Site Activation Specialist

Locations: Dubai, UAE
Work Model: Hybrid

IQVIA currently offers the exciting opportunity for a (Sr.) Site Activation Specialist to work in the Country Site Activation Department in our Dubai office in UAE.

In this role you will perform tasks at a country level associated with clinical research site activation activities in accordance with applicable local and/or international regulations, standard operating procedures, project requirements and contractual/budgetary guidelines.

Your responsibilities might include:

• Serve as Single Point of Contact in assigned studies for investigative sites, RSU Team Lead, Clinical Operations, Feasibility, Site Identification, Project Management and the client.

• Ensure adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPs), work instructions, quality of designated deliverables and to project timelines.

• Perform Regulatory, Start-up and Maintenance activities according to applicable regulations, SOPs and work instructions.

• Review, prepare and negotiate site contracts and budgets with sites. Prepare site regulatory documents, reviewing for completeness and accuracy. Perform quality control of documents provided by sites.

• Complete and submit approval request documents to Local Regulatory and Ethical Committees. Ensure regulatory documents and approvals are granted, IP Release authorized and specific project deliverables are completed.

• Review, track and follow up the progress, the approval and execution of documents, including contracts, regulatory, ethics ICF and IP Release documents, in line with project timelines.

• Ensure accurate completion and maintenance of internal systems, databases and tracking tools with project specific information.

• Review, establish and agree on project planning and project timelines. Ensure overall project efficiency and adherence to project timelines. Ensure monitoring measures are in place and implement contingency plan as needed.

• Review and provide feedback to management on site performance metrics.

Qualifications:

• University Degree in life science or other scientific discipline or apprenticeship in health care.

• Clinical research experience, preferable in study start-up, alternatively an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

• Knowledge of applicable clinical research regulatory requirements i.e., Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines.

• Fluent language skills in Arabic and a good command of English.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Attention to detail and ability to work on multiple tasks and prioritize.

What you can expect:

• Supportive leaders, mentors and teams.

• Resources that promote your career growth.

• Dynamic work environments that expose you to new experiences.

• Flexible working schedule and home-office.

• Competitive salary, bonus system and more.

Whatever your career goals, we are here to ensure you get there!

Please apply with your English CV.