Manages all clinical operational and quality aspects of allocated studies, of low to moderate complexity, in compliance with ICH GCP.
Develops clinical tools (e.g. Supervising Plan, Monitoring Guidelines) in conjunction with the Data Quality Plan. Contributes to the development of the Master Action Plan (MAP) for providing clinical related documents. Ensures timely set up, organization, content and quality of the relevant sections of the Trial Master File. May participate in the design and development of CRFs, CRF guidelines, patient informed consent templates and other protocol specific documents. Collaborates with the project manager to prepare, organize, and present at client meetings, including bid defense and hand-off meetings. Collaborates with the clinical team and other departments as needed to meet deliverables. Regularly communicates with the team and leads team meetings to ensure timelines, resources, interactions, and quality. Implements and trains standardized clinical monitoring processes. Ensures timely archiving of documents and study materials. Ensures achievement of final clinical deliverable within contractual time period by preparing and supervising clinical activity timelines and metrics. Provides status updates to project manager, reviews projects using tracking tools, implements recovery actions, reviews supervising visit reports, and manages CRF collection and query resolution. Continuously monitors or co-monitors clinical trials to assess performance. In smaller regions, may routinely conduct Accompanied Field Visits (AFVs) and be accountable for project financials. May connect with study sites regarding protocol, patient participation, case report form completion and other study-related issues. May coordinate all start-up activities and ensures timely ethics committee and regulatory submissions. Ensures crucial document quality meets Regulatory Compliance Review expectations. Reviews and follows up on all questions raised by ethics committees. May provide input into preparation of forecast estimates for clinical activities. Responsible for clinical resource management, assignment, delegation of clinical responsibilities and identification of additional resource requirements.