Start-up Specialist id-1205

Essential Job Duties:

– Collect, track and perform a quality review of all essential & investigator documents required for effective and compliant study site activation and maintenance

– Ensure that all assigned maintenance and Start-up activities are on track and in accordance with client expectations, ICH/GCP, SOPs, budget, quality and applicable laws and guidelines

– Serve as primary contact for investigative sites and ensure documents required are collected in a timely manner.

– Proactively manage sites to ensure timely site activation and escalate study issues appropriately and in a timely fashion.

– Participate in team meetings to progress trials and identify site issues that might impact the timelines.

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– May support the negotiation of site contracts and budgets with sites, if applicable andtrack progress of contract and budget milestones/developments, intervening and escalating as appropriate.

Education/Qualifications:

– University/College degree (life science preferred), or certification in a related allied health profession from an appropriate accredited institution (e.g., nursing certification, medical or laboratory technology) AND 2 years work experience in clinical research, including a strong working knowledge of the ICH guidelines and FDA, IRB/IEC regulations.

**Experience**:

– Minimum of 2 years of experience in clinical development or start up/ regulatory process.

– Working knowledge of ICH, FDA, IRB/IEC and other applicable regulations/guidelines; familiarity with investigator start-up documents and contract/budgets negotiation process; previous interaction with operational project teams and investigative sites

– Demonstrated understanding of research protocol requirements and proven ability to communicate them/educate others about them

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