Clinical Lead/Associate CL-Taiwan

The Clinical Lead (CL) provide direction and guidance to multi-country clinical teams in assigned project(s), coordinate site management and monitoring activities, and provide operational leadership to achieve on-time clinical deliverables on a project. They are accountable for developing the clinical monitoring plan, participant recruitment strategy, clinical team training and assurance of high-quality data on a clinical trial. They do this by ensuring high quality site selection, review and approval of monitoring visit reports, review of data management plan, resolution of data queries and trending/analysis of protocol compliance.

Major Responsibilities:

• Manages the day-to-day clinical project team ensuring compliance of project deliverables and any mentoring required.
• Lead site identification and site selection activities.
• Prepare and attend Client Kick-Off Meetings (KOM) and present relevant clinical topics at investigator meetings.
• Drive the Clinical Management Plan (CMP) and annotated Monitoring Visit Report (MVR) development. Ensure CRAs have strong understanding of the CMP and are compliant with (MVR) timelines. Update CMP, as required.
• Ensure the clinical team is adequately trained on project-specific requirements.
• Ensure appropriate clinical input into relevant project specific plans, guidelines or materials (e.g. pharmacy manual, protocol deviation management plan, data management plan, eCRF guidelines, eTMF management plans, etc.).
• Develop and distribute Site Initiation Visit (SIV) materials based on materials provided from the Sponsor. Ensure CRA team’s understanding of clinical trial protocol and procedures prior to first SIV.
• Develop and distribute Source Data Verification tools and other relevant Monitoring tools and trackers for use by CRA prior to SIV.
• Lead the clinical team to ensure all study materials are in place before SIV.
• Drive the Development of project specific annotated report templates in accordance with any Sponsor requirements while ensuring CRAs have good understanding of project specific requirements prior to first visit type.
• Work with Project Manager (PM) and/or Regulatory Start-Up Manager (RSM) for Project to ensure Country Activation Forms and other relevant clinical documents across regions and coordinate initial shipment of both Investigational Product (IP) and non-IP supplies across regions inclusive of re-supply.
• Participate in client calls to lead the discussion on clinical deliverables (e.g. progress and risk) and relevant mitigation plans.
• Provide final approved documents to Sponsor as required and track report metrics in CTMS ensuring compliant metrics.

Clinical Lead Qualifications & Experience:

• At least 5 years of experience as CRA (Clinical Research Associate)
• Must have performed advanced clinical monitoring tasks and site. management tasks at a Senior CRA level and demonstrated effective leadership, organization, communication, problem-solving and time management skills with solid understanding of risk management principles.
• Strong understanding of clinical quality, metrics compliance and the ability to meet deadlines in a fast and dynamic environment.
• Experienced in coaching and mentoring clinical teams.
• Graduate in a clinical or life-science related field
• Master’s degree or higher level preferred