Clinical Trial Educator, Neurology

CTE - Clinical Trial Educator - Czech Republic

IQVIA is a leading global provider of contract research services, advanced analytics and technology solutions to the life sciences industry formed through the merger of IMS Health and Quintiles.

For our specialized and international CTE team we are currently looking to engage with professionals with previous experience in the role to join us and take part in a global study focused on Neurology.

The position will be either home or office based (depending on the candidate's preference) and will involve travel, but only at national level.

Why should you apply?

• You'd join a global team of 75.000+ brave minds
• In 2020 we completed almost 4.000 recruitment processes internally; once you join us, not even the sky is the limit
• We've been nominated a top 500 company every year since our inception in 2016
• FLEXJOBS awarded us the 9th spot in the top 100 Companies for Remote Jobs in 2021

Job Overview

As our specialist CTE, you will be able to accelerate patient enrollment, improve site performance and help streamline studies in ways no other team member can. You’ll often be your sites’ go-to person for information, advice and problem solving. You will also have the chance to work on studies featuring complex or non-traditional patient pathways often featuring compressed timelines for diagnosis and enrollment and complex protocols requiring intense initial education and ongoing reinforcement. It will be your role to help to navigate issues where intense competition exists for similar patient populations. You will also be needed to provide regular training and assistance for site staff and patients on issues such as drug administration and testing.

Essential Functions

• Provide practical support to study sites to maximize potential for patient enrolment.
• Work with research sites to identify and address recruitment barriers – identify common site issues and work with the sponsor and relevant stakeholders to recommend creative options to overcome these barriers.
• Provide on-going training and information on the clinical trial inclusion and exclusion criteria to the study team, where required conduct training for new study staff.
• Act as a resource for healthcare professionals at clinical study sites by sharing best practices and strategies for patient identification and retention.
• Conduct recruitment training sessions
• Identify patient flow / pathway through site and work with identified departments to raise awareness of protocols and the potential for patient inclusion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Master's degree within Healthcare, preferably Nursing
• At least 1 year's experience as a CTE or equivalent
• Ability to coordinate activities across multiple functions and drive them to completion.
• Have a solutions based approach to addressing the identified barriers to recruitment.
• Fluency in English and Czech language is essential!
• Ability to make rapid and accurate assessments.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Driving License required.

At IQVIA, we believe in pushing the boundaries of human science and data science to make the biggest impact possible – to help our customers create a healthier world. The advanced analytics, technology solutions and contract research services we provide to the life sciences industry are made possible by our 70,000+ employees around the world who apply their insight, curiosity and intellectual courage every step of the way. Learn more at jobs.iqvia.com.