Clinical Research Medical Advisor

Job Description Summary

Clinical Research Medical Advisor - Immunology,
LOCATION: Spain, #LI-Remote.

As a Clinical Research Medical Advisor (CRMA) you will be accountable for all country clinical/medical aspects associated with Development and prioritized Research programs/trials by providing clinical strategic and tactical leadership as the Country Clinical Development representative. (This may involve work across several countries).
It is a bridge between Study Site Operations (SSO) clinical trials and Medical Affairs, aligning technical, operations & strategy.

CRMA’s Gather, inform, and act on clinical/medical/scientific insights for clinical trial concept sheets/protocols, Informed Consent Forms (ICFs) and other relevant clinical documents to optimize clinical trial implementation. They also drive the identification and involvement of qualified investigators with greatest recruitment potential, identifies clinical recruitment hurdles and drives clinical recruitment activities to overcome these hurdles.

Working in close collaboration with other country functions (e.g., clinical trial operations, Medical Affairs and Patient Engagement) you will actively contribute to successful allocation, fast clinical trial start-up, timely recruitment, early identification of potential delays, and development and implementation of mitigation plans.

Based remotely in Spain or alternatively hybrid onsite in Barcelona, we are ideally searching for a Medical Doctor (MD) in Immunology with Clinical Development experience.

 

Job Description

From Strategy to Functional Excellence

The CRMA Provides Clinical Development and indication expertise specific to Country/Cluster, and together with the clinical trial operations team, drives the execution of clinical trials with high quality and within planned timelines:

Major Accountabilities

• Validates study designs, is accountable for, and makes the final decision on the clinical/medical trial and program feasibility of implementing a clinical trial protocol based on medical/clinical practice and analysis of the competitive environment in the country.

• Actively contributes to scientific/clinical/medical aspects of the start-up phase to ensure fast clinical trial site start-up.

• Provides clinical/medical expertise to clinical trial operations team members and clinical trial sites for Institutional Review Boards (IRB)/ Ethics Committee (EC) interactions.

• Provides scientific/clinical/medical expertise during interactions with Country/Cluster external Experts (e.g., Regulatory Authorities, Medical Experts, Advisory Boards, Patient Advocacy Groups, etc.).

• Develops clinical/medical trial plans taking the broader ecosystem into account for assigned programs/trials to ensure successful trial implementation, which includes:

  • Pro-actively identifying early on clinical challenges to recruitment or clinical data quality and drives development of clinical/medical mitigation plans.

  • Building disease area expertise, especially for new/rare indications.

• As the scientific/clinical/medical expert, supports and partners with internal Stakeholders (e.g., Clinical Trial Team, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Information, Medical Affairs, Marketing, Patient Access, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HE&OR), clinical trial operations, etc.), and internal decision boards as needed regarding clinical trials.

• Gathers, informs, and acts on insights from clinical trial Investigators/site staff, Medical Experts, patients, and payers, with internal Stakeholders at the Country/Cluster level with the goal to optimize clinical trial implementation.

• Accountable for adherence to safety standards, clinical data quality for the Country/Cluster and provides general scientific/clinical/medical support for safety issues

Key performance indicators

• Meets Country/Cluster specific clinical trial operations Key Performance Index (KPI) targets, particularly those related to trial feasibility and recruitment.

• Drives investigator site performance by providing high quality support to Investigators/Clinical trial site staff for Development and Biomedical Research studies, leading to a superior customer experience.

• Prepares high quality Country clinical trial documents according to agreed timelines especially for IRB/EC/Regulatory Authorities, and Investigator queries as needed.

Essential Requirements:

• Scientific degree M.D., Ph.D., or Pharm.D. (M.D. is preferred) with ideally, 3 years of clinical development experience in the pharmaceutical industry or clinical practice.

• Sound understanding of the overall clinical development process, and ICH/GCP principles.

• The ability to speak and writes English

• Ability to manage a study from the scientific/medical/clinical perspective, and a demonstrated capability to problem solve and mediate complex scientific/clinical/medical/operational issues.

• Ability to lead effectively by communicating well, motivating a cross-functional team, and handling and delegating responsibilities.

• Agility to move quickly across different therapeutic areas and indications.

• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and comfort with complexity.

• Ability to prepare and deliver high quality presentations.

Desirable Requirements

• Subspecialty training

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Skills Desired

Building Construction, Clinical Practices, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Drug Development, Hazard Identification, Health Sciences, Immunology, Intensive Care UnIT (Icu), Internal Control, Internal Medicine, Job Description, Medical Information, Organization Skills, Patient Care, Stakeholder Engagement, Tcp/Ip Protocols, Utilization Management (Um)