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Corcept Therapeutics · Pharmaceuticals

Senior Clinical Trial Manager (Sr CTM)

  • Redwood City, CA
  • Hybrid
  • Full-time
  • Manager
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EmploymentFull-time
DeadlineOpen until filled

The role

For more than 25 years, Corcept has been singularly focused on the science of cortisol, a powerful hormone that when unregulated, can play a role in a broad range of diseases.

Our commercial portfolio includes treatments for hypercortisolism and oncology, and the company has discovered more than 1,000 proprietary selective cortisol modulators and glucocorticoid receptor antagonists. With advanced clinical trials in patients with hypercortisolism, solid tumors, ALS and liver disease, Corcept is unlocking the power of cortisol modulation to help address some of the most devastating diseases patients face today.

Corcept is headquartered in Redwood City, California. To learn more, visit www.corcept.com.

The Senior Clinical Trial Manager (Sr. CTM) will play a key role in shaping and scaling Corcept’s clinical operations processes and SOP framework. This position may also independently manage operational aspects of clinical study. This leader will work with cross-functional teams as well as vendors, clinical sites, and CROs to execute protocol requirements to ensure study deliverables, milestones, and objectives are met within timelines and budget. This is a hybrid role that typically requires on-site presence three days per week.

What you need

Preferred Education and Experiencenice to have

  • Relevant BS / BA degree or nursing degree
  • 8+ years' experience in a biotech or pharmaceutical company, leading cross-functional clinical activities
  • Management experience including outsourcing to Contract Research Organization (CRO)

Preferred Skills, Qualifications, or Technical Proficienciesnice to have

  • Knowledge of US and GCP/ICH regulations
  • Understanding of the clinical trials process, the application of SOPs, and medical terminology
  • Ability to read and understand scientific literature
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to utilize a wide range of computer applications and tools

 Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Corcept appreciates the commitment and hard work of all our team members as we strive to discover and develop novel treatments for patients with serious unmet medical needs.

What you'll do

  • Proactively identify gaps in workflows and documentation, and designing scalable, inspection-ready SOPs and processes that enable high-quality study execution
  • Author updates, and continuously improve SOPs, work instructions, templates, and forms to ensure they are lean, practical, and aligned with ICH-GCP E6 (R2/R3) standards
  • Evaluate the downstream impact of SOP and process changes on ongoing trials, vendor contracts, and clinical systems (e.g., CTMS), ensuring seamless adoption without disrupting active programs
  • Facilitate cross-functional SOP review and working groups
  • Contribute to SOP governance, inspection readiness, and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen Corcept’s clinical operations infrastructure
  • Execute assigned clinical protocol with high quality according to Corcept SOPs, ICH/GCP, and corporate and departmental program goals
  • Serve as a study lead to the multifunctional team to ensure clinical study/studies activities including study start-up, enrollment, maintenance, and close-out are executed per timeline and budget
  • Work with Clinical Development and/or Medical Writing to generate clinical trial protocol synopsis, protocols, and protocol amendments
  • Facilitate the CRO/Vendor selection process for outsourced activities, including developing an RFP, managing the bidding process, analysis of proposals, budgets, and leading and documenting vendor selection decisions. This includes review of cope of ork, budgets, and negotiating contracts through execution
  • Procure and manage contracts with CROs, study vendors, and investigative sites
  • Develop critical study documents, including informed consent form templates, various management plans, and study trackers
  • Develop study timelines and budgets per the corporate and departmental goals and continuously strive to ensure timelines are deliverables are met within budget
  • Develop, distribute, review, and track essential trial documents and/or oversee CRO responsibility for essential documents
  • Provide Regulatory with Site Essential Regulatory Documents for submission to the FDA and other regulatory agencies
  • Manage or provide oversight of CROs, independent field monitors, and other clinical vendors
  • Ensure monitoring trip reports are reviewed and track resolution of all action items and protocol deviations
  • Manage, either directly or through supervised delegation, other study-wide activities such as external vendors, sample handling, drug re-supply, investigator payments, data quality, and central records quality
  • Audit clinical data reports for accuracy, safety, and/or efficacy trends and prepare related presentations
  • Ensure the Trial Master File is maintained throughout the study in accordance with regulatory and company requirements

Pay

$170,500 – $200,700 a year

Employer provided
How this compares

The pay range that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this headquarters-based position is $170,500-$200,700; the pay ultimately offered may vary based on legitimate considerations, including geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and education.

Where you'll work

Redwood City, CAHybridOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)

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Job intelligence

The context around this role

Live data · October 31, 2026

Salary intelligence

How the pay compares

This role's midpoint is 15% above the US median for Clinical Trial Management roles at this level.

This roleEmployer provided

$170,500 to $200,700 a year

Manager roles in California10 roles publishing pay

Middle half $157,875 to $182,125, median $164,000

Manager roles in the US26 roles publishing pay

Middle half $150,000 to $175,000, median $162,000
Annual base pay
Annual base payLowMedianHigh
This role$170,500—$200,700
California$157,875$164,000$182,125
All US$150,000$162,000$175,000

This role: Corcept Therapeutics's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Clinical Trial Management roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, October 31, 2026. Nothing is estimated.

Career trajectory

Where this role sits in Clinical Trial Management

The general path across 33 open Clinical Trial Management roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Corcept Therapeutics's own promotion track.

  1. Earlier

    Associate & Specialist

    Often: Clinical Trial Assistant

  2. One step back

    Senior & Principal

    Often: Senior Clinical Trial Associate · Senior Clinical Trial Leader

  3. This role

    Manager

    Often: Senior Clinical Trial Manager · Clinical Trial Manager

    $162K median29 open
  4. Next step

    Director

    Often: Associate Director, Clinical Development Trial Lead

Skills DNA

What this role leans on

How many of the posting's 32 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.

GMP and compliance: 6 linesLab testing and methods: 1 lineDocumentation and SOPs: 16 linesInvestigations and CAPA: 3 linesRegulatory submissions: 1 lineQuality systems and risk: 1 lineData and digital systems: 1 lineClinical trial conduct: 15 linesCollaboration and leadership: 5 linesGMPLab testingDocumentationInvestigationsSubmissionsQuality systemsData systemsClinical trialsTeamwork
  • Documentation and SOPs16
  • Clinical trial conduct15
  • GMP and compliance6
  • Collaboration and leadership5
  • Investigations and CAPA3
  • Lab testing and methods1
  • Regulatory submissions1
  • Quality systems and risk1
  • Data and digital systems1

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Corcept Therapeutics on Regulatory Jobs

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By discipline

  • Clinical17 77%
  • Regulatory3 14%
  • Quality2 9%

By level

  • Director10 45%
  • Senior & Principal5 23%
  • Manager4 18%
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