Sr/Site Start up Associate II

Premier Research International; Australia; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier Research International is hiring a Sr/Site Start up Associate II in Australia. You will lead country-level start-up activities, coordinating regulatory submissions, site contracts, and budgets to ensure compliant and timely study initiation.

The role requires knowledge of ICH/GCP and local regulations, with experience in submitting clinical trial applications and strong collaboration with Project Managers and Regulatory teams.

Qualifications

• Undergrad degree or international equivalent in clinical, science, or health field.
• Experience as SSUA I or at least 2 years in submission of clinical trial applications.
• Knowledge of FDA/EU regulations, ICH/GCP guidelines, and local regulatory requirements.
• Current working rights for Australia.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for country-level quality deliverables for study start-up and ensure compliance with country rules.
• Forecast submission timelines and provide rationale, contingency planning, and escalation as needed.
• Prepare and submit EC/IRB, RA, and local authority submissions and assist with issue resolution.
• Maintain essential regulatory documents and ensure sponsor/investigator requirements are met.
• Negotiate country-specific contracts and budgets with sites and Contracts Lead until execution.
• Provide country-level regulatory intelligence and liaison for site start-up and management issues.

Education

Undergraduate degree or international equivalent in a clinical, science, or health related field from an accredited institution or a licensed healthcare professional

Clinical start-up knowledge

Regulatory submission experience

ICH/GCP familiarity

Australian working rights

Job description

Premier Research is looking for a Sr/Site Start up Associate II to join our Clinical Monitoring, Site Management and SSU team.

You will help biotech, medtech, and specialty pharma companies transform life-changing ideas and breakthrough science into new medicines, devices, and diagnostics. What we do is profoundly connected to saving and improving lives, and we recognize our team members are the most valuable asset in delivering success.

We are here to help you grow, to give you the skills and opportunities to excel at work with the flexibility and balance your life requires.

Your ideas influence the way we work, and your voice matters here.

As an essential part of our team, you help us deliver the medical innovation that patients are desperate for.

Join us and build your future here.

What you'll be doing:

• Takes responsibility for quality deliverables at the country level for study start-up; follows project requirements and applicable country rules.
• Forecasts submission/approval timelines and ensures they are adhered to. Provides clear rationale for delays, provides contingency plan to mitigate impact, and escalates the issue as soon as identified. May serve as the primary point of contact for the Project Manager, Clinical Lead, Regulatory Start-up Manager (or designee) during start-up on allocated projects.
• Prepares and submits Central EC/IRB Applications, Local EC Applications, RA Applications, and other local regulatory authorities or hospital approval submissions as required. Assists with EC/IRB or CA issue resolution at the country level.
• Prepares ongoing submissions, amendments, and periodic notifications (including safety reporting) required by central and local EC and RA, and other local regulatory authorities as needed within the country, as required by local rules. Submits end of study notifications to RA, ECs/IRBs and other local authorities in the specified country according to national timelines.
• Performs essential document collection and review, ensuring that sponsor and investigator requirements are being met and are in compliance with applicable local regulatory requirements and ICH/GCP guidelines.
• Local Investigator Contract and Budget Negotiator - produces site-specific contracts from country template. Submit proposed contract and budget to the site for review. Negotiates budget and contract with site and via Contracts Lead with Sponsor until resolution of issues and contract execution.
• Provides country-level intelligence on site start-up. Ensures that local country regulatory intelligence is maintained on the central repository, e.g. RA, ECs/IRB submissions, notifications to data protection authorities, notifications/applications to any other local/federal/national body, and import/ export license applications where these are obtained with RA applications.
• Serves as primary liaison for site start-up and site start-up management issues, escalating to RSM, CL and/or PM as required.

What we're looking for:

• Undergraduate degree or its international equivalent in a clinical, science, or health related field from an accredited institution or a licensed healthcare professional.
• Proven experience as a SSUA I and/or at least 2 years of experience in the submission of clinical trial applications. Candidates with additional relevant experience beyond the minimum requirements may be considered for a senior position.
• Experience working on different study types/phases such as interventional IMP studies, non-interventional studies, Medical Device studies, GMO studies, and observational studies.
• Experience with pediatric, complex, neuroscience studies (epilepsy) preferred.
• Working knowledge of FDA Guidance Documents / EU Directives/Regulations / Local Regulations / ISO14155 regulations, drug / device development, and clinical monitoring procedures.
• Expertise in ICH/GCP and/or ISO14155 requirements and local regulatory authority drug research and development regulations.
• Detailed knowledge of the relevant country specific regulatory requirements for conducting clinical trials and of site and institution specific contract requirements.
• Detailed knowledge of national/local health systems as well as knowledge of cultural/professional practices appropriate to the country/region where the site Start-Up activities will be carried out.

This position requires current working rights for Australia.