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Lead field-based clinical and technical support for neurosurgical Parkinson's cell therapy studies, ensuring site readiness and procedural execution. Translate field insights into scalable standards, training programs, and operational strategies to improve surgical delivery across the clinical network.
Requires a Bachelor's degree in a life science or engineering field and at least 10 years of experience in field clinical or surgical support within complex procedural environments. Must have deep expertise in neurosurgical workflows and experience operating within regulated clinical trial environments (GCP).
Aspen is seeking a Senior Clinical Specialist, Surgical Operations as a founding member of a field team supporting neurosurgical procedures for Parkinson’s cell therapy studies. We are looking for candidates who are eager to translate field experience into scalable standards, influencing training, workflows, and operational strategy across the clinical program. This ideal candidate operates with a high degree of autonomy, partnering closely with investigators, surgeons, and cross-functional stakeholders to lead site readiness, procedural execution, and continuous improvement of surgical delivery practices. Roles are currently open in the Great Lakes Region (WI/IL/MI/OH), Mountain West (Denver/Phoenix), Northeast (NY), and Southwest (FL/TX).
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. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. These work environment characteristics are representative of the environment the job holder will encounter. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
EEO and Employment Eligibility:
Aspen Neuroscience is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and job applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Aspen is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have valid work authorization that does not require employer sponsorship now or in the future.
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.
Developing autologous iPSC-derived cell replacement therapies for Parkinson’s disease and other CNS disorders
Aspen Neuroscience is a clinical-stage regenerative medicine biotechnology company developing autologous induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived therapies, beginning with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Our lead investigational therapy, sasineprocel (ANPD001), is designed to replace lost dopaminergic neurons and reconstruct the underlying neural circuitry to restore function and potentially slow disease progression—without the need for immunosuppression. At Aspen, our team is passionate about bringing our world class science and manufacturing to patients. We aim to transform the lives of people living with PD with our personalized regenerative therapies that offer real hope where none existed before.
Offices: La Jolla, CA 92037, US
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