Philips Clinical Development Scientist Cambridge 

South Africa, Free State, Dihlabeng Local Municipality 

866013509

Clinical Development Scientist (Cambridge, MA)

Your role:

• Provide strategic guidance on the design and development of clinical study protocols, including retrospective and prospective data collection methodologies
• Support the design and execution of key elements of the Clinical Development Plan and associated data collection activities, within the Hospital Patient Monitoring business group
• Defining clinical questions, study end-points, identifying relevant evidence, critically apprising evidence, and applying evidence to substantiate clinical and medical device claims
• Identify innovative methods to improve efficiency of collecting evidence and assessing risk of bias
• Collaborate on, or lead where appropriate, calls with regulatory agencies (FDA, EMA) to support clinical trial regulatory submissions
• Liaise with other functions to enable quality clinical study executionas the study design subject matter expert
• Collaborate with the clinical study team in site identification and selection, and provide assistance with study start-up activities
• Participate in Investigator meeting planning and execution and/or on-site initiation meetings
• Serve as internal Principal Investigator on Philips sponsored studies where needed
• Support CRAs/CROs on study protocol and related questions and serves as point of contact for managing/answering questions relating to trial procedures. Engage with investigators, site staff, CROs, and site monitors to maintain enthusiasm and support enrollment for ongoing clinical studies.
• Contribute to statistical methodologies to validate study objectives
• Contribute to authoring of manuscripts, conference presentations, and other dissemination activities

You're the right fit if:

• Scientific degree (BS, M.S., MPH, Ph.D., or similar degree)in the health sciences, life sciences, clinical sciences or biomedical engineering, with experience in cardiology and hemodynamic monitoring
• 2+ years of experience in the design and execution of clinical or medical device studies, including retrospective and prospective designs
• Knowledge in the principles of clinical research methodology, statistics, data analysis and interpretation
• Experience and skill performing systematic medical/ scientific literature searches (PubMed, Google Scholar, etc.)
• Ability to clearly communicate to internal and external stakeholders orally and in writing, including management, academicians, clinicians, and scientists
• Excellent English written and oral communications skills-- strong attention to detail related to consistency, grammar, syntax, and accuracy
• Demonstrated ability to work in a (virtual) team environment, including leading discussions and presenting to internal business and regulatory stakeholders
• Project/timeline management skills and organizational skills

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