Regulatory and Start Up Specialist (Portuguese speaker)

Precision for Medicine; United States; Teletrabalho; USD 75 000 - 104 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Precision for Medicine in Spain seeks a Regulatory and Start Up Specialist to oversee regulatory submissions, site activations, and feasibility coordination for assigned countries.

The ideal candidate has contracts and budgeting negotiation experience for Spain, strong English and Portuguese, and a background in life sciences or pharmacy with CRO or pharma industry exposure.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or related field or RN or equivalent.
• Pharmacist qualification or work experience would be beneficial.
• Experience in contracts and budgeting negotiation alongside regulatory submissions.
• Fluency in English and Portuguese.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver timely, high-quality site activation readiness across assigned country/sites.
• Prepare Clinical Trial Applications and submission dossiers for authorities and ethics bodies.
• Coordinate with CA/EC and regulatory leads, maintain project trackers and timelines.
• Support start-up plans, site contracts, budget negotiations and essential document reviews.
• Ensure regulatory knowledge is up-to-date and drive TMF readiness.

Conhecimentos

Regulatory submissions experience

Contracts and budgeting negotiation

English and Portuguese fluency

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or related field

Pharmacy qualification or Pharmacist experience (beneficial)

Advanced degree in medical or life sciences / RAC / Regulatory Science

Ferramentas

Spreadsheet software

Word processing

Email systems

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Precision for Medicine is a global Clinical Research Organization with uniquely integrated offering which 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.

Due to our continued growth we are seeking a Regulatory and Start Up Specialist based in Spain to join our growing team. Apart from the experience with regulatory submissions, for this role it's key for candidates to have contracts and budgeting negotiation experience for Spain and be fluent in Portuguese language.

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.
• Demonstrated experience in contracts and budgeting negotiation experience, on top of experience related to regulatory submissions.
• Fluency in English and Portuguese

Other Required:

• Previous experience working as a Regulatory or Start Up specialist in either a CRO or pharmaceutical/ biotech industry or equivalent, relevant experience and/or demonstrated competencies.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Experience using computerized information systems, electronic spreadsheets, word processing and electronic mail required.

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.

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