Site Start up Associate II (Part-time Contract)

Premier Research is looking for a Site Start up Associate II (Part-time Contract) to join our Regulatory Submissions and Contracts team.

You will help biotech, medtech, and specialty pharma companies transform life-changing ideas and breakthrough science into new medicines, devices, and diagnostics. What we do is profoundly connected to saving and improving lives, and we recognize our team members are the most valuable asset in delivering success.

• We are here to help you grow, to give you the skills and opportunities to excel at work with the flexibility and balance your life requires.

• Your ideas influence the way we work, and your voice matters here.

• As an essential part of our team, you help us deliver the medical innovation that patients are desperate for.

Join us and build your future here.

What you'll be doing:

• Prepares and submits Central EC/IRB Applications, Local EC Applications, RA Applications, and other local regulatory authorities or hospital approval submissions as required. Assists with EC/IRB or CA issue resolution at the country level.

• Performs essential document collection and review, ensuring that sponsor and investigator requirements are being met and are in compliance with applicable local regulatory requirements and ICH/GCP guidelines.

• Provides country-level intelligence on site start-up. Ensures that local country regulatory intelligence is maintained on the central repository, e.g. RA, ECs/IRB submissions, notifications to data protection authorities, notifications/applications to any other local/federal/national body, and import/ export license applications where these are obtained with RA applications.

• Provides quality review of the informed consent and adapts the template as appropriate, as well as other patient documents, or specific documentation that is required in the country

• Forecasts submission/approval timelines and ensures they are adhered to. Provides clear rationale for delays, provides contingency plan to mitigate impact, and escalates the issue as soon as identified. May serve as the primary point of contact for the Project Manager, Clinical Lead, Regulatory Start-up Manager (or designee) during start-up on allocated projects.

• Local Investigator Contract and Budget Negotiator (where applicable) - produces site-specific contracts from country template. Submit proposed contract and budget to the site for review. Negotiates budget and contract with site and via Contracts Lead with Sponsor until resolution of issues and contract execution.

​ What we are searching for:

• Undergraduate degree or its international equivalent in a clinical, science, or health related field from an accredited institution or a licensed healthcare professional.

• Proven experience as a SSUA I and/or 5+ years of related experience, including at least 3 years of experience in the submission of clinical trial applications.

• Experience working on different study types/phases such as interventional IMP studies, non-interventional studies, Medical Device studies, GMO studies, and observational studies.

• Detailed knowledge of the relevant country specific regulatory requirements for conducting clinical trials and of site and institution specific contract requirements

• Ability to read, write, and speak fluent English and Spanish.

• Please note this role is a part-time contractor position based in the Dominican Republic