Clinical Trial Liaison - Trial Awareness Associate

The Trial Awareness Associate (TAA) supports the enrollment of clinical programs as the regional field-based representative in one or more countries/regions supporting clinical development programs. The TAA interacts with investigator sites and other parties related to clinical trial execution.

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The TAA provides regional and country specific insights to support study feasibility, site identification and selection, and patient recruitment and retention initiatives. In collaboration with the study team, the TAA both identifies and helps facilitate resolution of investigator site issues.

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The TAA will educate, analyze, and resolve issues with clinical research sites and investigators. Acting as a liaison between the company, the clinical study sites and the CRO, the TAA will be responsible for conducting outreach to clinical investigators and site staff to implement and coordinate clinical trial recruitment efforts with the goal of achieving enrollment timelines.

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Responsibilities:

• Provides country/regional operational insight into site feasibility and selection

• Accountable for site-specific patient recruitment and retention strategy

• Engages site staff and investigators in discussions to understand and report challenges in subject enrollment and retention and offer potential solutions

• Assists in the implementation and oversee the execution of site-specific patient recruitment tactics

• Proactively communicates site plans, findings, and insights to relevant Clinical Operations team members

• Communicates investigator/study coordinator inquiries requiring follow-up to designated contacts within the company

• Participates in Clinical Study Team Meetings providing input to study teams on recruitment, pre-screening and enrollment activities and operational issues based on site visits and contacts

• Attends and presents at investigator meetings, conference calls, workshops and regional/local meetings, as applicable

• Participates in selected site visits with investigators site staff, Clinical Operations team members, and CRO representatives in support of clinical trial execution and report back to study teams e.g., feasibility, start-up activities, enrolment, or escalated site issues

• Provides regional operational support and acts as company point of escalation for investigator sites

• Participates in development of applicable study plans, report templates, scripts, presentations, trackers, and metrics for the TAA role

• May participate in Regulatory inspections and/or audits at investigator sites as sponsor representative

• Contributes to process improvement initiatives when required

Requirements

Education and Experience:

•Advanced degree in a scientific discipline or related field

• Experience in within industry or CRO required (>2 years)

• Extensive experience with clinical trial recruitment and enrollment

• Strong knowledge of ICH/GCP

Competencies and Attributes:

• Excellent communicator of technical and operational information

• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated collaborative as well as independent working style

• Team player with excellent people skills and strong customer focus

• Ability to build relation with the external medical community

• Proactive and self-motivated, ability to align activities with the clinical development plans

• Strong organizational skills with effective use of time and prioritization

• Cross cultural awareness and fluent in at least one commonly spoken language in addition to English

• Ability to manage geographically assigned territory from a home-based office

• Willingness to travel approximately 60% is required

Compensation: Based on Experience

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