Remote COA Operations & Patient Experience Consultant

GForce Life Sciences; New Jersey; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

GForce Life Sciences seeks a Clinical Outcome Assessment Operations and Patient Experience Study Management Consultant to plan, implement, and execute COA data collection in clinical programs. Remote, 12-month contract, with oversight of COA licensing, translations, and training across studies.

The role requires 5+ years in COA, eCOA systems, and vendor management, plus strong PM and cross-functional collaboration skills to ensure regulatory compliance and timely study milestones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Outcomes Research, Health Services Research, Life Sciences, Psychology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years supporting Clinical Outcome Assessments (COAs) within clinical trials.
• Experience managing eCOA implementation and electronic clinical systems.
• Demonstrated experience working with vendors, CROs, or eClinical partners.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work independently and collaboratively across functions.
• Knowledge of clinical development processes, regulatory expectations, and patient-focused data collection practices.

Responsibilities

• COA Operations & Implementation: Support the execution of COA strategies across clinical studies and development programs; coordinate implementation of patient-reported, clinician-reported, observer-reported, and performance outcome measures; ensure COA licensing, translation, linguistic validation, modality adjustments, and rater training; lead in-trial patient interview activities.
• eCOA & System Management: Facilitate implementation and maintenance of electronic COA platforms; configure systems and embedded workflows; lead UAT and support issue resolution prior to study launch; monitor change control and COA data surveillance; manage relationships with external vendors and service providers.
• Study Support & Evidence Generation: Support development/validation of COA measures; contribute to literature reviews, interviews, surveys, and psychometric evaluation; collaborate to execute patient experience initiatives; serve as main contact for COA operations.
• Quality & Compliance: Ensure activities comply with regulations and procedures; support inspection readiness and remediation; maintain documentation per GCP.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Regulatory knowledge

COA familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Public Health/Epidemiology/Outcomes Research/Life Sciences/Psychology

Job description

GForce Life Sciences seeks a Clinical Outcome Assessment Operations and Patient Experience Study Management Consultant to plan, implement, and execute COA data collection in clinical programs. Remote, 12-month contract, with oversight of COA licensing, translations, and training across studies.

The role requires 5+ years in COA, eCOA systems, and vendor management, plus strong PM and cross-functional collaboration skills to ensure regulatory compliance and timely study milestones.