Regulatory and Site Start Up Specialist

Precision for Medicine; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision for Medicine is seeking a Regulatory and Start Up Specialist to drive site activation planning and regulatory submissions for clinical trials. You will prepare CTAs, compile dossiers, interact with authorities, and maintain trackers while coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure timely startup across assigned sites and countries.

The ideal candidate has 1+ year of startup/regulatory experience in CRO or pharma, strong communication skills, and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or related field (ideally scientific/healthcare).
• 1+ year as Regulatory or Start-Up specialist (or similar) in CRO/pharma.
• Fluency in English.
• Experience with CA/EC submissions and regulatory interactions.

Responsibilities

• Prepare CTAs and submission dossiers for regulatory authorities per local requirements.
• Interface with CA/EC and respond to submissions.
• Maintain regulatory trackers and project plans; update regulatory leadership.
• Coordinate start-up plans, site activation documentation, and essential documents.
• Assist with budget negotiations and site contracts as needed.

Skills

Strong communication

Organizational skills

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in life sciences

RN / PharmD / advanced life sciences degree

Advanced degree in medical or life sciences (MD, PhD, PharmD)

Tools

Milestone tracking tools

TMF systems

Job description

Precision for Medicine is a Clinical Research Organization. Precision’s uniquely integrated offering enables the science of precision medicine by combining novel clinical trial designs, industry-leading operational and medical experts, advanced biomarker and data analytics solutions, and an unequivocal real passion for rare diseases and oncology, in addition to working across other therapeutic areas.

As our company continues we grow we are seeking a Regulatory and Start Up Specialist to join our growing team.

Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to:

Responsible for delivery, in terms of timeliness and quality, of site activation readiness within the assigned country/sites and foreseeing and mitigating any risks.

• Preparation of Clinical Trial Application Forms as well as preparation of submission dossier (initial and amendments/notifications) for submission to Competent Authorities, Ethics Committees, and other applicable local bodies according to local requirements and within required timelines to obtain all necessary authorizations/approvals for the conduct of the Clinical Trial according to international and local/national applicable regulations, company SOPs and principles of ICH-GCP.
• Interaction with CA/EC for study purposes and handling responses to the CA/EC.
• Providing regular updates about CA and EC submissions to the Start Up Lead and/or Regulatory Lead assigned to the study and to Project Manager/Project Team
• Maintenance of project plans, project trackers and regulatory intelligence tools as it pertains to assigned responsibilities and to keep Regulatory Leadership
• Preparation/Support the development of study specific start-up plans, IMP release requirements and essential document review criteria.
• Partner with the assigned site CRA to ensure alignment in communication and secure site
• review and manage collection of essential documents required for site activation/IMP release.
• Customize country/site specific Patient Information Sheet and Informed Consent Form.
• Responsible for/facilitates the translation and co-ordination of translations for documents.
• Maintain communication with other key functions participating to country start up e., Feasibility, Clinical Operations, Project Management, Regulatory, and Site Contracts management group on project specific status and deliverables.
• Act as SME for collection and maintenance of site level critical path to Site Activation data points, including but not limited to Competent Authority, local IRB/Ethics Committee (EC) timelines, site contracts and budget negotiation requirements for and other required reviews to secure on time site activation for the assigned sites in the country.
• When required, participate/support the negotiation of study budgets and the execution of investigator contracts under directions of Site Contract Management department/designee department.
• May participate/support feasibility group in site outreach to assess potential interest of investigators to a potential study.
• Keep an updated knowledge of the local clinical trial laws, regulations and help distributing their knowledge within PFM to ensure the conduct of Clinical Trials according to international and local/national applicable regulations.
• Maintain audit/inspection readiness at all times and file documents as per TMF plan and/ or study specific plans in the relevant TMF
• May support the clinical team performing Pre-Study Site Visits.

The ideal candidate will have:

Minimum Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or related field (ideally in a scientific or healthcare discipline), or Registered Nurse (RN) or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• A qualification in Pharmacy/ work experience as a Pharmacist would be highly beneficial.
• 1 year or more as a Regulatory or SU specialist (or comparable role) in either a CRO or pharmaceutical/ biotech industry or equivalent, relevant experience and/or demonstrated competencies.

Other Required:

• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Experience using computerized information systems, electronic spreadsheets, word processing and electronic mail required.
• Fluency in English.

Preferred:

• Relevant regulatory and site start-up (feasibility, contract negotiations, CA/ EC/ IRB submissions) experience.
• Experience using milestone tracking tools/systems.
• Ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines
• Advanced degree in medical or life sciences (MD, PhD, PharmD)/RAC certification/Masters in Regulatory Science.

We invite you to learn more about our growing organization serving our clients that are researching ground breaking cancer therapies. We strive to ensure employees feel appreciated for the contributions they make every single day. You will provide input and have your ideas valued and nurtured, impacting positive change for the company.

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