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Clinical Lead II

Employer
mexec
Location
Adelaide
Salary
Competitive
Start date
1 Apr 2021
Closing date
30 Apr 2021

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Discipline
Clinical Research
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Experience Level
Experienced (non-manager)

Job Details

  • Sponsor facing
  • Project Management
  • New opportunity
Our client, a highly successful global CRO requires an experienced Clinical Lead II professional as their business is experiencing exceptional growth in Australia.

We require candidates who have managed end-to-end clinical ops projects in a direct Sponsor-facing role, who have budgeting experience, kept project timelines including preparation and oversight of Monitoring Plans, negotiated change orders with Sponsors etc.

Whilst their focus more broadly includes Analgesia, Neuroscience, Oncology, Dermatology, Paediatrics, Rare Diseases and Medical Devices, candidates with a breadth of CL experience would be considered.

THE OPPORTUNITY:
  • Acts as coach/mentor to junior staff within Clinical Management Group (CMG)
  • Supports initiatives and process improvement work streams to develop efficiencies and expand CMGs footprint.
  • Proactively drives team and departmental engagement
  • Drives the successful activation of trial sites according to time, quality/scope and budget parameters
  • Plans and drives both patient recruitment and retention together with the project manager (PM), inclusive of preparing and executing a site and patient recruitment and retention plan/strategy to motivate recruitment in order to meet milestones
  • Works cross functionally to deliver project deliverables with PM, Data Managers (DM), Clinical Monitoring Services team (CMS)...
  • Moves the project/program forward and leads global projects where applicable
  • Create and maintain in a timely fashion a study specific clinical monitoring plan (CMP) utilizing approved templates; ensure effective communication and escalation instructions are incorporated in the CMP and actioned appropriately
  • Leads, manages and actively monitors the clinical monitoring team with a focus on quality and timely deliverables; addressing any issues with the appropriate team member and their line manager
  • Ensures the timely completion of all visit reports, reviews them for appropriate content to ensure quality, GCP compliance, finalization within contractual timeline and effective follow up and resolution of site issues
  • May co-monitor or audit CRAs according to project and business needs
  • Monitors clinical operations metrics, activities and timelines
  • Ensures timely data verification through review of data management reports and use of monitoring resources to optimize monitoring of clinical data (i.e. pending SDV, missing pages, and aging queries)
  • Collaborates with Project Manager to establish clinical project timelines and accomplish all milestones throughout the study
  • Understand and adhere to the contractual and budgetary obligations of the study
  • Drive the clinical team forward to meet contractual milestones such as first site activated, first patient in, last patient in, and database lock
  • Deliver and/or coordinate appropriate and timely training to the clinical team and enlist therapeutic assistance where applicable to ensure the validity, correctness, and completeness of the clinical data and conduct of the study as dictated by applicable global regulations, SOPs, ICH-GCP, protocol and client requirements
  • Tracking and analysis of open actions, protocol deviations and assesses the financial health of the clinical aspect of the study
  • Complete/contribute to the review of the protocol/study design, informed consent forms and be a reference point for CRAs and investigative sites
  • Apply clinical and monitoring expertise in the design of case report forms
  • Serve as initial point of contact for all clinical management and monitoring concerns, escalating as required
  • Work with the Project Manager to ensure transparent and proactive sponsor and internal communication regarding study progress and trial issues
  • Assist the project team in the creation and maintenance of the Trial Master File according to the company and/or client SOPs and ensure all visit report packages are filed according to SOPs
  • Contribute to the risk management plan and contribute to set up of adaptive risk monitoring system with the PM on an ongoing basis in order to mitigate unexpected clinical events in the conduct of the trial
  • Work with the Data Management team to identify data related issues and risks to clinical activities; assist in the development of mitigation plans to minimize risk
  • Apply a risk-based quality management mindset in order to proactively mitigate issues and also provide support for study audits and responses
  • Work with the PM and appropriate line managers to ensure team members are adequately resourced to the project for the entire duration of the study
  • Assist the PM to ensure appropriate transition planning and stakeholder communication for any change in clinical staff
  • Provide detailed Time Entry Guidelines to the clinical staff as determined from the study algorithm for each clinical task, and provide applicable training on the guidelines
  • Identify out-of-scope tasks from the clinical team and ensure pre-approval of these tasks by the PM and Sponsor, as required
  • Provide performance feedback on project team members for annual appraisals
  • Work with Project Management and Financial Analyst to accurately forecast clinical tasks including monitoring visits
  • Contribute to the creation, review and finalization of Root Cause Analysis and CAPA
  • May participate in Bid Defence activities

REQUIREMENTS:
  • Bachelor's degree, or its international equivalent from an accredited institution, in a clinical, biological, scientific, or health-related field; or equivalent work experience
  • BS degree and 7 years of clinical research experience as a CRA, CL or PM, of which at least 3 years onsite monitoring or 4 years remote monitoring experience is required, or 9 years of clinical research experience as a CRA, CL or PM of which at least 5 years of clinical monitoring experience is required
  • At least 1-2 years previous Clinical Oversight experience or equivalent (PM-CL)
  • Presenting information to various levels of stakeholders
  • Providing performance feedback on CRAs for annual appraisals
  • Effectively communicating expectations using proper oral and written language
  • Influencing without authority
  • Working knowledge of clinical financials including understanding of budgets, pass- through and resource management
  • Strong knowledge of ICH / GCP regulations
  • Advanced knowledge of FDA Guidance Documents / EU Directives / ISO14155 regulations, drug / device development, and clinical monitoring procedures
  • Strong knowledge of web-based communication tools
  • Strong MS Office computer skills
  • Fluent verbal and written English as well as the local language(s) required
  • Strong people management skills to motivate, enthuse, and lead
  • Collaborative team player with demonstrated ability to drive and lead consensus
  • Ability to multitask and work effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Strong presentation skills
  • Excellent organizational and time-management skills, able to prioritize work to meet deadlines
  • Accountable, dependable and demonstrated commitment
  • Self-starter with ability to act on own initiative
  • Customer service focused in approach to work, both internally and externally
  • Maintains a positive, results oriented work environment
  • Advanced communication skills
  • Independency in CL activities requiring a minimal supervision
  • This role is home-based, with travel to sites as required.

Only candidates with full working rights in Australia (Australian Permanent Resident or Australian Citizen) will be considered.

Our client offers a personalised and inclusive culture. You will be recognized for what you do and you will truly have an impact. This coupled with a range of interesting and unique projects, and competitive remuneration packages could represent a fantastic new opportunity.

To join our client in this exciting opportunity, please email your cover letter & CV to careers@mexec.com. Confidential enquiries to Marilyn Jones on 1300 0 MEXEC.

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