaison between Clinical Operations, study management, vendors, and investigators.
The Lead CRA is expected to independently manage complex sites while providing leadership, coaching, quality oversight, and issue escalation for the monitoring team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage complex clinical sites and support study timelines and goals
- Serve as a point of contact for vendors, site personnel, and internal stakeholders
- Assist with vendor management, site budgets and contract negotiations
- Lead the monitoring activities for assigned clinical studies
- Perform site monitoring activities
- Ensure monitoring activities are performed according to the protocol, monitoring plan, ICH E6 (R3), FDA regulations and company SOPs
- Serve as the primary resource for CRAs regarding protocol interpretation and monitoring expectations
- Review CRO monitoring performance metrics and KPIs, ensuring consistency between sponsor and vendor monitoring activities
- Ensure assigned sites remain inspection-ready throughout the study
- Support FDA and sponsor audits and regulatory inspections
- Lead implementation of risk-based monitoring activities and recommend monitoring adjustments based on emerging study risks
- Review protocol deviations, monitoring findings, CAPAs and corrective actions to identify quality trends across investigative sites
- Onboard, Mentor and coach CRA personnel
- Develop and deliver study-specific monitoring training
- Conduct co-monitoring visits with new CRAs
- Review monitoring reports for quality and consistency
- Standardize monitoring practices across the team
- Assist with workload planning and site assignments
- Manage investigative sites and conduct SQV, SIVs and IMVs, as required
- Monitor study performance metrics including enrollment, query aging, monitoring report timeliness and issue resolution
- Develop mitigation plans with clinical team and quality assurance members
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, or another scientific discipline
- 7-10 years of clinical research experience
- Minimum 5 years of independent monitoring experience
- Phase II and Phase III trial experience
- Strong knowledge of ICH E6 (R3)
- Experience with CTMS/EDC/eTMF
- Experience leading monitoring teams or serving as a Lead CRA
- Experience managing high-enrolling and complex investigative sites
- Demonstrated leadership and mentoring abilities
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
Preferred
- Infectious disease experience
- Biologics or gene/phage therapy experience
- ACRP/CCRA certification
- Sponsor and CRO experience
- FDA inspection experience
Travel Requirements
- Approximately 40-60% travel, depending on study needs
- Ability to travel domestically as required
- Availability for occasional evening or weekend work during critical study milestones
Salary Range: The annual salary range for this position is $112,000-140,000. Actual compensation will be based on qualifications, experience, education, skills, and business needs. This range represents the company’s good-faith estimate of the expected compensation for the role at the time of posting.
Armata offers an excellent benefits package designed to support employees’ health, financial well-being, and work-life balance. Benefits include comprehensive health insurance options, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; a flexible spending account (FSA); life insurance; short-term and long-term disability insurance; paid holidays; vacation and sick days; a 401(K) plan with employer match; and participation in an equity incentive plan.
About Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.:
Armata is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of pathogen-specific bacteriophage therapeutics for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant and difficult-to-treat bacterial infections using its proprietary bacteriophage-based technology. Armata is developing and advancing a broad pipeline of natural and synthetic phage candidates, including clinical candidates for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and other pathogens. Armata is committed to advancing phage with drug development expertise that spans bench to clinic including in-house phage specific cGMP manufacturing.
Armata is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you are interested in applying for the position, please submit your resume with cover letter to careers@armatapharma.com.