Description

For one of our sponsors we are looking for a Clinical Operation Manager or Start-Up Lead.

This role is accountable for performance and compliance for assigned protocols in The Netherlands in compliance with ICH/GCP and country regulations, company policies and procedures, quality standards and adverse event reporting requirements internally and externally. Under the oversight the person is responsible for budget/finance aspects, for execution and oversight of clinical trial country submissions and approvals and to ensure site readiness.

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.  

Our Clinical Development model brings the customer and the patient to the center of everything that we do. We are continuously looking for ways to simplify and streamline our work to not only make Syneos Health easier to work with, but to make us easier to work for.

Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to accelerate the delivery of therapies, because we are passionate to change lives.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know: WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE

Why Syneos Health

We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical  and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program. We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people.  We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we’re able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Job responsibilities

Ownership of country and site budgets. Development, negotiation and completion of Clinical Trial Research Agreements (CTRA). Oversees and tracks clinical research-related payments. Payment reconciliation at study close-out. Oversees FCPA, DPS/OFAC, and maintenance of financial systems. Financial forecasting in conjunction with other roles. Executes and oversees clinical trial country submissions and approvals for assigned protocols. Develops Dutch materials including local language Informed Consents and translations. Interacts with IRB/IEC and Regulatory Authority for assigned protocols. Manages country deliverables, timelines and results for assigned protocols to meet country commitments. Responsible for quality and compliance in assigned protocols in country. Contributes to the development of local SOPs. Oversees CTCs as applicable. Coordinates and liaises with CRM, CTC, CRA, (Finance and Legal if appropriate) to ensure country deliverables are obtained for submissions, budgets, CTRAs and local milestones. Collaborates closely with Headquarter to align country timelines for assigned protocols. Provides support and oversight to local vendors as applicable. Oversees and coordinates local processes, clinical and ancillary supplies management, importing and exporting requirements, supplies destruction, local electronic/hard copy filing, archiving and retention requirements, and insurance process management. Enters and updates country information in clinical and finance systems. Ownership of local regulatory and financial compliance. The position has a significant impact on how a country can deliver country-specific trial commitments and objectives especially during study start-up. Required to in/directly influence investigators, external partners and country operations to adheres to budget targets and agreed payment timelines. Works in partnership internally with GCTO country operations,finance, regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance, legal and regional operations, HQ functional areas and externally with vendors and sites, IRB/IECs and Regulatory Authorities in submission and approval related-interactions. Through continual interaction with local clinical team/s successfully delivers clinical and financial contracts within fair market value. Contribute or lead initiatives and projects adding value to the business Contributes strongly to COM team and other Country Operations roles knowledge by acting as process Subject Matter Expert (SME), sharing best practices, making recommendations for continuous improvement and providing training as appropriate/required. Contributes to COM team knowledge by acting as buddy/mentor and sharing best practices as appropriate/required

Qualifications

What we’re looking for:

Bachelor's Degree in Business Finance/ Administration/ Life Science or equivalent Health Care related experience 5-7 years of experience in clinical research or combined experience in Clinical Research and Finance/Business Expertise of core clinical systems, tools and metrics Excellent verbal and written influencing and training/mentoring skills, in Dutch and English Strong coordination and organizational skills Skilled knowledge of budget and contract negotiations, local regulatory environment and submission and approval processes, and understanding of how these impact study start-up Ability to indirectly influence investigators, vendors, external partners and country managers to address and resolve issues, with minimal support from the SCOM or manager. Ability to make decisions independently with limited oversight from SCOM or manager. Requires strong understanding of local regulatory environment Ability to proactively develop risk management and mitigation plans in the country and resolve issues locally.

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.Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

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Additional Information: Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive.  The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities.  Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description.  The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above.   Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract.  Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms.  Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees.  The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.