Job Description
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Work allocation, staff development and performance appraisal.
- Provides input for capacity planning, including reporting of current manpower and forecasting of CRA capacity and needs, to provide efficient use of resources.
- Work with CRAs, PLMS and other functions to ensure consistency of processes and protocol implementation across the country, to reduce variability and provide predictability.
- Interacts with sites as needed to resolve site or CRA operational issues to meet commitments in a timely manner in coordination with the study CRM.
- Attend local Investigator Meetings if requested to.
- Interface with GCTO partners on clinical trial execution.
- Escalates site performance issues to CRM and Clinical Research Director CRD.
- People and Resource Management:
- Manage CRA – career development, performance reviews, etc., including addressing low performance situations, and taking appropriate actions.
- Support and resolve escalation of issues from CRAs.
- Liaise with local HR and finance functions as required.
- Contribute to HQ capacity/resource planning activities to ensure efficient allocation of resources and work. Manage local conflicts between resource and work.
- Provides training, support and mentoring to the CRA to ensure continuous development.
- Ensures CRA compliance to corporate policies, procedures and quality standards
Experience Requirements:
- Minimum of 5 years´ experience with in Clinical Research
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience as CRA monitoring clinical trials
- Line management experience preferred or at the minimum team leader experience
Educational Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Science
- Advanced degree, (e.g. BA/BS or higher) with a strong emphasis in science and/or biology is preferred.
CORE Competency Expectations:
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Excellent people management, time management, project management and organizational skills
- History of strong performance
- Skills and judgment required to be a good steward/decision maker for the company
- Fluent in Local Language and business proficient in English (verbal and written)
- Excellent working knowledge of all applicable ICH/GCP regulations and Good Documentation Practices and ability to work within these guidelines
- Expertise in and excellent working knowledge of core trial management systems and tools
Behavioural Competency Expectations:
- High emotional intelligence
- Strong leadership skills with proven success in people management
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, conflict management
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships and to communicate effectively with external customers (e.g. sites and investigators)
- Influencing skills
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