Country Study Start-Up Specialist I/ II

CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services; España; Hybrid; PHP 400,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services in the Philippines is seeking a Regulatory Start-Up professional to coordinate country-level submissions, ethics committee interactions, and budget-related activities for clinical trials and real-world evidence studies.

You will support the CTI Legal team, manage site relationships, and ensure accurate documentation across TMF systems, with travel and cross-country collaboration as needed.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in Clinical Research (pharmaceutical, site or CRO service) and experience in regulatory in country.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in allied health field such as nursing, pharmacy or health science or the equivalent relevant experience.
• Fluent in spoken and written Italian and English

Responsibilities

• Informs the RASSU department about any change of Drug Law/guidelines and updated requirements for submission on the country level.
• Review/prepare local submission documents and performs submissions to Ethics Committees and to Competent Authority for Clinical Trials/RWE in accordance with local country requirements.
• Identify the Central and Local Ethics Committees and Competent Authority needed for the study on the country level; process pre-payments to Ethics Committees and Competent Authority; adapts study-related documents to meet local specifications.
• Serve as applicant for Clinical trials/RWE and may act as main point-of-contact for the Ethics Committees and Competent Authority and the assigned RASSU Specialist to the study on the country level.
• Communicate closely with RASSU specialist assigned to the study regarding EC/CA outcomes.
• Accurately apply naming conventions, upload and process all correct and complete study documentation in the study start-up module or trackers and study specific TMF system.
• QC and QA of various study related Regulatory documents and reports.
• Perform review, reconciliation, close-out, and archiving activities of study or project.
• Oversee translation of regulatory documents on behalf of Sponsor, as agreed to in scope.
• Attends internal and external study meetings and regulatory status reports for each site and country during study meetings.
• Foster relationships with key contacts at each site; facilitate contract-related communication between the site and CTI; assist with site contract translation; track progress by updating internal systems; identify unique site issues; assist with site contract execution.
• Identify and establish relationship with site personnel responsible for budget proposals; interact with project management team members and clinical trials budget manager; understand site budget templates; train sites to understand budget templates; understand changes communicated by sites to budget managers; assist with translation and delivery of final negotiated budget to site personnel

Skills

Clinical Research experience

Regulatory affairs knowledge

Italian language proficiency

English language proficiency

Education

Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in allied health

Job description

What You’ll Do

Support of Regulatory Affairs Study Start-Up (RASSU) department

• Informs the RASSU department about any change of Drug Law/guidelines and updated requirements for submission on the country level
• Review/prepare local submission documents and performs submissions (Initial submissions, Substantial Amendments and Notifications etc.) to Ethics Committees (Central and Local) and to Competent Authority for Clinical Trials/RWE in accordance with local country requirements (e.g. via portal upload or mail or Email); and deliver final submission package to RASSU Specialist assigned to the study
• Identify the Central and Local Ethics Committees and Competent Authority needed for the study on the country level; process pre-payments to Ethics Committees and Competent Authority; adapts study-related documents (e.g. Informed Consent Forms) to meet each local country’s specifications in cooperation with the RASSU Specialist assigned to the study
• Serve as applicant for Clinical trials/RWE and may act as main point-of-contact for the Ethics Committees and Competent Authority and the assigned RASSU Specialist to the study on the country level
• Communicate closely with RASSU specialist assigned to the study regarding EC /CA outcomes
• Accurately apply naming conventions, upload and process all correct and complete study documentation in the study start-up module or trackers and study specific TMF system whether electronic or paper
• QC and QA of various study related Regulatory documents and reports
• Perform review, reconciliation, close-out, and archiving activities of study or project
• Oversee translation of regulatory documents, if needed, on behalf of Sponsor, as agreed to in scope
• Attends internal and external study meetings and regulatory status reports for each site and country during study meetings

Support the CTI Legal team

• Foster relationships with key contacts at each site
• Facilitate contract-related communication between the site and CTI
• Assist with site contract translation; track the progress by updating and maintaining internal systems, databases and tracking tools (including the Trial Interactive database) with project specific information
• Identify any unique investigator, country or site-specific issues and identifying any ancillary agreements that may be necessary
• Assist with site contract execution

Support Site Budget activities

• Identify and establish relationship with site personnel responsible for budget proposals
• Interact with project management team members and clinical trials budget manager
• Has exact knowledge about site specific budget templates and experiences of completing such templates
• Train sites to understand budget templates and contents
• Understand and communicate changes made by the site to clinical trials budget managers and vice versa
• Assisting with translation, tracking the progress by updating the Trial Interactive database, sharing drafts and final versions with CTI personnel and delivering the final negotiated budget to site personnel

What You’ll Bring

• 1-2 years of experience in Clinical Research (pharmaceutical, site or CRO service) and experience in regulatory in country.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in allied health field such as nursing, pharmacy or health science or the equivalent relevant experience
• Fluent in spoken and written Italian and English

About CTI

• Advance Your Career – We invest in your professional growth. Our structured mentoring program, leadership development courses, and dedicated training department provide the support you need to excel. We also encourage ongoing education to help you achieve your professional goals.
• Join an Award-Winning Team – Join a global team spanning 60 countries, recognized for its award-winning culture that prioritizes people. We support your work-life balance with hybrid work opportunities. Through our CTI Cares program, you’ll have opportunities to give back to your community and the world.
• Make a Lasting Impact – At CTI, your work directly contributes to advancing medicine. You’ll play a vital role in developing life-changing treatments for patients with chronic and critical illnesses. Together, we move medicine forward, making a difference for those who need it most.

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Please Note

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