fulltime Study Manager 2 days home based

Location: Belgium

SIRE Life Sciences® is the market leader in life science recruitment. We believe the recruitment market needs to gear up in technology and continues innovation. We like technology, in a life science market driven on science, we couldn’t stay behind; we drive Recruitment Science. Investing a majority of our turnover in technology enables us to use unique Resource Technologies. By using highly advanced algorithms, we enable our team of Resource & Data Strategists© to maintain the most advanced, detailed and complete Life Sciences network in Europe. This big data enables us to work Reverse Recruitment©: we first analyze the market in-depth before we go out to the market. Because we analyze the whole market, we can compare facts and data. This enables us to do Facts & Big Data Recruitment©, making sure we, or better yet, you find the right career!

THE COMPANY

Our client is a professional Clinical Research organization, based in Brussel Belgium.

The company's mission is to help patients to overcome certain cancers and infectious diseases by developing novel immunotherapies that target the fundamental role of dendritic cells in the human immune system. Their technology boosts dendritic cells leading to a more comprehensive, sustainable and safer enhancement of the patient’s immune system than any other similar approach.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

The Study Manager will be responsible for the operational management and oversight of specific clinical studies within eTheRNA’s clinical development program. The Study Manager will work closely with the Clinical Lead and the CMO to ensure successful completion of all clinical deliverables within the required time frame and budget. This function reports into the Clinical Lead.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Study Manager’s duties shall include, but not be limited to:

- Manage all clinical aspects of study from the protocol concept through the clinical study report;
- Oversee performance of CROs and third party vendors to ensure compliance with study protocol and in accordance with scope of work. Identify areas of concern and escalate to Clinical Lead, CMO and/or CRO as appropriate;
- Ensure studies are carried out according to study protocol, SOPs and ICH/GCP regulations;
- Develop and manage the study budget and maintain it within the agreed goals;
- Establish study milestones;
- Track and report on progress of study (both study deliverables and budget);
- Contribute to preparation of study related materials, such as study protocols, informed consent, case report forms;
- Ensure operational plans are developed, such as recruitment plan, monitoring plan, clinical supplies management, laboratory manual;
- Ensure that reporting of SUSARs is established and maintained during the study;
- Ensure identification and selection of investigational sites. Oversee study fee negotiations;
- Develop an ongoing data review plan to ensure that study objectives are met and determine appropriate action (if needed) in conjunction with study team;
- Develop and maintain good working relationships with investigators and study staff;
- Frequent interaction with the cross-functional internal team and external team(s).

REQUIREMENTS

Education:
Master degree in bio-medical sciences (or related) or relevant experience in a similar position in the Biotech/Pharma industry.

Experience:
- A minimum of 2-3 years of experience in managing industry sponsored clinical studies, including management of CRO/external vendors;
- Experience in managing multi-country studies is a plus;
- Experience in oncology studies is preferred.

Other Qualifications, Skills and Abilities:
- Quality minded, rigorous, autonomous and customer oriented;
- Good knowledge of GCP regulations and guidelines;
- Experience with an electronic data capture system;
- Able to motivate the internal and external team to work efficiently;
- Ability to foster teamwork and a collaborative atmosphere;
- Fluent in English;
- Well organized, well-structured, hands-on, result focused;
- Strong management skills;
- Enthusiastic, flexible and able to multitask;
- Ability to set priorities and take initiative;
- Excellent understanding of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Are you interested and do want to apply for this role, please fill out your application via the apply button below and contact Romy van Ooijen.