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Summarized Purpose: 

• Performs and coordinates different aspects of the clinical monitoring and site management process. Conducts remote or onsite visits to assess protocol and regulatory compliance and manages required documentation. Manages procedures and guidelines from different sponsors and/or monitoring environments (i.e. FSO, FSP, Government, etc.). Acts as a site processes specialist, ensuring that the trial is conducted in accordance with the approved protocol, ICHGCP guidelines, applicable regulations and SOPs to guarantee subjects rights, wellbeing and data reliability. Ensures audit readiness. Develops collaborative relationships with investigational sites. 
• Detailed tasks and responsibilities assigned to role are outlined in the task matrix. 

Essential Functions:  

• Monitors investigator sites with a riskbased monitoring approach: applies root cause analysis (RCA), critical thinking and problemsolving skills to identify site processes failure and corrective/preventive actions to bring the site into compliance and decrease risks. 
• Ensures data accuracy through SDR, SDV and CRF review as applicable through onsite and remote monitoring activities. 
• Assess investigational product through physical inventory and records review. 
• Documents observations in reports and letters in a timely manner using approved business writing standards. 
• Escalates observed deficiencies and issues to clinical management expeditiously and follow all issues through to resolution. 
• May need to maintain regular contact between monitoring visits with investigative sites to confirm that the protocol is being followed, that previously identified issues are being resolved and that the data is being recorded in a timely manner. Conducts monitoring tasks in accordance with the approved monitoring plan. 
• Participates in the investigator payment process. 
• Ensures a shared responsibility with other project team members on issues/findings resolution. 
• Investigates and followup on findings as applicable.  Participates in investigator meetings as necessary. 
• May help to identify potential investigators in collaboration with the client company to ensure the acceptability of qualified investigative sites. Initiates clinical trial sites according to the relevant procedures to ensure compliance with the protocol and regulatory and ICH GCP obligations, making recommendations where warranted. 
• Performs trial close out and retrieval of trial materials.  Ensures that required essential documents are complete and in place, according to ICHGCP and applicable regulations. 
• Conducts onsite file reviews as per project specifications.  Provides trial status tracking and progress update reports to the team as required. 
• Ensures study systems are complete, accurate and updated per agreed study conventions (e.g. Clinical Trial Management System).  
• Facilitates effective communication between investigative sites, the client company and internal project teamsthrough written, oral and/or electronic contacts. 
• Responds to company, client and applicable regulatory requirements/audits/inspections.  
• Maintains and completes administrative tasks such as expense reports and timesheets in a timely manner.  
• Contributes to the project team by assisting in preparation of project publications/tools and sharing ideas/suggestions with team members.  
• Contributes to other project work and initiatives for process improvement, as required. 

Education and Experience: 

• Bachelor's degree in a life sciences related field or a Registered Nursing certification or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification. 
• Minimal clinical monitoring experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2 years) in a clinical environment where experience is gained in clinical trials, medical terminology, medical research, clinical research or health care or experience in a health sciences field with formal training in medical terminology and anatomy may be considered. 
• Valid driver's license where applicable. In some cases, an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role. Knowledge, 

Skills and Abilities:  

• Basic medical/therapeutic area knowledge and understanding of medical terminology  Ability toattain and maintain a working knowledge of ICH GCPs and applicable regulations and  procedural documents  
• Good oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with medical personnel  
• Good interpersonal skills  
• Ability to maintain customer focus through the utilization of good listening skills, attention to detail and the ability to perceive customers’ underlying issues  
• Good organizational and time management skills  
• Ability to remain flexible and adaptable in a wide range of scenarios  
• Welldeveloped critical thinking skills, including but not limited to: critical mindset, indepth investigation for appropriate root cause analysis and problem solving  
• Ability to manage Risk Based Monitoring concepts and processes  
• Ability to work in a team or independently as required  Good computer skills: solid knowledge of Microsoft Office and the ability to learn appropriate software  
• Good English language and grammar skills Working Environment:  

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Job Description

CTC: Clinical Trial Coordinator: Provides administrative and technical support to the Project Team. Supports audit readiness by ensuring files are reviewed on schedule detailed in the organization's SOPs and department guidance documents.

