Associate Medical Director (Psychiatry)

IQVIA; Municipio de Esquel; Remote; ARS 181,672,000 - 272,508,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA is seeking an Associate Medical Director specialized in Psychiatry. The role focuses on global and regional medical advisory, safety reviews, and trial support. Travel to international meetings is possible, and the position is home-based in Argentina with occasional travel.

The candidate will support protocol issues, contribute to IDB/CRF reviews, and provide training to project teams, while maintaining high standards of medical accuracy and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Medical Degree from an accredited and internationally recognized medical school.
• Specialty Board certification in Psychiatry (mandatory).
• Advanced English level - both written and spoken (mandatory).
• 3–5 years of prior relevant experience supporting clinical trials in Pharma or CRO.
• Current knowledge of medical, scientific and clinical landscape in applicable therapeutic area.
• Good communication, presentation and interpersonal skills in Spanish and English.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers and clients.
• Current and valid medical license from country/region of residence.

Responsibilities

• Act as global and regional Medical Advisor, or back-up Medical Advisor on assigned projects.
• Provide medical support to investigative sites and project staff for protocol issues including safety and eligibility.
• Contribute to medical review of protocols, IDB, and CRFs.
• Provide therapeutic area training for the project clinical team.
• Attend Investigator Meetings and client meetings as needed.
• Review and clarify trial-related Adverse Events (AEs).
• Review SAEs with Pharmacovigilance collaboration.
• Assist AOSE analyses with Pharmacovigilance.
• Perform medical review of adverse event coding.
• Review CSR and patient narratives.

Skills

Advanced English

Spanish language

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to details

Flexibility

Travel readiness

Education

Medical degree

Psychiatry board certification

Job description

The Medical team is looking for an Associate Medical Director specialized in Psychiatry.

Job Overview

Primarily acts as global and regional Medical Advisor but may serve as back-up Medical Advisor on assigned projects. Provides medical support to investigative sites and project staff for protocol-related issues including protocol clarifications, inclusion/exclusion determinations, and issues of patient safety and/or eligibility.

Essential Functions

• Primarily acts as back-up Medical Advisor but may serve as Regional Medical Advisor on assigned projects.
• Provides medical support to investigative sites and project staff for protocol-related issues including protocol clarifications, inclusion/exclusion determinations, and issues of patient safety and/or eligibility.
• May contribute to the medical review of the protocol, Investigative Drug Brochure (IDB) and/or Case Report Forms (CRFs).
• May provide therapeutic area/indication training for the project clinical team.
• Attends and may present at Investigator Meetings.
• Performs review and clarification of trial-related Adverse Events (AEs).
• May perform medical case review of Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), including review of case documentation and patient narrative, in collaboration with the Pharmacovigilance department.
• May provide medical support for the Analysis of Similar Events (AOSE), in collaboration with or on behalf of Pharmacovigilance department.
• May perform medical review of adverse event coding.
• Performs review of the Clinical Study Report (CSR) and patient narratives.
• Attends Kick-Off meetings, weekly team meetings, and client meetings, as needed or requested.
• Available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week to respond to urgent protocol-related issues at the investigative sites.

Qualifications

• Medical Degree from an accredited and internationally recognized medical school with a curriculum relevant to general medical education (mandatory).
• Specialty Board certification in relevant specialty area preferred: Psychiatry (mandatory).
• Advanced English level - both written and spoken (mandatory).
• 3 - 5 years of prior relevant experience supporting clinical trials, as Investigator, Sub-Investigator, or other related role in Pharma or CRO.
• Current knowledge of medical, scientific and clinical landscape in applicable therapeutic area.
• Good communication, presentation and interpersonal skills in Spanish and English.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers and clients.
• Attention to details, flexibility and ability to provide advice on multiple assignments.
• Current and valid country/state medical license or equivalent, from the country or region in which he/she resides and works.
• Home based position, availability to travel occasionally to international meetings. Based in Argentina.

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

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