Senior Clinical Scientist - FSP

Parexel; California; Sur place; USD 150 000 - 210 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Parexel is seeking a Senior Clinical Scientist in California to lead or support studies, ensuring clinical and scientific execution of protocols. The role includes serving as the clinical point of contact for scientific issues for internal and external stakeholders and guiding the Medical Monitoring Plan.

The candidate will contribute to trial design, lead the Clinical Trial Team, and collaborate with medical writing on CSRs and publications, while mentoring junior CSs as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience reviewing and resolving study data issues such as data queries and data discrepancies.
• Identify data errors by reviewing medical records and coordinating with study sites.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsabilités

• Lead or support a study or studies, with accountability for clinical/scientific execution of the protocol.
• Serve as Clinical point of contact for scientific issues for internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead Medical Monitoring activities and develop the Medical Monitoring Plan.
• Collaborate on trial design and endpoint development with CD.
• Coordinate CSRs, CTDs/WMAs with medical writing.
• Support publications/presentations as needed.
• Provide scientific input to data management activities (e.g., EDC, DRP, CRFs).
• Provide clinical specifications to SM to support interactions with external vendors.

Connaissances

Data review

Communication skills

Leadership

Team mentorship

Medical/clinical data expertise

Formation

Life Sciences degree

BS/BA/MS/PhD in Life Sciences

Outils

Microsoft Office

OneNote

Description du poste

Job Overview

The Senior Clinical Scientist (SCS) may lead or support a study or studies, depending on size/complexity. The SCS as lead is accountable for the clinical/scientific execution of the protocol.

Key Accountabilities:

Oversight/Leadership

• May lead or support a study or studies, depending on size/complexity. If lead, accountable for the clinical/scientific execution of the protocol.

• As lead, will be responsible as the Clinical point of contact for scientific issues/questions for internal and external stakeholders (e.g., IRB, sites)

• Responsible for trial design and endpoint development in collaboration with CD

• Scientific lead on Clinical Trial Team (CTT)

Medical Monitoring

• Leads the Medical Monitoring (MM) team in performing MM activities, including development of the Medical Monitoring Plan (MMP) and review of SAE reports

• Monitors data issues requiring clinical input

• Monitors central lab reports and other external data for safety and critical values

• Prepares scientific slides, attends and presents protocol information at Investigator Meeting

• Participates in Database lock activities

• Reconciles and review all protocol deviation classifications in SPECTRUM

Clinical Trial Operational Delivery

• Sets up/supports SAC, DMC, adjudication committees

• Protocols/amendments – collaborates with medical writer, participates in governance committee review

• Authors protocol clarification letters

• Contributor to study specific documents (e.g., SMP)

• Reviews/updates informed consent

• Provides scientific input to SM for data management activities (e.g., EDC, DRP, CRFs)

• Reviews specs, initiates allocation (randomization) request form and approval schedule in allocation schedule generation system

• Coordinates planning of lab, bio specimens and imaging specifications

• Co-authors newsletters with SM

• Collaboratively plans CSRs, CTDs/WMAs with medical writing

• Supports publications/presentations as needed

• Assesses and prepares protocol deviation list for CSR

• Collaborates with medical writing to develop trial results communication for investigators

• Provides scientific assessment for Operational Reviews

• Supports SM/MW activities as needed to achieve CTT deliverables.

• Provides clinical specifications to SM to support interactions with external vendors (e.g., IVRS, ePRO)

• May act as mentor to other CSs

Compliance with Parexel Standards

• Complies with required training curriculum

• Completes timesheets accurately as required

• Submits expense reports as required

• Updates CV as required

• Maintains a working knowledge of and complies with Parexel processes, ICH-GCPs and other applicable requirements

Skills:

• Experience reviewing and resolving study related data issues such as issued queries, resolved queries, accurate review of medical records, identify any errors in data by performing data review that require further clarification with the study sites, etc. required

• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) required. One Note experience preferred.

• Motivate their team, handle and delegate responsibilities, listen to feedback and remain flexible .

Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum 7 years with BS/BA or 5 years with MS/PhD pharmaceutical and/or clinical drug development (such as pharmaceutical/biopharma companies, hospital settings, research sites, clinical trial units, CRO, SMO) in the last 10 years required experience

• Minimum 2 years as a lead CS (phase I-IV clinical trials) with pharmaceutical / biotech / CRO company experience required (leads, monitors and supervises the tasks related to clinical trials) in the last 5 years.

• Minimum 2 years medical monitoring (proficient in reviewing patient data and resolving discrepancies in the following areas such as adverse events, trends of adverse events, end point management, labs) experience required

• TA-specific experience required for Oncology. TA specific experience preferred for IDV and GSM

• Indication specific experience preferred

Education:

• Degree in Life Sciences

• Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts/Master of Science/PhD

#LI-REMOTE EEO Disclaimer Parexel is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status, which in the US includes race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.