Sonja Schöpflin,
Senior Clinical Trial Manager

Sonja joined Granite Bio in November 2025, bringing with her over 15 years of experience in Clinical Research and expertise in Clinical Operations on both national and global levels, including supervision and leadership of a Clinical Operations team. Prior to joining Granite Bio, Sonja worked as Clinical Operations Manager at Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Viatris Innovation GmbH, where she was setting up and managing global phase III trials, including the management of vendors, as well as country and monitoring oversight. Her career started at Roche Pharma Schweiz AG, where she worked in different roles within Clinical Operations and gained experience in setting up and monitoring clinical trials in Switzerland, performing trial submissions and overseeing local trial activities from start up to closeout. 

Sonja studied Biology at the University of Basel and completed her PhD and diploma thesis at the Swiss Tropical Institute in Basel. Sonja also holds a Certificate of Advanced Studies in ‘Clinical Trial Planning and Conduct’ from the University of Basel.