Senior Regulatory and Start Up Specialist New Remote, United Kingdom

Precisionscientia; Maryland; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Regulatory and Start Up Specialist, where your expertise will drive the timely activation of clinical trials. This role offers the opportunity to work fully remotely while collaborating with diverse teams to ensure compliance with local regulations. You will be responsible for preparing essential documentation, managing project plans, and liaising with regulatory bodies. If you possess strong organizational skills and a passion for advancing life sciences, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment. Embrace the challenge and help bring life-changing therapies to patients worldwide!

Qualifications

• 3.5+ years of experience as a Regulatory or Start Up specialist.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills are essential.
• Experience in CRO or pharmaceutical/biotech industry.

Responsibilities

• Manage site activation readiness and mitigate risks.
• Prepare Clinical Trial Application Forms and submission dossiers.
• Maintain communication with key functions for project status.

Skills

Regulatory Affairs

Clinical Trial Application Preparation

Project Management

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Fluency in English

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences

Registered Nurse (RN)

Advanced degree in medical or life sciences

Tools

Electronic spreadsheets

Word processing software

Electronic mail systems

Milestone tracking tools

Job description

Senior Regulatory and Start Up Specialist

Remote, United Kingdom

Precision for Medicine is not your typical CRO. At Precision for Medicine we have brought together new technologies, expertise and operational scale to help the life sciences improve the speed, cost and success rate of bringing life-changing therapies to patients. What sets us apart is the way we integrate clinical trial execution with deep scientific knowledge, laboratory expertise and advanced data sciences.

As our organisation continues to grow we are hiring a Senior Regulatory and Start Up Specialist to join our team in the UK. This position can be offered fully home based.

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 CA, EC 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 as relevant.
• Maintenance of project plans, project trackers and regulatory intelligence tools as it pertains to assigned responsibilities and to keep Regulatory Leadership updated.
• 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 collaboration.
• Prepare, review and manage collection of essential documents required for site activation/IMP release.
• Customize country/site specific Patient Information Sheet and Informed Consent Forms.
• Responsible for/facilitates the translation and co-ordination of translations for documents required for submission.
• Maintain communication with other key functions participating to country start up i.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.
• Keep an updated knowledge of the local clinical trial laws, regulations and help distributing this 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.
• May participate/support feasibility group in site outreach to assess potential interest of investigators to a potential study.
• May support development of country specific Country Start-up summary and process flow identifying timelines, risks, and success factors.
• May support development of training sessions to expand Country Start-up knowledge and act as Subject Matter Expert for queries.
• May mentor staff on local study start-up regulations, submissions, and internal procedures.
• May interact with clients to provide activation readiness status updates, request documents or document review, and participate in proposal activities, including slide development and client presentation as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management
• 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 CA, EC 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 as relevant.
• Maintenance of project plans, project trackers and regulatory intelligence tools as it pertains to assigned responsibilities and to keep Regulatory Leadership updated.
• 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 collaboration.
• Prepare, review and manage collection of essential documents required for site activation/IMP release.
• Customize country/site specific Patient Information Sheet and Informed Consent Forms.
• Responsible for/facilitates the translation and co-ordination of translations for documents required for submission.
• Maintain communication with other key functions participating to country start up i.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.
• Keep an updated knowledge of the local clinical trial laws, regulations and help distributing this 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.
• May participate/support feasibility group in site outreach to assess potential interest of investigators to a potential study.
• May support development of country specific Country Start-up summary and process flow identifying timelines, risks, and success factors.
• May support development of training sessions to expand Country Start-up knowledge and act as Subject Matter Expert for queries.
• May mentor staff on local study start-up regulations, submissions, and internal procedures.
• May interact with clients to provide activation readiness status updates, request documents or document review, and participate in proposal activities, including slide development and client presentation as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management

Qualifications:

• Bachelors’ 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.
• 3,5 years or more as a Regulatory or SU specialist in either a CRO or pharmaceutical/ biotech industry or equivalent, relevant experience and/or demonstrated competencies.

Other Required:

• Excellent communication and organizational skills are essential.
• Experience using computerized information systems, electronic spreadsheets, word processing and electronic mail required.
• Fluency in English.
• Ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines

Preferred:

• Relevant regulatory and site start-up (feasibility, contract negotiations, CA/EC/IRB submissions) experience for the UK.
• Experience using milestone tracking tools/systems.
• Can assist junior SU specialists in problem resolution.
• Advanced degree in medical or life sciences (MD, PhD, PharmD)/RAC certification/Masters in Regulatory Science
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice/ICH Guidelines and other applicable regulatory requirements.
• Ability to follow task-specific procedures, be attentive to detail and place importance on accuracy of information.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to effectively interact with project team(s) and effectively communicate in English and the local language of the country where located.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency to match the pace.
• Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal skills, both written and spoken, with an ability to inform, influence, convince, and persuade.
• Flexible attitude with respect to work assignments and new learning.
• Occasional travel may be required.

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