Country Study Start Up Specialist

AbbVie; Waver; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie Belgium is seeking a proactive Country Study Start Up Specialist to coordinate start-up activities and support successful delivery of study and site activation processes. This highly collaborative role requires close interaction with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure timely delivery and quality execution.

The CSSUS drives start-up and maintenance activities for assigned studies and sites, ensuring risk assessment, regulatory submissions, and timely site activation

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Science, Pharmacy, or a related field.
• Some experience in clinical research, project coordination, or project management is an asset.
• Proficiency in Dutch, French & English.
• Experience working with remote/virtual teams.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and communicate with clarity, flexibility and adaptability to changing requirements.
• Demonstration of successful execution, preferably in start up, and aptitude for managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure successful and on time and quality execution of start-up and maintenance activities for assigned sites and studies.
• Establish the country/site activation plans and priorities including risk assessment and mitigation plans.
• Proactively identify and communicate issues impacting delivery and providing proposed solutions.
• Coordinate with Regulatory Competent Authority submission and approval status to assure alignment with other site activation requirements.
• Collaborate with Contract manager, Clinical Research Associate, Study Start up Lead and Site Management Lead as required to assure timely site activation.
• Reviewing site and/or Institutional Review Board/Ethics Committee comments on ICFs and routing for approval by required functional areas.
• Trigger clinical supply shipments.
• Maintain Study Start-Up performance metrics and KPIs for assigned sites/studies.
• Provide start up updates and metrics.
• Ensure audit/inspection readiness.

Skills

Dutch

French

English

Education

Master’s degree in Science/Pharmacy or related field

Job description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

AbbVie is looking for a motivated and organized professional to join as a Country Study Start Up Specialist. We are looking for someone with a proactive mindset to help coordinate start-up activities, support the successful delivery of study and site activation processes.

This is a highly collaborative role, requiring close interaction with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure timely delivery, quality execution, and strong operational follow-up.

The Country Study Start Up Specialist (CSSUS) proactively drives and executes all start up and maintenance related activities and deliverables for assigned studies and sites in their assigned country or countries.

Responsibilities

• Ensure successful and on time and quality execution of start-up and maintenance activities for assigned sites and studies. Establish the country/site activation plans and priorities including risk assessment and mitigation plans.
• Proactively identify and communicate issues impacting delivery and providing proposed solutions. Attend regional/area start up calls and providing input for assigned sites/studies. Collection of essential documents from sites and completing quality check.
• Compile and submit ethics and other required local submissions including customization of Informed Consent Forms (ICFs), patient facing materials and safety reporting. Coordinate with Regulatory Competent Authority submission and approval status to assure alignment with other site activation requirements.
• Collaborate with Contract manager, Clinical Research Associate, Study Start up Lead and Site Management Lead as required to assure timely site activation. Reviewing site and/or Institutional Review Board/Ethics Committee comments on ICFs and routing for approval by required functional areas. Trigger clinical supply shipments.
• Issue site green light letter and activating sites. Track all start up and maintenance related activities as appropriate. Maintain local country and site intelligence database.
• Maintain Study Start-Up performance metrics and KPIs for assigned sites/studies. Provide start up updates and metrics. Ensure audit/inspection readiness.
• As CSSUS you are responsible for managing your own projects, ensure efficient planning and accelerating study start-up
• Ensure compliance with corporate and divisional policies and procedures in alignment with worldwide regulations and guidelines.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives as required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Science, Pharmacy, or a related field; recent graduates are welcome to apply.
• Some experience in clinical research, project coordination, or project management is an asset.
• Proficiency in Dutch, French & English.
• Experience working with remote/virtual teams
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and communicate with clarity, flexibility and adaptability to changing requirements.
• Demonstration of successful execution, preferably in start up, and aptitude for managing multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.

Additional Information

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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