Clinical Trial and Surgical Science Liaison
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Clinical Trial & Surgical Science Liaison supporting BlueRock’s ophthalmology trials and surgical training. Providing operating-room expertise for engineered cell therapies.
Responsibilities:
- Support BlueRock’s ophthalmology clinical trial pipeline as a field-based member of Clinical Development
- Provide guidance to investigators, operating-room staff, and clinical staff through in-person operating-room attendance during surgeries
- Serve as BlueRock’s primary representative in operating rooms during ophthalmic surgery
- Develop, implement, and oversee surgical training programs and materials
- Develop quality resources and knowledge-assessment tools for physicians and clinical support staff
- Collect and communicate technical surgical information and feedback from clinical investigators
- Provide clinical support for hands-on skills development and procedure training
- Arrange and execute wet labs, surgical choreography, manual maintenance, training-material development, and presentations
- Provide on-site support during surgical procedures
- Refine procedure training materials and manuals with internal and external stakeholders to standardize cell delivery
- Maintain current knowledge of medical/scientific research and retina-related publications
- Build and maintain relationships with KOLs in inherited retinal diseases
- Engage HCPs in compliant scientific discussions and disseminate clinical and scientific information
- Present at clinical/surgical sites, congresses, symposia, and training events as needed
- Create investigator engagement plans supporting recruitment, site identification, and selection
- Provide clinical trial liaison support, including protocol support, screening barriers, and recruitment and retention
- Create prioritized action plans for clinical-site barriers, document plans, and measure progress with sites
- Liaise with internal R&D and Clinical Operations to support principal investigators
- Collect medical insights from principal investigators to refine strategies
- Conduct daily administration and operations of the role
- Provide clinical/scientific expertise to investigators and health professionals
- Connect operating-room staff with BlueRock medical experts to resolve questions or safety concerns
- Maintain detailed knowledge of cell preparation processes and surgical devices used in clinical trials
- Report to the Lead Surgical Science Liaison, Ophthalmology
Requirements:
- Advanced Clinical/Science Degree needed (e.g., MD, OD, PharmD, PhD, MSN, RN, NP, PA)
- Minimum of 5 years related work experience in a surgical and/or clinical setting or industry experience
- Previous industry-based Surgical/MSL experience preferred
- Ophthalmology therapeutic area experience preferred
- Demonstrated ophthalmic, preferably retina, surgical procedure experience, including utilization and knowledge of instruments and equipment
- Proficiency in GCP, Adverse Event reporting, and ICH
- Experience understanding the design and execution of clinical trials
- Experience creating and delivering scientific presentations
- Basic experience in medical writing and general knowledge of biostatistics
- Maintain necessary certifications, hospital vendor credentialing, and non-human primate facility access requirements, including HIPAA Certification, Blood Borne Pathogen Infection Control and Aseptic Technique, Fire Safety, and institutional requirements including up-to-date vaccinations
- Able to interact professionally and effectively with customers, physicians, nurses, and other medical staff
- Able to work independently from a remote environment
- Excellent attention to detail, organizational and time management skills
- Computer skills for generating reports, presentations, spreadsheets, etc.
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in written and verbal communications
- Ability to manage multiple complex and competing objectives and priorities
- Learning mindset and openness to training across customer types or therapeutic areas
Benefits:
- Remote (field-based) position
- Equal opportunity workplace
- Disability-related and other protected-ground accommodations during recruitment
- Human review of AI-assisted hiring decisions


