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- Canada
- Clinical Monitoring
- ICON Strategic Solutions
- Remote
TA Business Specialist
- Icon Strategic Solutions
About the role
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ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.
What you will be doing:
- Ensuring regulatory, ICH-GCP and protocol compliance. Uses judgment and experience to evaluate overall performance of site and site staff and to provide recommendations regarding site-specific actions; immediately communicates/escalates significant issues to the project team and develops action plans. Maintains a working knowledge of ICH/GCP Guidelines or other applicable guidance, relevant regulations, and company SOPs/processes.
- Verifies the process of obtaining informed consent has been adequately performed and documented for each subject/patient, as required/appropriate. Demonstrates diligence in protecting the confidentiality of each subject/patient. Assesses factors that might affect subject/patient’s safety and clinical data integrity at an investigator/physician site such as protocol deviation/violations and pharmacovigilance issues.
- Per the Clinical Monitoring/Study Monitoring Plan (CMP/SMP): Ability to conduct monitoring activities using different methods, e.g., both on-site and remote, where allowed by country regulations.
- Conducts Source Document Review and Source Data Verification of appropriate site source documents and medical records
- Verifies required clinical data entered in the case report form (CRF) is accurate and complete. - Manages reporting of protocol deviations and appropriate follow-up.
- Applies query resolution techniques remotely and on site, and provides guidance to site staff as necessary, driving query resolution to closure within agreed timelines
- Utilizes available hardware and software to support the effective conduct of the clinical study data review and capture. - May perform investigational product (IP) inventory, reconciliation and reviews storage and security. Verifies the IP has been dispensed and administered to subjects/patients according to the protocol. Verifies issues or risks associated with blinded or randomized information related to IP. Applies knowledge of GCP/local regulations and organizational procedures to ensure IP is appropriately (re)labelled, imported and released/returned.
- Manages reporting of identified issues and manages follow-up to resolution. - Documents activities via follow-up letters, monitoring reports, communication logs, and other required project documents as per SOPs and Clinical Monitoring Plan/Study Monitoring Plan.
- Ensures all activities are managed by site personnel who are appropriately delegated and trained.
- Enters data into tracking systems as required to track all observations, ongoing status and assigned action items to resolution.
- For assigned activities, understands project scope, budgets, and timelines; manages site-level activities / communication to ensure project objectives, deliverables and timelines are met. Must be able to quickly adapt to changing priorities to achieve goals / targets. - Review Data entry timeliness in line with outlined requirements, missing pages, outstanding data queries, timelines for database locks.
- Review site signature sheet and delegation of duties log to confirm any newly added or removed site staff are documented appropriately and the log is up to date. Where the site or Site Signature Sheet and Delegation of Duties Log indicates site personnel are no longer active on a study review and assess training compliance with any new/updated training requirements (i.e., protocol amendment(s), etc.)
- Conduct Follow-up for Escalated AEM Report Query
- Check the site/external facilities, equipment and supplies (clinical and non-clinical) continue to be adequate to conduct the trial and with their expiry dates (as applicable)
- Check site-specific logs are complete and up to date (e.g., Site Visit Log, Screening and Enrollment Log, Signature Sheet and Delegation of Duties Log, Subject Identification Code List, Investigational Product Accountability Log).
- Will collaborate with primary Site Manager who will act as the primary liaison with site personnel.
- Prepares for and attends Investigator Meetings and/or sponsor face to face meetings. Participates in global clinical monitoring/project staff meetings (inclusive of Sponsor representation, as applicable) and attends clinical training sessions according to the project specific requirements.
- Provides guidance at the site and project level towards audit readiness standards and supports preparation for audit and required follow-up actions.
Les patients étant au cœur de tout ce que nous faisons, nous contribuons à accélérer le développement de médicaments et de dispositifs qui sauve des vies et améliore la qualité de vie.
Nos employés constituent notre principal atout, ils sont l’essence de notre culture et le moteur de notre réussite. Les employés de ICON ont pour mission de réussir et sont passionnés, ce qui fait en sorte que ce que nous faisons, nous le faisons bien.
Poste – Assistant(e) de recherche clinique I
- Travailler de façon indépendante et proactive pour coordonner toutes les activités nécessaires à la mise en place et à la surveillance d’une étude, remplir les rapports d’étape de manière exacte et tenir à jour la documentation liée à l’étude
- Soumettre des protocoles, des documents de consentement pour approbation auprès des comités d’éthiques/comités d’éthique indépendants et aider à la préparation de demandes auprès des autorités réglementaires comme demandé
- Participer à la préparation et à la révision de la documentation relative à l’étude et aux études de faisabilité pour les nouvelles propositions au besoin
- Gérer les demandes provenant du promoteur de manière efficace et être responsable du rapport coût-efficacité de l’étude
- En fonction de votre niveau d’expérience, vous pourriez aider à la formation et au mentorat d’ARC moins expérimentés et/ou gérer des ARC qui travaillent sur des projets internationaux
You are:
French speaking
Training and Education
- Bachelor’s degree or RN in a related field or equivalent combination of education, training and experience
- Proficiency in local language preferred. English is required
Prior Experience
- A minimum of 12 months experience as a clinical monitor with demonstrated experience of monitoring (virtual or onsite)
Technical Competencies
- Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice/ICH Guidelines and other applicable regulatory requirements
- Must demonstrate good computer skills and be able to embrace new technologies
- Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage required travel of up to 75% on a regular basis
- Demonstrated networking and relationship building skills
- Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with internal & external stakeholders
- Ability to adapt to changing technologies and processes
- Demonstrated experience of utilising systems like Siebel CTMS, eTMF , eISF (Florence) OR can demonstrate skill sets that show they have agility to work with new systems to support monitoring practice
Exigences
- Minimum de 12 mois d’expérience indépendante et active en surveillance sur le terrain – tous les types de visites.
- Connaissance des lignes directrices ICH GCP et expertise pour examiner et évaluer des données médicales
- Excellentes habiletés en communication et en relations interpersonnelles, tant à l’écrit qu’à l’oral, vous permettant de gérer les demandes en temps opportun
- Capacité à produire un travail rigoureux dans des délais serrés et un environnement exigeant
What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.
In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.
Our benefits examples include:
- Various annual leave entitlements
- A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs
- Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximise savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead
- Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being
- Life assurance
- Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others
Visit our careers website to read more about the benefits of working at ICON: https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits
ICON, including subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here.
Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.
What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.
In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.
Our benefits examples include:
- Various annual leave entitlements
- A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs
- Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximise savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead
- Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being
- Life assurance
- Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others
Visit our careers website to read more about the benefits of working at ICON: https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits
ICON, including subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here.
Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.
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