• Performs department, Internal, Country and Investigator file reviews as assigned and documents findings in appropriate system
• Ensures allocated tasks are performed on time, within budget and to a high-quality standard
• Proactively communicates any risks to project leads
• Supports the maintenance of study specific documentation and systems including but not limited to: study team lists, tracking of project specific training requirements, system access management, and tracking of project level activity plans in appropriate system
• Provides system support
• Supports Risk Based Monitoring activities
• Performs administrative tasks on assigned trials including but not limited to: timely processing of documents sent to Client (electronic) Trial Master File (eTMF) as assigned, performing (e)TMF reviews, performing mass mailings and communications as needed, providing documents and reports to internal team members
• Supports scheduling of client and/or internal meetings
• Reviews and tracks local regulatory documents
• Transmits documents to client and centralized IRB/IEC
• Analyzes and reconciles study metrics and findings reports
• Assists with clarification and resolution of findings related to site documentation
• Maintains vendor trackers
• Assists with coordination, compilation and distribution of Investigator Site File (ISF) and Pharmacy binder materials and non-clinical study supplies to sites
• Assists with study-specific translation materials and translation Quality Control (QC) upon request

Other responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Providing administrative support for site-initiated amendments and site supply shipments
• Manage couriers
• Supporting CRAs in visit preparation
• Supporting Clinical Manager/Project Managers in country project related expenditures
• Assist in translation and translation QC
• Distribute country and site level communications
• Create and maintain investigator list
• QC of country and site-level documents
• Submission of complete country and site-level documents to eTMF and related tracking in Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS)
• Performs document tracking in CTMS, verifies appropriate country or site level activity plans are applied, updates country level activities/documents for amendments
• Print, compile and distribute ISF and Pharmacy binder to site prior to Site Initiation Visit (SIV)
• Review eTMF reports and dashboards to identify country and site level essential documents statuses
• Follow up on outstanding/missing study documents to be sent to site.
• Forward "wet ink" documents retrieved from sites
• Apply updated site level activity plans, including push down of study documents from country to site level
• Periodic Safety Reporting for Urgent Safety Measures Notifications

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Position Overview:

Performs and coordinates different aspects of the clinical monitoring and site management process. Conducts remote or on-site visits to assess protocol and regulatory compliance and handles required documentation. Manages procedures and guidelines from different sponsors and/or monitoring environments (i.e. FSO, FSP, Government, etc.). Acts as a site processes specialist, ensuring that the trial is conducted according to the approved protocol, ICH-GCP guidelines, applicable regulations and SOPs to guarantee subjects rights, well-being and data reliability. Ensures audit readiness. Develops collaborative relationships with investigational sites. Detailed tasks and responsibilities assigned to role are outlined in the task matrix.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitors investigator sites with a risk-based monitoring approach: applies root cause analysis (RCA), critical thinking and problem-solving skills to identify site processes failure and corrective/preventive actions to bring the site into compliance and decrease risks. Ensures data accuracy through SDR, SDV and CRF review as applicable through on-site and remote monitoring activities. Assess investigational product through physical inventory and records review. Documents observations in reports and letters using approved business writing standards. Raises observed deficiencies and issues to clinical management expeditiously and follow all issues through to resolution. May need to maintain regular contact between monitoring visits with investigative sites to confirm that the protocol is being followed, that previously identified issues are being resolved and that the data is being recorded in a timely manner. Conducts monitoring tasks in accordance with the approved monitoring plan.
• Participates in the investigator payment process. Ensures a shared responsibility with other project team members on issues/findings resolution. Investigates and follow-up on findings as applicable. Participates in investigator meetings as vital. May help to identify potential investigators in collaboration with the client company to ensure the acceptability of qualified investigative sites. Initiates clinical trial sites according to relevant procedures to ensure compliance with the protocol and regulatory and ICH GCP obligations, making recommendations where warranted. Performs trial close out and retrieval of trial materials.
• Ensures that required essential documents are complete and in place, according to ICH-GCP and applicable regulations. Conducts on-site file reviews as per project specifications.
• Provides trial status tracking and progress update reports to the team as required. Ensures study systems are complete, accurate and updated per agreed study conventions (e.g. Clinical Trial Management System).
• Facilitates effective communication between investigative sites, client company and internal project teams through written, oral and/or electronic contacts. Responds to company, client and applicable regulatory requirements/audits/inspections.
• Maintains and completes administrative tasks such as expense reports and timesheets in an accurate and timely manner.
• Contributes to the project team by assisting in preparation of project publications/tools and sharing ideas/suggestions with team members.
• Contributes to other project work and initiatives for process improvement, as required.