Planning, management, and oversight of clinical study execution in accordance with the global program strategy, through leadership of the Local Study Team (LST)
Supports country-level operational planning and accountable for site selection within assigned country/countries
Contributes and develops study-specific materials – e.g., monitoring plan, study specific training documents
Supports and contributes to Clinical Study Teams (CSTs) / Trial Management Teams (TMTs) as applicable, agenda-driven, present at meetings
Communicates country status (including timelines and deliverables) to key stakeholders (e.g., Global Clinical Managers [GCM], Program Managers, CST or TMT, Development Operations Manager [DOM] etc) with oversight as required and ensures updates to relevant systems
Accountable for site-level goals setting and study-specific deliverables for clinical sites within their country/countries
Contributes to the study-level forecast for investigational product, study level accountability and reconciliation across assigned countries, management of ELE ( enrolment long-range estimates) process
Monitors the execution of the clinical study against timelines, deliverables, and budget for that country
Translates global start-up requirements into local country targets
Monitors country enrolment and retention and act on deviations from plan
Identify barriers to enrolment and support recruitment and retention strategic solutions
Monitors and acts upon data flow metrics - review, trend identification and analysis
Monitors and reviews country and study trends
Reviews Monitoring Visit Reports
Identifies and facilitates resolution of cross-functional study-specific issues
Provides updates regarding the study budget and obtains approval for budget deviations for clinical sites (outside of range)
Escalates any issues related to delivery, timelines, or budget to GCMs (or TMT lead if appropriate)
Escalates CRA performance issues to applicable Clinical Trial Oversight Manager
Conducts on-site quality visits with CRAs where/when appropriate and supports the maintenance of site relationships
Requirements
Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree & 3 years of directly related experience OR Bachelor’s degree & 5 years of directly related experience OR Associate’s degree & 10 years of directly related experience
Preferred Qualifications: BA/BS/BSc
Minimum 2-3 years’ experience of leading local/regional trials