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The role will work at country level with other local stakeholders e.g. CRM to ensure alignment and development of the country capabilities. The role will collaborate with country PLMs to ensure alignment across all monitoring functions. The person contributes to HQ capacity/resource planning activities to ensure efficient allocation of resources and work.
This role will be key to ensure strong monitoring in our clinical trials. Under the oversight of the CRD or Head of Site Management and Monitoring, the person is responsible for managing a team of 6-14 CRAs and ensuring excellent study and site performance with strict adherence to local regulations, company SOPs, and ICH GCP.
As line manager, the role is critical to continuously develop key talents by providing training, support, and mentoring to the CRAs and properly managing situations of low or non-performance.
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 (career development, performance reviews, recruitment activities, training/support/mentoring). Qualifications Education and Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in a relevant scientific area.
Required Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience within Clinical Research. Minimum of 3 years of experience as CRA monitoring clinical trials. Line management experience preferred or at a minimum team leader experience. 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. Skills: 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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