Site Relationship Partner II

The Site Relationship Partner is the main Pfizer point of contact for investigative sites; accountable for site start-up

activities through activation; accountable for building and retaining investigator site relationships and providing

support from site recommendation through the lifecycle of studies. The Site Relationship Partner is the "face of

Pfizer" and therefore accountable for ensuring that sites receive necessary support and engagement, issues are

resolved, and Pfizer's reputation is that of "Partner of Choice."

The Site Relationship Partner proactively collaborates with key stakeholders and provides local intelligence to country

outreach surveys, investigators strategies, and Pfizer pipeline opportunities. Additionally, the Site Relationship

Partner will help coordinate with other roles and functions that will interface with study sites, thereby, simplifying

communications and enhancing overall visibility into and confidence of quality of site-level activities.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Indicate the primary responsibilities critical to the job.

Accountable for site start-up and activation

Deploy GSSO site strategy (e.g., insourced/targeted) by qualifying and activating assigned sites, while

coordinating Pfizer functions to standardized processes and deliver site activation.

 Conduct study start up activities at the site level including but not limited to PTA, SIV (as applicable),

including management of issues that may compromise time to site activation and/or initiation.

 Partners with pCRO/monitor to ensure site activation and support site monitoring readiness in anticipation

of first subject first visit.

Responsible for relationship building and operational management

 Support investigator sites through site close out.

 Provide study support on escalated site issues related to study delivery by coordinating communications and

resolution efforts by colleagues.

 Lead effective site recruitment planning, consistent with global and/or country plan and local targets;

Provide enrollment support and ensure progress by responding to recruitment issues from investigators.

 Maintain regular communications with investigator sites to gather status updates.

 Act as operational point of contact for all site-level questions, liaising with and escalating to appropriate

teams to respond and resolve questions.

 Maintain system management (e.g., Shared Investigator Platform, Site Profile and other systems as

applicable) at site level ensuring alignment across platforms.

 Review and manage site practices that differ from Pfizer practices and liaise with study teams and study

management.

Inform and educate investigator sites of Pfizer pipeline opportunities that may be a good fit.

 Support development and delivery of decentralized capabilities at investigator sites.

 Demonstrate leadership within the local clinical development environment with a goal to enhance Pfizer

reputation in scientific leadership.

 May act as a Subject Matter Expert on Pfizer systems and processes

 Actively pursue possible efficiencies and develop best practices in the delivery activities for site start up and

performance at the site level to increase investigator/site satisfaction and strengthen site relationships with

Pfizer.

 Seek assignment to complex protocols due to demonstrated capability in responsibilities.

Responsible for proactively providing local intelligence

 Collaborate with key stakeholders providing country/regional level input to country outreach surveys

including protocol feasibility, country SOC and medical practices (as applicable).

 Provide country/regional level input to country strategy, feasibility and protocol design in collaboration with

relevant Medical Affairs colleagues, and with input from external clinical experts as required.

 Provide input into country strategy/planning and site recommendations via intimate understanding of

country/region, sites, processes and practices, and associated site performance metrics.

 Provide input to cluster level intelligence for site strategy and support implementation of cluster-level

strategy in collaboration with the Country Trials Manager

 Provide regional exploration/territory development growing adjacent opportunities where possible.

 Provide support to the Country Trials Manager to define local requirements for the importation/exportation

processes of the investigational medical product and ancillary supplies.

Responsible for CRO and Study Management Interface

 Support local CRO representatives develop positive Investigator relationships throughout the life of the

study and escalate any training or compliance concerns with Site Activation Partner, Site Excellence Partner,

Country Trials Manager and Study Management.

The Site Relationship Partner may be required to support some or all of the primary responsibilities of the Site

Excellence Partner, as described in the Site Excellence Partner Job Description. Including but not limited to:

safeguarding quality and patient safety at the investigator site, site and monitoring oversight, and utilizing and

interpreting data from analytic tools, in conjunction with country and regional intelligence to proactively identify risks

to quality and compliance and to develop and implement mitigation plans to address these risks.

QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

Education

• A scientific or technical degree in the healthcare area is preferred along with extensive knowledge of clinical

trial methodology. In general, candidates for this job would hold the following levels of

education/experience: BS/BSc/MS/MSc + 7 years of clinical research experience and/or quality management

experience; a nursing degree or associates degree in nursing may also be considered with extensive clinical

trial experience.

• Proficiency in local language preferred. English is required

Experience

• Experience with study start-up activities through site initiation

• Experience with drug development and monitoring

• Experience implementing centrally designed and developed initiatives on a local basis

Technical Competencies

Demonstrated knowledge of quality and regulatory requirements for applicable countries

• Demonstrated knowledge of site intelligence at country/cluster level in support of site recommendation

• Demonstrated knowledge of clinical trial methodology and the drug development process, related to

monitoring clinical trials, GCP, FDA, or country-specific regulatory environment

• Demonstrated success in prior scientific/technical/administrative roles

• Demonstrated experience in site activation

• Demonstrated networking and relationship building skills

• Demonstrated ability to manage projects and cross-functional processes

• Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with internal & external stakeholders

• Ability to adapt to changing technologies and processes

Eligible for Employee Referral Bonus: YES

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