Associate Medical Director (Safety Physician)

Provides medical oversight of clinical trials to ensure company SOPs, client directives, good clinical practice, and regulatory requirements are followed. Attends and presents at investigator and sponsor meetings, provides medical consultation to clients, investigators and project team members and supports

business development activities.

Provides medical review and analysis for clinical trial serious adverse events, marketed products ICSR and periodic safety reports ( e.g. PBRER, PSUR, DSUR) as well as other client deliverables (e.g. labeling reconciliation documents, CTD modules, REMS, RMP and CSR).

Essential Functions and Other Job Information:

Manages all medical aspects of contracted tasks across the pharmaceutical product

life-cycle.

General Support:

•Ensures tasks delegated to PVG are properly executed. Adheres to applicable regulations and ICH guidelines regarding clinical trials, regulatory documents, and safety issues.

•Adheres to client SOPs/directives and project specific WPDs

for assigned projects.

•Adheres to PPD’s corporate policies and SOPs/WPDs.

•Provides medical consultation to team members and answer all study related medical questions.

•Communicates clearly with associates and clients, maintaining an open line of communication to ensure all procedures are followed appropriately.

•Provides therapeutic training and protocol training on assigned studies, as requested.

•Assists in writing (interpretation of safety and efficacy data) and/or review of CSR, IND/NDA report, ICSR, signal detection reports, periodic reports, RMP,

•REMS, CTD modules, etc. to ensure that the medical content is accurate and complete.

Clinical Trial Support:

•Monitors all safety variables (AE, laboratory abnormalities, changes in patient medical status, evaluation of prescribed concomitant medication for protocol restrictions, and un-blinding requests) of clinical studies.

•Discusses safety concerns with principal investigators and clients raised during the course of a study, using proper medical judgment in the interpretation and decision making with regard to clinical situations as they relate to the investigational study.

•Provides medical review of adverse events of special interest, serious adverse events and clinical outcomes events reported by study sites.

•Performs data review as specified in the client contract and data validation manual including review of coding listings and/or full safety data to assess for potential safety concerns.

Marketed Products Support:

•Manages signal detection activities, scientifically reviews aggregate reports, contributes to label updates, supports dossier maintenance and risk management activities.

•Medically reviews adverse event and serious adverse event data from all sources (solicited, spontaneous, literature, etc) as contracted.

Provides medical oversight of clinical trials to ensure company SOPs, client directives, good clinical practice, and regulatory requirements are followed. Attends and presents at investigator and sponsor meetings, provides medical consultation to clients, investigators and project team members and supports

business development activities.

Provides medical review and analysis for clinical trial serious adverse events, marketed products ICSR and periodic safety reports ( e.g. PBRER, PSUR, DSUR) as well as other client deliverables (e.g. labeling reconciliation documents, CTD modules, REMS, RMP and CSR).

Essential Functions and Other Job Information:

Manages all medical aspects of contracted tasks across the pharmaceutical product

life-cycle.

General Support:

•Ensures tasks delegated to PVG are properly executed. Adheres to applicable regulations and ICH guidelines regarding clinical trials, regulatory documents, and safety issues.

•Adheres to client SOPs/directives and project specific WPDs

for assigned projects.

•Adheres to PPD’s corporate policies and SOPs/WPDs.

•Provides medical consultation to team members and answer all study related medical questions.

•Communicates clearly with associates and clients, maintaining an open line of communication to ensure all procedures are followed appropriately.

•Provides therapeutic training and protocol training on assigned studies, as requested.

•Assists in writing (interpretation of safety and efficacy data) and/or review of CSR, IND/NDA report, ICSR, signal detection reports, periodic reports, RMP,

•REMS, CTD modules, etc. to ensure that the medical content is accurate and complete.

Clinical Trial Support:

•Monitors all safety variables (AE, laboratory abnormalities, changes in patient medical status, evaluation of prescribed concomitant medication for protocol restrictions, and un-blinding requests) of clinical studies.

•Discusses safety concerns with principal investigators and clients raised during the course of a study, using proper medical judgment in the interpretation and decision making with regard to clinical situations as they relate to the investigational study.

•Provides medical review of adverse events of special interest, serious adverse events and clinical outcomes events reported by study sites.

•Performs data review as specified in the client contract and data validation manual including review of coding listings and/or full safety data to assess for potential safety concerns.

Marketed Products Support:

•Manages signal detection activities, scientifically reviews aggregate reports, contributes to label updates, supports dossier maintenance and risk management activities.

•Medically reviews adverse event and serious adverse event data from all sources (solicited, spontaneous, literature, etc) as contracted.

Education and Experience:

MD required with clinical experience in managing patients in the speciality or sub-speciality associated with the applicants training (comparable to 2 years)

Candidates should preferably have experience of at least one of the

following:

•Suitable clinical trial experience in a Contract Research Organization, pharmaceutical company or as a principal investigator (comparable to 2 years) in the industry; Or

•Direct experience in safety/Pharmacovigilance (comparable to 2 years).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

•Therapeutic expertise across one or more medical speciality or sub-specialities

•Strong decision-making, problem solving, organizational skills and analytical skills

•Excellent oral and written communication skills

•Working knowledge of relevant safety databases (e.g. Meddra)

•Flexibility to travel domestically and internationally

•Ability to work independently, analyze work with attention to detail, process and prioritize sensitive complex information

•Proficiency in basic computer applications

•Fluent in spoken and written English

•Excellent interpersonal, influencing and team building skills

•Understanding guidelines (FDA, ICH, EMA and GCP)

•Working knowledge of biostatistics, data management, and clinical operations procedures is an advantage.

•Ability to act as a mentor/trainer to other staff

How to Apply: Please submit your CV in English.

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Education and Experience:

MD required with clinical experience in managing patients in the speciality or sub-speciality associated with the applicants training (comparable to 2 years)

Candidates should preferably have experience of at least one of the

following:

•Suitable clinical trial experience in a Contract Research Organization, pharmaceutical company or as a principal investigator (comparable to 2 years) in the industry; Or

•Direct experience in safety/Pharmacovigilance (comparable to 2 years).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

•Therapeutic expertise across one or more medical speciality or sub-specialities

•Strong decision-making, problem solving, organizational skills and analytical skills

•Excellent oral and written communication skills

•Working knowledge of relevant safety databases (e.g. Meddra)

•Flexibility to travel domestically and internationally

•Ability to work independently, analyze work with attention to detail, process and prioritize sensitive complex information

•Proficiency in basic computer applications

•Fluent in spoken and written English

•Excellent interpersonal, influencing and team building skills

•Understanding guidelines (FDA, ICH, EMA and GCP)

•Working knowledge of biostatistics, data management, and clinical operations procedures is an advantage.

•Ability to act as a mentor/trainer to other staff

How to Apply: Please submit your CV in English.

#LI-TK1