Clinical Scientific Expert II

Job Description Summary

-Contributes, with appropriate oversight, to all relevant aspects of global clinical trial(s) activities to deliver study outcomes within schedule, budget, quality/compliance and performance standards. May lead specific aspects of global clinical trial(s). Core member of the Clinical Trial Team, Contributes to operational excellence through process improvement and knowledge sharing and/or provide inputs to clinical development process. -Applicable to Clinical Scientific Expert IIThe Clinical Scientific Expert II (CSE II) provides clinical and scientific support through all phases of a clinical study under the guidance of the (A)CD(M)D in compliance with Novartis processes, ICH GCP and regulatory requirements. This role applies the principles of clinical data review excellence and identifies clinical data insights to ensure data is scientifically plausible and to identify trends, signals and risks associated to trial endpoints and patient safety. The CSE II is a core member of the Clinical Trial Team (CTT). In addition, the CSE II supports/leads program level documents or activities as assigned.

 

Job Description

Major accountabilities:

• Contributes to all operational/clinical trial deliverables that are in scope of the specific JD, according to timelines, budget, operational procedures, quality /compliance and performance standards.
• Conduct/Contribute to study start-up activities such as overseeing protocol development, CRF development, Informed Consent Form development.
• Ensuring proper handling of all study conduct and close out activities including but not limited to site close out, final drug accountability and audit readiness of Trial Master File documentation (if in scope of the specific JD).
• Responsible for education, implementation and compliance to standards (SOPs) and best practices for clinical operations/clinical data review activities within assigned clinical trial(s) and within clinical program(s), including sharing lessons learned.
• Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)

Minimum Requirements:
Work Experience:

• Financial Management.
• Collaborating across boundaries.
• Operations Management and Execution.
• Project Management.

 

Skills Desired

Budget Management, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Coaching, Data Analysis, Data Integrity, Learning Design, Risk Monitoring