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Clinical Coordinator Manager

Employer
Pfizer
Location
New Haven, Connecticut
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Aug 16, 2022

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Discipline
Health Sciences, Medicine
Position Type
Full Time
Job Type
Manager, Other
Organization Type
All Industry, Pharma
  • Job Summary:
    • R esponsib le for the overall operation, excellence, quality, integrity, compliance, and safety of PCRU clinical coordination activities.
    • Leads and manages Clinical Coordinator team.
    • Supports strategic direction, leadership, business performance and long term strategy of PCRU clinical trial operations .
    • Role may also require providing clinical oversight, subject safety, and regulatory compliance coverage during weekends as necessary.


    Job Responsibilities:
    • Manages clinical coordinators and directs their professional career growth and development.
    • E nsure s successful study planning resulting in timely and precise study execution while maintaining data quality and integrity.
    • Supports strategic direction and provides technical and functional expertise, guidance and oversight to study execution.
    • Demonstrates Pfizer Core Values of Courage, Excellence, Equity and Joy in communication and leadership behaviors
    • L eads Clinic al Coordinators in review of draft protocols.
    • Accountable for ensuring Clinical Coordinator data quality checks are completed to support study timelines e.g. database lock
    • Collaborates with Clinical Services Manager (s) (CSM) in bridging clinical coordination activities and clinical bedside activities to ensure successful execution of study protocols .
    • Collaborates with Local Operations Team in prov iding overall decision and input in study planning, timelines, execution, and implementation.
    • Represents clinic as SME for various projects , e.g. PIMS upgrades, SOP development, process mapping, and work flow instructions.
    • Collaborates with Technical Training Manager to d evelop training curricula and serves as preceptor for newly hired Clinical Coordinators .
    • Upholds the tenets of Good Documentation Practice (GDP) and Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
    • Act s as CRU ambass ador for visitors internal and external to Pfizer
    • Explores, coordinate s, and assures implementation of emerging technologies/techniques as needed per protocol to enhance the PCRU capabilities, efficiency, productivity, competitiveness and data quality.
    • Contributes to writing, review, and implementation of CMCDs and operational practices
    • Collaborates between PCRUs to promote harmonization and align best practices.
    • Challenges existing paradigms in clinical research and encourages novel study designs and research approaches; works to improve study conduct, data capture and retrieval and submission processes
    • Acts to achieve departmental and WRD goals


    Basic Qualifications/Skills:
    • Minimum of Bachelor of Science degree in Life, Biomedical, or Social science or equivalent prior related work experience required. Bachelor of Science in a health related field preferred.
    • Minimum of 5 years of work experience in clinical research trials as a data collector, clinical research technician, study coordinator, or data manager. Prior experience in Phase 1 research advantageous.
    • Minimum 1-3 years of work experience coaching or mentoring. People manager experience (including staff development, conflict resolution, allocation of resources, change management) preferred .
    • Leadership/Management formal education and/or work specific training (e.g. supervisory skills development; interview and selection).
    • Evidence of continuing education/training relative to drug development/study conduct
    • Current certification for Basic Life Support (BLS) required
    • Current certification for Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) preferred (New Haven only)


    Communication:
    • Excellent command and fluency in English language (verbal and written).
    • Good written and verbal skills in French and Dutch (Brussels only)
    • Experience in public speaking and delivery of scientific and management educational presentations.


    IT Knowledge:
    • Excellent working knowledge of computers
    • Working knowledge of laboratory data handling acquisition systems
    • Proficiency in Microsoft (MS) Office and the ability to learn different software programs.
    • Proficiency in Phase I Management Systems (PIMS) Electronic Data Capturing Management System (EDCMS) platform.


    Scientific/ Clinical/ Research Knowledge:
    • T echnical/functional expert in Phase I Clinical Operations preferred .
    • Excellent knowledge of medical conditions, nursing and research techniques, and application of clinical research
    • Ability to review and understand emerging safety and efficacy profile of a drug candidate and recognize potential serious adverse effects.
    • Ability to align clinical skill sets with protocol requirements to assure appropriate staffing for studies
    • Demonstrated understanding of the complexities and recent developments in exploratory research.
    • Exhibits quality consciousness with high degree of ethics and integrity carrying out duties in accordance to laws, regulatory standards, and company policies and procedures.


    Organizational Relationships:
    • Reports directly to the Senior Manager Clinical Services Operational Excellence .
    • Functional working relationship with Project Managers, Clinical Services Manager s , Technical Training Manager, Principal Investigators, Systems Administrator s , Finances, and clinical services staff.
    • Participat es in multifunctional, interdepartmental management teams.
    • Clinical coordination point of contact for Pfizer internal departments ( Dev.Ops , CRDC, Clinical Training, BTi , QA, HR,...), external consultants , acts as PCRU ambassador
    • Act as contractor Sponsor


    Resources Managed Supervision:
    • Clinical coordinators
    • Contractor sponsor
    • Matrix responsibility to entire Clinical Services Department


    Financial Accountability:
    • Budget estimation and manage performance against budget
    • Signature authorization as per ASL


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