The Clinical Project Manager (CPM) is accountable for the day-to-day planning, executing, and reporting of assigned Global Drug Development studies in compliance with the Sponsor’s processes and regulatory requirements.
The CPM is the single point of contact and study team lead for the assigned studies. The CPM collaborates with Trial Leads and other CTT members to ensure aligned communication with locally based Clinical Research Associates (CRAs), CRA Managers, and other key associates on the execution and progress of their studies.
Responsibilities
Study & Site Operations strategy
* Supports SSO Study Start-up Manager with the development of country/cluster/hub study execution plans and timeline commitments.
* Participates with the recruitment sub-team and supports the development of innovative solutions for site and patient participation to ensure the delivery of assigned studies on time.
* Proactively identifies risks and opportunities for the assigned studies in the country/cluster/hub and develops respective mitigation plans.
Initiation and conduct of trials.
* Supports study feasibility as requested by the SSO Feasibility Manager by providing input to the study protocol and operational aspects of the study.
* Maintains a strong knowledge of the study protocol to answer standard operational questions from CRAs, sites, and Country/Cluster/Hub personnel.
* Drives the conduct of the study (tracks status, maintains relevant reporting systems, oversees forecasts, progress, and mitigation plans) to ensure all study operational aspects are on track.
* Ensures recruitment targets are met and reviews enrollment at the site level, including responsibility for obtaining approval from the STUDY LEADER on enrolling above site targets.
* Oversees local study team activities to achieve study timelines and quality execution, according to the Sponsor’s standards and relevant regulations.
* Leds/chairs country/cluster/hub study team meetings and participates in global clinical trial team meetings, as required.
* Maintains oversight of country/cluster/hub level data management activities, including timely understanding of screen failure reasons and discontinuation rates.
* Coodinates the study handover process with CRAs and their managers to ensure proper documentation and communication, when necessary.
* Tracks all study close-out activities and ensures they are performed in a timely manner, in collaboration with CRAs and key study stakeholders.
Delivery of quality data and compliance to quality standards
* Conducts or coordinates training for CRAs to support site readiness to recruit and study execution ensuring adherence to clinical data standards.
* Conducts or coordinates local investigator meetings, as needed, and ensures relevant training documentation is archived in the Trial Master File.
* Evaluates potential challenges/risks in the protocol and operational aspects of the study and assesses impacts, developing risk management plans and communicating/escalating to global teams, as appropriate.
* Accountable for monitoring quality and issue resolution through timely review and approval of study monitoring visit reports to ensure quality trial oversight and appropriate issue escalation.
* Promotes a compliance culture advocating the adherence to highest standards and ethical integrity, always ensuring human subject protection and reliability of trial results.
* Acts as the escalation point for issues in monitoring visit reports (MVRs) for the assigned studies.
* Responsible for evaluating trends identified in MVRs and communicating/escalating these to global teams, as appropriate.
* Provides feedback about the quality of monitoring activities to CRA Managers, MSOM, SSO Country Managers, FSP line managers, as appropriate, and to local QA, when required per the Sponsor’s SOPs.
* Suuports inspection readiness and submission preparation for monitoring-related activities; assists and coordinates with country Portfolio Execution and Quality Assurance for internal audits organization and HA inspections, as required, and ensures implementation of corrective actions within specified timelines.
Activities & Interfaces
* Serves as core member of the Global Clinical Trial team as a Country and Hub representative responsible for all local level feedback to the global trial execution teams.
* Interfaces with SSU teams to ensure on-time initiation of all sites within geography.
* Interfaces with Country study execution teams, including CRAs and CRA Managers, to ensure on-time recruitment, data delivery, and study close out.
Key Performance Indicators
* Timely submission and delivery of high-quality clinical trial documentation/data.
* Performance against study commitments at the country/cluster/hub level, including delivery of studies per defined timelines (including study close out), number of patients and quality.
* Delivery of study milestones according to prevailing legislation, GCP, Ethical Committee and SOP requirements.
This role is not eligible for UK visa sponsorship.
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