Country Approval Associate
Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description ..Join Us as a Country Approval Associate - Make an Impact at the Forefront of Innovation The Country Approval Associate supports the preparation, review and coordination of Country Submissions in line with global submission strategy. What You'll Do:
- Prepare, review and coordinate, under guidance and local EC submissions in alignment with global submission strategy.
- Support preparation, under guidance, of local MoH submissions, as applicable in
- alignment with global submission strategy.
- Coordinate, under guidance, with internal functional departments to ensure various site start-up activities are aligned with submissions activities and mutually agreed upon timelines; ensure alignment of submission process for sites and study are aligned to the critical path for site activation.
- Achieve company’s target cycle times for site.
- May have contact with investigators for submission related activities.
- May act as a key-contact at country level for either Ethical or Regulatory submission-related activities.
- Work with the start-up CRA(s) to prepare the regulatory compliance review packages, as applicable.
- Assist in developing country specific Patient Information Sheet/Informed Consent form documents.
- Assist with grant budgets(s) and payment schedules negotiations with sites.
- Enter and maintain trial status information relating to SIA activities onto company, or client (where contracted) tracking databases in an accurate and timely manner
- Ensure the local country study files and filing processes are prepared, set up and maintained as per PPD WPDs or applicable client SOPs.
- Maintain knowledge of and understand PPD SOPs, Client SOPs/directives, and current regulatory guidelines as applicable to services provided.
Education & Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
- Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0 to 2 years).
In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong attention to detail and quality of documentation
- Good negotiation skills
- Good computer skills and the ability to learn appropriate software
- Good English language and grammar skills
- Basic medical/therapeutic area and medical terminology knowledge
- Ability to work in a team environment or independently, under direction, as required
- Basic organizational and planning skills
- Basic knowledge of all applicable regional / national country regulatory guidelines and EC regulations.
Working Conditions and Environment:
- Work is performed in an office/ laboratory and/or a clinical environment.
- Exposure to biological fluids with potential exposure to infectious organisms.
- Exposure to electrical office equipment.
- Personal protective equipment required such as protective eyewear, garments and gloves.
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